This bill creates a new law by adding a section to chapter 10.93 RCW, titled the "ICE out act of 2026," that bars Washington general authority and limited authority law enforcement agencies from employing any individual who was hired as a sworn officer of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on or after January 20, 2025. The prohibition is prospective only and does not apply to individuals employed by a covered agency prior to the act’s effective date. The change is an employment restriction/procedural change in state law (a hiring prohibition), not a new criminal offense; the bill text provided does not include any penalties, enforcement mechanisms, or implementation procedures. The act’s effective date is October 1, 2026. Bill identifier H-3087.1, House Bill 2641; read first time January 23, 2026. The text uses the terms "general authority Washington law enforcement agency," "limited authority Washington law enforcement agency," and "sworn officer of the United States immigration and customs enforcement" but does not supply statutory definitions in the provided text. The bill as provided does not address rehires, contractors, civilians, non‑sworn ICE employees, or specify oversight, compliance, or penalty provisions; those matters are unclear from the extracted text.

If enacted, local and state law enforcement agencies in Washington that have general or limited policing authority will need to stop hiring people who previously served as sworn ICE officers and who were hired by ICE on or after January 20, 2025. That will narrow the pool of eligible recruits for those agencies, so they may face longer vacancies, higher recruitment or overtime costs to cover gaps, or need to change hiring practices; agencies that already hired such people before the law takes effect on October 1, 2026 are not required to remove them. The places and people most affected are the law enforcement agencies doing the hiring and the former ICE sworn officers who would otherwise seek those jobs. The bill text does not define key terms (like which agencies count), nor does it describe penalties, enforcement steps, or whether contractors, civilian staff, rehires, or non‑sworn ICE employees are included, so agencies will have to wait for guidance or interpretive rules to know exactly how to apply the ban.