Local Governments; violation of the prohibition on immigration sanctuary policies; waive sovereign and governmental immunities

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 80 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties, municipal corporations, and other governmental entities, so as to waive sovereign and governmental immunities for local governments and their officials and employees for a violation of the prohibition on immigration sanctuary policies; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to genera…

Source: OpenStates · fetched March 19, 2026

• Immigrant / non-citizendirectModerate impactHigh certainty

  May face increased scrutiny or enforcement actions due to the waiver of sovereign immunity for violations related to immigration sanctuary policies.

  “waive sovereign and governmental immunities for local governments and their officials and employees for a violation of the prohibition on immigration sanctuary policies”· Relating to general provisions applicable to counties, municipal corporations, and other governmental entities

• Undocumented / DACA / TPSdirectModerate impactHigh certainty

  May be directly impacted by local government actions or enforcement that are no longer shielded by sovereign immunity when related to immigration sanctuary policies.

  “waive sovereign and governmental immunities for local governments and their officials and employees for a violation of the prohibition on immigration sanctuary policies”· Relating to general provisions applicable to counties, municipal corporations, and other governmental entities