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SB1444 • 2026

deportation task force; appropriation

SB1444 - deportation task force; appropriation

Budget
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Wendy Rogers, Mark Finchem, Kevin Payne
Last action
2026-01-28
Official status
Senate second read
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill text does not provide the exact amount of money appropriated, leaving it as a placeholder.

Deportation Task Force Funding

This bill creates a deportation task force and provides funding for it.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates a Deportation Task Force run by associations of sheriffs.
  • Provides money from the state's general fund to start and manage the task force.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Law enforcement agencies in Arizona
  • People who are suspected or convicted of crimes and are in the country illegally

Terms To Know

Deportation Task Force
A group set up by sheriffs to help with deportations.
Law enforcement agency
Police departments or sheriff's offices that can work on deportation cases.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the exact amount of money being provided.
  • It is unclear how many people will be affected by this task force.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-28 Senate

    Senate second read

  2. 2026-01-27 Senate

    Senate Rules: None

  3. 2026-01-27 Senate

    Senate Military Affairs and Border Security: None

  4. 2026-01-27 Senate

    Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology: None

  5. 2026-01-27 Senate

    Senate first read

Official Summary Text

SB1444 - deportation task force; appropriation

Current Bill Text

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REFERENCE TITLE:
deportation task force; appropriation

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SB 1444

Introduced by

Senators
Rogers: Finchem, Payne

AN
ACT

amending title 11, chapter 7, article 8,
arizona revised statutes, by adding section 11-1052; appropriating
monies; relating to immigration enforcement.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 11, chapter 7, article 8,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 11-1052, to read:

START_STATUTE
11-1052.

Deportation task force; enforcement; definition

A. An association of sheriffs shall
establish, staff and administer the deportation task force.� The deportation
task force shall Authorize a law enforcement agency to coordinate with THE
UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT for the deportation of a
person who has entered or remained in the United States illegally and who has
done any of the following:

1. Been convicted of committing a
criminal offense.

2. Been alleged to have committed a
criminal offense.

3. Been detained by a law enforcement
agency based on the suspicion that the person has committed a criminal offense.

4. Been detained by a law enforcement
agency in connection with the commission of a criminal offense.

B. For the purpose of this section,
"Law enforcement agency" means:

1. The police department of any
municipality.

2. A county sheriff's office.

END_STATUTE

Sec. 2.
Appropriation; deportation task force;
exemption

A. The sum of
$__________________ is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year
2026-2027 to the deportation task force for establishing and administering the
deportation task force established pursuant to section 11-1052, Arizona
Revised Statutes, as added by this act.

B. The appropriation made
in subsection A of this section is exempt from the provisions of section
35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations.