Arizona Legislature Adjourns

 

This weekend, the 55th Arizona legislature, second regular session adjourned "sine die." The terms is Latin for "without a day," and means that no further work is scheduled for the body this year. Any bills that were still in progress when the legislature adjourned are now dead. AzCDL bills that suffered this fate are: HB 2166 which would have exempted firearms and firearms safety accessories from state and local transaction privilege (sales) taxes. HB 2316 which would have exempted CCW permit holders from prohibitions against carrying a concealed weapon in most public buildings. HB 2414 which would have removed the requirement for firearms to be unloaded while locked in a vehicle on school grounds. HB 2448 which would have required school districts and charter schools to provide students in grades 6 through 12 with one or more training sessions in firearms safety in an age-appropriate manner. HB 2473 which would have prohibited public entities from entering into a contract with a value of $100,000 or more with a company unless the contract includes a written certification that the company does not currently, and agrees for the duration of the contract that it will not, discriminate against a firearm entity.   Bills that passed out of the legislature and have gone to the Governor can still be enacted with his signature. Please encourage him to sign SB 1177 and SB 1251 by following the links below. SB 1177 would require the Department of Public Safety to send a renewal reminder notice and renewal application to holders of concealed weapons permits at least 60 days before the expiration date of a permit. We have prepared an e-mail for you to send to the Governor encouraging him to sign SB 1177. You may send it as-is or customize it with your own comments.   Click here to send an e-mail to the Governor urging him to sign SB 1177. SB 1251 would expand the definition of armed robbery to include situations where the perpetrator takes, or attempts to take, a deadly weapon from others at the scene. We have prepared an e-mail for you to send to the Governor encouraging him to sign SB 1251. You may send it as-is or customize it with your own comments.    Click here to send an e-mail to the Governor urging him to sign SB 1251. We encourage you to share this and all AzCDL emails with anyone you know who is interested in protecting their right to keep and bear arms in Arizona.  They can click here to subscribe to AzCDL email broadcasts. A list of firearms related bills we are monitoring this session can be found on AzCDL’s Bill Tracking Page. These alerts are a project of the Arizona Citizens Defense League (AzCDL), an all-volunteer, non-profit, non-partisan grassroots organization.  AzCDL – Protecting Your Freedom.  Copyright © 2022 Arizona Citizens Defense League, Inc., all rights reserved.