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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Seventh Legislature, Second Regular Session
appropriation; short-term detention holds
Purpose
Appropriates $20,000,000 in FY 2027 from the state General Fund (state GF) to the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to reimburse costs associated with short-term detention holds for unauthorized aliens.
Background
DPS is
responsible for creating and coordinating services for use by local law
enforcement agencies in protecting the public safety and for formulating plans
with a view to establish modern services for prevention of crime, apprehension
of violators, training of law enforcement personnel and the promotion of public
safety. DPS consists of four Divisions: 1) Arizona Highway Patrol; 2) Narcotics
Enforcement and Criminal Investigation; 3) Scientific Criminal Analysis; and
4) Training and Education (A.R.S. §§ 41-1711
and 41-1712).
An unauthorized alien is an alien who does not have the legal right or authorization under federal law to work in the United States (A.R.S. § 23-211).
S.B. 1156 appropriates $20,000,000 in FY 2027 from the state GF to DPS.
Provisions
1. Appropriates $20,000,000 in FY 2027 from the state GF to DPS to reimburse cities, towns and counties for costs associated with short-term detention holds for unauthorized aliens.
2. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
January 29, 2026
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