Arizona Push To Constitutionalize Sanctuary City Ban Ends: Report

TUCSON, AZ — The Tucson City Council's vote to oppose the addition of a sanctuary city ban to the Arizona Constitution was met with a favorable outcome, according to reports. Republican Gov. Doug Ducey and the Republican-led legislature dropped their push on Thursday evening to solidify the ban.

The Arizona Republic reported the governor and legislators came to a joint decision to halt efforts on the sanctuary city ban. The Arizona Senate and House each had respective versions of the bill.

See the text of Senate Concurrent Resolution 1007 and House Concurrent Resolution 2036.

The state legislation would have prohibited state, county, municipal and other local governments from limiting or restricting the enforcement of federal immigration laws "less than the full extent permitted by federal law."

Republican lawmakers and Ducey released an identical statement saying the constitutional ban would "not receive additional consideration this session," according to a KVOA report.

"Sanctuary cities are illegal in Arizona. It will remain that way, and our members will remain vigilant to keep these bad policies out of Arizona," the statement said, KVOA reported.

Related: Tucson City Council Votes Against Arizona Sanctuary City Ban

Council Member Steve Kozachik of Tucson's 6th Ward told Patch "What we do with our local law enforcement efforts as it relates to immigration is a matter of local concern. I didn't support Prop 205 because it was bad policy in the manner in which it was written."

Tucson Mayor Regina Romero said there was "zero need" for the bill and that it was politically motivated, according to Arizona Daily Star reporting.