diversity; equity; inclusion; training; prohibition

Plain English Breakdown

The official text does not specify an exact effective date beyond the 'general effective date' for the DEI provisions.

SB1570: Prohibits State DEI Programs and Requires Immigration Presence at Polls

This bill stops state agencies from using diversity, equity, and inclusion programs for hiring or training while requiring counties to place federal immigration officers at all voting locations during the 2026 general election.

What This Bill Does

• Prohibits state agencies from using diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs for hiring, training, or promoting employees.
• Requires county recorders and boards of supervisors to sign agreements with federal immigration law enforcement for the 2026 general election.
• Mandates that federal immigration officers be present at all polling places, early voting sites, and ballot drop boxes during operating hours.
• Allows federal immigration personnel to observe elections but bans them from interfering with voters casting or depositing ballots.
• Requires the Department of Administration to monitor state hiring practices to ensure DEI programs are not used for employment decisions.

Who It Names or Affects

• State agencies, boards, commissions, and departments
• County recorders and county boards of supervisors in Arizona
• Federal immigration law enforcement personnel assigned to polling locations
• Voters at early voting sites, election day polls, and ballot drop boxes

Terms To Know

Diversity, equity and inclusion program

A training or activity that focuses on justifying different treatment based on sex, color, gender, ethnicity, gender identity, or sexual orientation.

County recorder

The county official responsible for managing elections and maintaining voter records in Arizona.

Limits and Unknowns

• The requirement to place federal immigration officers at voting locations applies only to the 2026 general election.
• Federal immigration personnel may not question, detain, or arrest a voter solely to check eligibility unless allowed by other laws.

Official Summary Text

SB1570 - 572R - Senate Fact Sheet

A
RIZONA
S
TATE
S
ENATE

RESEARCH
STAFF

ZACK DEAN

LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH ANALYST

JUDICIARY & ELECTIONS
COMMITTEE

Telephone: (602) 926-3171

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DATE:����������� February
13, 2026

SUBJECT:�����
Strike
everything amendment to
S.B. 1570
, relating to security; polling
places; citizenship

Purpose

����������� Requires a county
recorder and a county board of supervisors (county BOS) to enter into a written
agreement with federal immigration law enforcement personnel to provide for the
presence of such law enforcement personnel at all locations in Arizona in which
voting is conducted or ballots are deposited for the 2026 general election.

Background

����������� Statute prohibits
engaging in electioneering within 75 feet of a polling place while the polls
are open. Electioneering occurs when an individual knowingly or intentionally
attempts to induce or compel another person to vote in a particular manner, or
to refrain from voting, for or against a candidate who appears on the ballot in
that election, a ballot question that appears on the ballot in that election or
a political party with one or more candidates who appear on the ballot in that
election (
A.R.S.
� 16-515
). Electioneering may take place outside the 75-foot limit, except
in the case of an emergency. If a polling place has received emergency
designation, electioneering may be prohibited outside the 75-foot limit but
permitted inside the facility hosting the polling place (
A.R.S.
� 16-411
).

����������� Election marshals
must preserve order at the polls and not permit any violations of election law
from the opening of the polls until the count of the ballots is completed (
A.R.S.
� 16-535
). Election marshals must also, under the direction of the officer
in charge of elections, enforce the electioneering ban on election day. Law
enforcement officials may be contacted to help enforce the ban in exceptional
circumstances (
EPM
Ch. 9(III)(A)
).

����������� Unless specifically
authorized by law, entering an election polling place on the day of any
election while carrying a deadly weapon is considered
misconduct involving
weapons
(
A.R.S.

� 13-3102
).

����������� There is no
anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this
legislation.

Provisions

1.

Requires county recorders and each county BOS, notwithstanding any other
law and for the 2026 general election only, to enter into a written agreement
with a federal immigration law enforcement agency to provide for a federal
immigration law enforcement presence at each location in Arizona where ballots
are cast or deposited.

2.

Allows county recorders and each county BOS to enter into such an
agreement either separately or jointly with one or more other county recorders
or county BOS.

3.

Requires such an agreement to provide for the presence of federal
immigration law enforcement personnel during all hours in which voting is
conducted or ballots are deposited, including early voting locations, election
day polling places and ballot drop box locations.

4.

Allows federal immigration law enforcement personnel to observe election
activities and perform lawful duties within the scope of their federal
authority.

5.

Prohibits federal immigration law enforcement personnel from interfering
with the casting or depositing of ballots, except as otherwise authorized by
law.

6.

Requires county recorders and each county BOS to coordinate with the
Secretary of State to ensure uniform implementation of these requirements
across all counties.

7.

Prohibits county recorders, each county BOS and federal immigration law
enforcement personnel from questioning, detaining or arresting a voter solely
for the purpose of determining voter eligibility, except as otherwise allowed
under state or federal law.

8.

Contains a statement of legislative findings and intent.

9.

Becomes effective on the general effective date.

Current Bill Text

SB1570 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
diversity; equity; inclusion; training; prohibition

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SB 1570

Introduced by

Senator
Hoffman

AN
ACT

Amending title 41, chapter 4, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-710.04; relating to the
department of administration.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

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

Section 1. Title 41, chapter 4, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-710.04, to read:

START_STATUTE
41-710.04.

State employees; diversity; equity; inclusion; hiring, training
or promotion; prohibition; definition

A. This state or an agency, board,
commission or department of this state may not:

1. Use diversity, equity and
inclusion programs for hiring, training or

PROMOTION
purposes.

2. require an employee to ENGAGE in a
diversity, equity and inclusion program.

3. Require, as a condition of a
contract, participation in a diversity, equity and inclusion program.

B. The department shall monitor the
HIRING practices of this state OR AN AGENCY, BOARD, COMMISSION OR DEPARTMENT OF
THIS STATE to ensure that diversity, equity and inclusion programs are not used
to hire, train or promote any employee.

c. For the purposes of this section,
"DIVERSITY, equity and inclusion program" means A program that
requires an employee to participate in or attend a training, orientation,
workshop, therapy or similar activity that focuses on justifying differential
treatment or benefit on the basis of sex, color, gender, ethnicity, gender
identity or sexual orientation.
END_STATUTE