HB 424
Ordaz Bill Bars Sheriffs’ ICE Deals From Targeting Kids At School
Filed
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
Caption
relating to the enforcement of federal immigration law under agreements between certain sheriffs and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Schools, bus stops, churches, clinics, polling places. Deputies under these agreements can’t target a child there.
The bill requires every immigration enforcement agreement between a Texas sheriff and federal immigration authorities to include a ban on targeting a child for immigration enforcement while the child is in a 'child protected area.' It touches sheriffs, their officers, employees and contractors who work under these agreements, and children who are in places like schools, bus stops, churches, clinics, courthouses, polling places, union halls and public assistance offices. Once an agreement is signed or renewed after the law takes effect, deputies working under it could not investigate or monitor a child for immigration purposes while the child is in those places.
Receipt
The receipt
90R-HB424 · 2026-11-09
SOLD BY
ITEM
relating to the enforcement of federal immigration law under agreements between certain sheriffs and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
WHAT IT DOES
Schools, bus stops, churches, clinics, polling places. Deputies under these agreements can’t target a child there.
The bill requires every immigration enforcement agreement between a Texas sheriff and federal immigration authorities to include a ban on targeting a child for immigration enforcement while the child is in a 'child protected area.' It touches sheriffs, their officers, employees and contractors who work under these agreements, and children who are in places like schools, bus stops, churches, clinics, courthouses, polling places, union halls and public assistance offices. Once an agreement is signed or renewed after the law takes effect, deputies working under it could not investigate or monitor a child for immigration purposes while the child is in those places.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
FILED UNDER
THE TEXT
…“must include a provision prohibiting the sheriff, and any officer, employee, or, as applicable, contractor of the sheriff's department, from targeting a child for the enforcement of federal immigration law while the child is in or on a child protected area”
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill limits how sheriffs may cooperate with federal immigration enforcement by putting a wide list of places off-limits for immigration action against children.
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Donors
Not tied to this bill.
Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Aug 5, 2024 to Oct 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Texas Sands PAC$12,000.00
Texas Sands PAC
$12,000.00
- Cash
- $12,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $12,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 29, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100982219, 101057840, 101072563.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Texas Sands PAC
$12,000.00
- Cash
- $12,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $12,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 29, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100982219, 101057840, 101072563.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
How this was graded
Analysis of text version I by a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 H Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:33 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Subjects
Aliens
Law Enforcement
Minors--Health & Safety
Text
The text as introduced · 289 words
90R1654 MP-D By: Ordaz H.B. No. 424 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the enforcement of federal immigration law under agreements between certain sheriffs and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 753, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 753.0525 to read as follows: Sec. 753.0525. AGREEMENT REQUIREMENT: CHILD PROTECTED AREAS. (a) In this section: (1) "Child protected area" means premises where children commonly gather or receive services. The term includes health care facilities, schools, school bus stops, places that provide assistance to children, pregnant women, and abuse victims, child-care facilities, places that provide disaster or emergency services, places of worship, courthouses and lawyers' offices, facilities used as polling places, labor union facilities, and public assistance offices. (2) "Enforcement of federal immigration law" includes investigating or monitoring a child or other individual suspected of violating federal immigration law. (b) An agreement entered into under Section 753.051 must include a provision prohibiting the sheriff, and any officer, employee, or, as applicable, contractor of the sheriff's department, from targeting a child for the enforcement of federal immigration law while the child is in or on a child protected area. SECTION 2. Section 753.0525, Government Code, as added by this Act, applies only to an immigration law enforcement agreement entered into or renewed on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2027.