HB3571 creates the Community-Based Organization TRUST Act. The bill would prohibit a community-based organization that receives state grants or other state appropriations from disclosing an individual’s contact information or citizenship/immigration status to an immigration agent unless the agent presents a federal criminal warrant or disclosure is otherwise required by federal law. The measure defines key terms such as “community-based organization,” “contact information,” “immigration agent,” and “citizenship or immigration status.”
The bill also assigns enforcement authority to the Illinois Attorney General, who may bring actions in circuit court for declaratory, injunctive, or other equitable relief against organizations that violate the Act. The Attorney General is further authorized to adopt rules to administer and enforce the law. The bill is effective immediately if enacted.
Impact
HB3571 would add a new state-law restriction on how certain state-funded nonprofit community organizations respond to immigration-enforcement inquiries. It would limit disclosure of personal and immigration-related information held by those organizations, while preserving compliance with federal criminal warrants and other federal legal requirements. The bill would create a new enforcement role for the Attorney General and could expose covered organizations to court action if they disclose protected information in violation of the Act.
Sentiment
Based on the bill text and the absence of recorded committee testimony or votes, the available context suggests the measure is framed as a privacy and immigrant-protection proposal rather than a punitive one. The bill’s structure indicates support for limiting cooperation with immigration agents in order to protect sensitive information held by state-funded community organizations. No formal vote history or transcript evidence is available here to show broader legislative support or opposition.
Contention
The main point of contention is likely the balance between immigrant privacy and cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Supporters would view the bill as protecting vulnerable residents and the confidentiality of community-based service providers, while critics may argue it restricts information sharing with federal immigration agents and could interfere with immigration enforcement. Another possible issue is the scope of the prohibition, since it applies to any state-funded community-based organization and covers both contact information and immigration status information.
Enacting the Kansas community property trust act to authorize the use of community property trusts during the marriage of settlor spouses and amending the Kansas uniform trust code to allow trustees to reimburse settlors of grantor trusts, authorize the use of designated representatives for trusts and permit the terms of a governing instrument to expand, restrict or eliminate certain general rules applicable to fiduciaries, trusts and trust administration.