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This bill would limit cooperation between Utah state or local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities in certain "sensitive locations," such as public libraries, government-run health care facilities, courthouses, shelters, and legal services offices, as well as houses of worship, by barring police from helping with immigration enforcement operations there except in cases of imminent danger, a request from the facility, a valid warrant, or other emergency circumstances. Government entities running these sensitive locations would also be required to deny access to non-public areas to anyone seeking to conduct an immigration enforcement operation, unless similar exceptions apply. Separately, the bill would generally prohibit on-duty law enforcement officers from wearing facial coverings that hide their identity, such as balaclavas or tactical masks, with exceptions for tactical units, authorized undercover work, medical or safety needs, or situations covered by an agency's official facial covering policy; violations would be a class C misdemeanor unless the officer's agency has adopted and publicly posted a required facial covering policy by July 1, 2026. Officers who knowingly violate the mask rule while committing offenses like assault, false arrest, or malicious prosecution would lose legal immunity and could be personally sued for actual damages or at least $10,000.