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| 1 | + | REFERENCE TITLE: continuation; ACJC State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025 HB 2702 Introduced by Representatives Kolodin: Nguyen An Act amending section 41-3025.01, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the Arizona criminal justice commission. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) | |
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| 59 | 70 | amending section 41-3025.01, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the Arizona criminal justice commission. | |
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| 69 | - | Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Section 41-3025.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE41-3025.01. Arizona criminal justice commission; termination December 31, 2025 A. The Arizona criminal justice commission terminates on July 1 december 31, 2025. B. Sections 41-2404 and 41-2405 and this section are repealed on January july 1, 2026. END_STATUTE Sec. 2. Purpose Pursuant to section 41-2955, subsection B, Arizona Revised Statutes, the legislature continues the Arizona criminal justice commission to provide a cooperative exchange of information and analysis of issues relating to criminal justice and law enforcement among different public and private agencies. Sec. 3. Conforming legislation The legislative council staff shall prepare proposed legislation conforming the Arizona Revised Statutes to the provisions of this act for consideration in the fifty-seventh legislature, second regular session. Sec. | |
| 80 | + | Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Section 41-3025.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE41-3025.01. Arizona criminal justice commission; termination December 31, 2025 A. The Arizona criminal justice commission terminates on July 1 december 31, 2025. B. Sections 41-2404 and 41-2405 and this section are repealed on January july 1, 2026. END_STATUTE Sec. 2. Purpose Pursuant to section 41-2955, subsection B, Arizona Revised Statutes, the legislature continues the Arizona criminal justice commission to provide a cooperative exchange of information and analysis of issues relating to criminal justice and law enforcement among different public and private agencies. Sec. 3. Legislative findings A. The legislature finds that: 1. The legislature first established the Arizona criminal justice commission in 1982. Among other duties, the Arizona criminal justice commission is statutorily responsible for monitoring the progress and implementation of new and continuing criminal justice legislation, facilitating research among criminal justice agencies and helping the legislature make data driven criminal justice policy. 2. Unfortunately, the current operations and practices of the Arizona criminal justice commission have not aligned with and are contradictory to the legislative purposes underlying the legislature's creation of the Arizona criminal justice commission, jeopardizing the constitutional rights and civil liberties that every Arizonan deserves under the United States Constitution and Constitution of Arizona. 3. The Arizona criminal justice commission has lobbied, using taxpayer money, for surveillance and data collection practices on citizens that have not committed any crimes and the Arizona criminal justice commission has further lobbied for the creation of a database targeting lawful concealed carry weapon permit holders. This type of activity undermines the foundational principles of privacy rights, due process and the presumption of innocence, among others. Law enforcement agencies in this state widely oppose these data collection mandates, as well as the requirement that such information be provided for inclusion in a statewide database. 4. It is troubling that taxpayer dollars are being used for intrusive and ultra vires lobbying efforts. State resources cannot be diverted to lobbying activities that contradict both the legislature's mission and the criminal justice system in Arizona. The misuse of state monies for lobbying activities burdens taxpayers and creates the potential for the expansion of government power that could further jeopardize individual liberties and freedoms. Such unchecked governmental oversight expands the power of the state and is a threat to freedom. 5. The chairperson of the Arizona criminal justice commission is responsible for the creation of the judiciary's task force on countering disinformation, part of a nationwide censorship apparatus that spied on and suppressed the voices of the people of Arizona. B. Based on these findings, the legislature deems it necessary to terminate the Arizona criminal justice commission immediately on its sunset date in order to fulfill its sworn duty to preserve, protect and defend the constitutions of the United States and of this state, from all enemies foreign and domestic. Sec. 4. Conforming legislation The legislative council staff shall prepare proposed legislation conforming the Arizona Revised Statutes to the provisions of this act for consideration in the fifty-seventh legislature, second regular session. Sec. 5. Retroactivity Section 1 of this act applies retroactively to from and after July 1, 2025. | |
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| 71 | 82 | Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: | |
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| 73 | 84 | Section 1. Section 41-3025.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: | |
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| 75 | 86 | START_STATUTE41-3025.01. Arizona criminal justice commission; termination December 31, 2025 | |
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| 77 | 88 | A. The Arizona criminal justice commission terminates on July 1 december 31, 2025. | |
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| 79 | 90 | B. Sections 41-2404 and 41-2405 and this section are repealed on January july 1, 2026. END_STATUTE | |
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| 81 | 92 | Sec. 2. Purpose | |
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| 83 | 94 | Pursuant to section 41-2955, subsection B, Arizona Revised Statutes, the legislature continues the Arizona criminal justice commission to provide a cooperative exchange of information and analysis of issues relating to criminal justice and law enforcement among different public and private agencies. | |
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| 98 | + | A. The legislature finds that: | |
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| 100 | + | 1. The legislature first established the Arizona criminal justice commission in 1982. Among other duties, the Arizona criminal justice commission is statutorily responsible for monitoring the progress and implementation of new and continuing criminal justice legislation, facilitating research among criminal justice agencies and helping the legislature make data driven criminal justice policy. | |
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| 102 | + | 2. Unfortunately, the current operations and practices of the Arizona criminal justice commission have not aligned with and are contradictory to the legislative purposes underlying the legislature's creation of the Arizona criminal justice commission, jeopardizing the constitutional rights and civil liberties that every Arizonan deserves under the United States Constitution and Constitution of Arizona. | |
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| 104 | + | 3. The Arizona criminal justice commission has lobbied, using taxpayer money, for surveillance and data collection practices on citizens that have not committed any crimes and the Arizona criminal justice commission has further lobbied for the creation of a database targeting lawful concealed carry weapon permit holders. This type of activity undermines the foundational principles of privacy rights, due process and the presumption of innocence, among others. Law enforcement agencies in this state widely oppose these data collection mandates, as well as the requirement that such information be provided for inclusion in a statewide database. | |
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| 106 | + | 4. It is troubling that taxpayer dollars are being used for intrusive and ultra vires lobbying efforts. State resources cannot be diverted to lobbying activities that contradict both the legislature's mission and the criminal justice system in Arizona. The misuse of state monies for lobbying activities burdens taxpayers and creates the potential for the expansion of government power that could further jeopardize individual liberties and freedoms. Such unchecked governmental oversight expands the power of the state and is a threat to freedom. | |
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| 108 | + | 5. The chairperson of the Arizona criminal justice commission is responsible for the creation of the judiciary's task force on countering disinformation, part of a nationwide censorship apparatus that spied on and suppressed the voices of the people of Arizona. | |
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| 110 | + | B. Based on these findings, the legislature deems it necessary to terminate the Arizona criminal justice commission immediately on its sunset date in order to fulfill its sworn duty to preserve, protect and defend the constitutions of the United States and of this state, from all enemies foreign and domestic. | |
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| 87 | 114 | The legislative council staff shall prepare proposed legislation conforming the Arizona Revised Statutes to the provisions of this act for consideration in the fifty-seventh legislature, second regular session. | |
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| 91 | 118 | Section 1 of this act applies retroactively to from and after July 1, 2025. |