HB 2394
Initials JL Page 1 Transmitted to the Governor
ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-sixth Legislature
First Regular Session
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HB 2394: firearms; sovereign authority
Sponsor: Representative Smith, LD 29
Transmitted to the Governor
Overview
Clarifies the scope of federal measures regulating firearms that the state may not use resources
to enforce if they are inconsistent with Arizona law.
History
The Arizona Constitution permits the state to exercise its sovereign authority to restrict the use of
state personnel and resources to purposes consistent with the Constitution, including through
legislation or any other available legal remedy. If the state exercises this authority, the state and
its political subdivisions are prohibited from using any personnel or resources to enforce,
administer or cooperate with the designated federal action or program (Ariz. Const. art. 2, § 3).
Pursuant to this authority, Laws 2021, Chapter 182, § 1, entitled the 2nd Amendment Firearm
Freedom Act, prohibits this state or its subdivisions from using personnel or resources to enforce,
administer or cooperate with any act, law, treaty, order, rule or regulation of the federal
government that is inconsistent with Arizona law regarding firearm regulation (A.R.S. § 1-272).
Provisions
1. Clarifies that federal firearm measures that may not be enforced if inconsistent with Arizona
law include any tax, levy, fee or stamp imposed on firearms, firearm accessories or
ammunition not common to all other goods and services and that might reasonably be
expected to create a chilling effect on the purchase or ownership of those items by law-abiding
citizens.
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note