Overview
- The GOP-controlled chamber approved SR 1036 on a 17-13 party-line vote.
- The nonbinding measure asks Mayes to retract her remarks, issue guidance that reflects state law, affirm support for law enforcement, and step down.
- Mayes has clarified that she does not believe it is legal to shoot officers and said ICE tactics risk deadly confusion during entries without judge-signed warrants.
- Democrats said her words were twisted and rallied to her defense, while Gov. Katie Hobbs called the remarks inappropriate and urged a retraction.
- The clash focuses on Arizona’s Stand Your Ground statute, which carves out exceptions for officers performing official duties, following reports on a DHS memo and recent fatal encounters involving federal agents.