Overview
- The Senate Judiciary & Elections Committee declined to vote on SB 1570 before Friday’s deadline, leaving the measure effectively stalled for now.
- Chair Wendy Rogers said she held the bill after sponsor Sen. Jake Hoffman was ill, while Republicans said protests did not influence the decision.
- SB 1570 would have required counties to sign agreements allowing federal immigration officers at every polling place and ballot drop box for the 2026 general election.
- The bill text outlines limits on officers, barring questioning, detaining, or arresting voters to determine eligibility and prohibiting interference with casting or depositing ballots.
- Senate security blocked some LUCHA members from the building and issued trespass notices tied to prior conduct, as opponents denounced the proposal as voter suppression.