1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; prohibiting immigration law enforcement 
1.3 	noncooperation ordinances; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
1.4 	chapter 299A.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [299A.695] PREEMPTION OF LOCAL LAW; ILLEGAL 
1.7 	IMMIGRATION.
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Immigration status; prohibiting local governmental interference.
 1.9 	(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of state or local law, a local governmental unit 
1.10 	or official may not prohibit by law, resolution, or ordinance, or in any way restrict any 
1.11 	governmental unit, official, or employee from sending to or receiving from United States 
1.12 	immigration authorities information regarding the citizenship or immigration status, 
1.13 	lawful or unlawful, of any individual.
1.14 	(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of state or local law, no local governmental 
1.15 	unit or local official may prohibit, or in any way restrict, a federal, state, or local 
1.16 	governmental employee from doing any of the following with respect to information 
1.17 	regarding the immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of any individual:
1.18 	(1) sending immigration information to, or requesting or receiving the information 
1.19 	from, the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency;
1.20 	(2) maintaining immigration information; and
1.21 	(3) exchanging immigration information with any other federal, state, or local 
1.22 	governmental unit.
1.23 	(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of state or local law, no local governmental 
1.24 	unit or official may prohibit by law, resolution, or ordinance, or unconditionally restrict 
2.1 	a federal, state, or local governmental employee from inquiring about a person's 
2.2 	immigration status. 
2.3 	The phrase "unconditionally restrict" must not be interpreted to only apply to 
2.4 	investigations where immigration is an element of the crime. 
2.5 		Subd. 2.Local governmental unit. For purposes of this section, "local 
2.6 	governmental unit" means a county, statutory city, home rule charter city, or town.

2.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.