Arizona 2025 Regular Session

Arizona House Bill HB2870 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 02/10/2025

                            REFERENCE TITLE: law enforcement agencies; applicants; summary             State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025           HB 2870           Introduced by  Representatives Way: Carter N, Carter P, Fink, Heap, Kupper, Lopez, Marshall, Montenegro, Nguyen                    AN ACT   Amending title 38, chapter 8, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 38-1121; relating to law enforcement agencies.     (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)   

 

 

 

REFERENCE TITLE: law enforcement agencies; applicants; summary
State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025
HB 2870
Introduced by  Representatives Way: Carter N, Carter P, Fink, Heap, Kupper, Lopez, Marshall, Montenegro, Nguyen

REFERENCE TITLE: law enforcement agencies; applicants; summary

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

First Regular Session

2025

 

 

 

HB 2870

 

Introduced by 

Representatives Way: Carter N, Carter P, Fink, Heap, Kupper, Lopez, Marshall, Montenegro, Nguyen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AN ACT

 

Amending title 38, chapter 8, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 38-1121; relating to law enforcement agencies.

 

 

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 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Title 38, chapter 8, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 38-1121, to read: START_STATUTE38-1121. Law enforcement agencies; applicants; summary; definition A. A law enforcement agency shall provide a SUMMARY to all applicants who were not hired for a position within the law enforcement agency or selected to move forward in the hiring process that explains why the applicant was not hired or selected. The LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY's summary pursuant to this section shall include all of the following information: 1. Any concerning BACKGROUND information DISCOVERED about the applicant. 2. The applicant's Physical fitness standard failures, if any. 3. Any medical concerns raised during the APPLICANT'S medical EXAMINATION. 4. The results of the applicant's Polygraph test. 5. Any concerns raised during the APPLICANT'S psychological exam. B. For the purposes of this section, "Law enforcement agency" means a municipal police department, a county SHERIFF'S department, a publicly funded law enforcement department and the department of public safety. END_STATUTE 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 38, chapter 8, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 38-1121, to read:

START_STATUTE38-1121. Law enforcement agencies; applicants; summary; definition

A. A law enforcement agency shall provide a SUMMARY to all applicants who were not hired for a position within the law enforcement agency or selected to move forward in the hiring process that explains why the applicant was not hired or selected. The LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY's summary pursuant to this section shall include all of the following information:

1. Any concerning BACKGROUND information DISCOVERED about the applicant.

2. The applicant's Physical fitness standard failures, if any.

3. Any medical concerns raised during the APPLICANT'S medical EXAMINATION.

4. The results of the applicant's Polygraph test.

5. Any concerns raised during the APPLICANT'S psychological exam.

B. For the purposes of this section, "Law enforcement agency" means a municipal police department, a county SHERIFF'S department, a publicly funded law enforcement department and the department of public safety. END_STATUTE