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Requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to move any regional, district, or local office it determines is located in a “sanctuary jurisdiction” to a location outside that jurisdiction within 60 days of publicly announcing the determination. If the office’s State is not a sanctuary jurisdiction, the office must be moved within that same State; if the State is a sanctuary jurisdiction, the office must cease operations in that State during relocation. The bill also bans opening new SBA covered offices in sanctuary jurisdictions and sets personnel reassignment and removal rules for office heads who fail to comply. Defines "sanctuary jurisdiction" by written law, policy, or practice that restricts sharing immigration status information or refuses to honor certain federal immigration detainer or notification requests, with an exception for protections for victims or witnesses. The measure imposes these operational duties but does not appropriate funds or create new programs in the text provided.
The bill prioritizes aligning SBA office locations with federal immigration enforcement (and preserves employment for relocated federal staff) at the cost of reduced local SBA access, potential service disruptions, and increased federal‑state friction over local policies.
Federal employees assigned to SBA offices in jurisdictions labeled 'sanctuary' are reassigned to non‑sanctuary duty stations, preserving their employment and continuity of pay.
The SBA is barred from opening new offices in jurisdictions that limit cooperation on immigration detainers, aligning SBA office locations with federal immigration‑enforcement policy.
The law requires public determinations about which offices are labeled within sanctuary jurisdictions before relocation actions, increasing transparency about relocation decisions.
Small business owners in affected areas will lose local SBA offices and in‑person services, reducing access to loans and assistance and potentially harming local small business operations.
Small business owners and other local clients will face increased travel, time, and transaction costs when SBA offices are relocated out of state or closed locally.
Rapid 60‑day relocation deadlines could disrupt SBA operations and create service gaps if suitable non‑sanctuary sites aren't available in‑state, impairing continuity of support for businesses.
Introduced April 17, 2025 by Brad Finstad · Last progress June 9, 2025