| Senate Bill 4 | |
|---|---|
 Seal of Texas | |
| Texas Legislature | |
| Citation | Senate Bill 4 (PDF) (Bill 4). Texas Legislature. 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2021. |
| Territorial extent | Texas |
| Passed by | Texas Senate |
| Passed | 2017-02-8 |
| Enacted by | Texas House |
| Enacted | 2017-04-27 |
| Signed by | Greg Abbott |
| Signed | 2017-05-7 |
| Effective | 2017-09-1 |
| First chamber: Texas Senate | |
| Introduced by | Charles Perry |
| Summary | |
| Restricts sanctuary cities by mandating that local police must work with federal immigration officials, allows police to inquire about immigration status of detainees.[1] | |
| Keywords | |
| Immigration, law enforcement, sanctuary cities | |
| Status: In force | |
Texas Senate Bill 4 (or Texas SB 4) is a bill that effectively bans sanctuary cities in the state of Texas. It was filed on November 15, 2016, and discussed during the regular session of the eighty-fifth Texas Legislature. Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed the bill into law on May 7, 2017.
The law was the subject of several legal challenges, though it remains in effect.