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SB1629
Vetoed
05/19/2007 |
MISCONDUCT INVOLVING WEAPONS;
CLASSIFICATION
Sen. Johnson
SB1629 would have reclassified the
offense of Carrying a concealed weapon without a permit and Carrying a
concealed weapon within immediate control of any person or concealed in any
means of transportation without a permit as a petty offense. If the
misconduct occurred while committing or attempting to commit a serious
offense or a violent crime as defined in §13-604 and §13-604.04,
respectively, the offense would have been a Class 6 felony; in any other
felony offense the offense was to be a Class 1 misdemeanor. An individual
convicted of such a petty offense would not have been subject to weapon
forfeiture.
GOVERNORS VETO MESSAGE indicated
a safety concern over relaxing current laws related to the carrying of a
concealed weapon without a permit. |
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SB1302
Vetoed
03/02/2007
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SELF-DEFENSE; HOME PROTECTION;
APPLICABILITY
Sen. Linda Gray
SB1302 would have applied,
retroactively, specified statutory changes relating to justification
defenses to all cases that were submitted to the fact finder after April 24,
2006. Clarified that the Legislature intended to make Laws 2006, Chapter
199, effective to all cases pending at the time it was signed into law by
the Governor on April 24, 2006.
GOVERNORS VETO MESSAGE indicated
that a substantial number of cases might be reopened as a result of the
bill, a fact that burdens prosecutors as well as crime victims. The message
reminded the Legislature that if a bill is intended to be applied
retroactively, the intent should be made clear at the time it is passed. |
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SB1301
Vetoed
04/27/2007 |
MISCONDUCT INVOLVING WEAPONS;
EXCEPTION
Sen. Johnson
SB1301 would have exempted a person
from being required to have a concealed weapon permit if the weapon is
carried in a manner where any portion of the weapon or holster is visible or
in a scabbard or case and any portion of the weapon, scabbard or case is
visible. Additionally, SB1301 stated that an individual could carry a
concealed weapon without a permit if on real property rented by an
individual, in or on a vehicle while at the individual’s house, on the
individual’s business premises, or on real property that is owned, leased or
rented by the individual, including common areas.
GOVERNORS VETO MESSAGE indicated
that a small visible portion of a weapon may not be reasonable notice to the
public or law enforcement that a person is armed. The message further
indicated that allowing individuals who have not met the requirements for a
permit to carry a concealed weapon to carry a concealed weapon in common
areas would not be in the best interest of Arizonans. |
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SB1251
Vetoed
07/02/2007 |
DEADLY WEAPONS; STORAGE
Sen. Chuck Gray
SB1251 would have allowed an operator
of a public establishment or sponsor of a public event to request any person
carrying a deadly weapon to remove the weapon only if secure storage
(undefined) was provided and the serial number of the weapon was not
recorded. The storage would have been required to be within a “close
proximity to” (undefined) the entrance of the establishment or event. An
operator would have been allowed to ask for or record the identity of the
individual for the purpose of ensuring the weapon was returned to the
correct individual. Any form of recorded identification would have to have
been returned with the weapon. Capped the fee for a permit to carry a
concealed weapon at $65 and defined “readily accessible”.
GOVERNORS VETO MESSAGE indicated
that the law related to weapons storage passed only last session has been
successfully implemented thus far and it would have been premature to amend
the statute. There was also a concern about removing the Department of
Public Safety’s ability to set the fee for a permit to carry a concealed
weapon in order to accommodate the cost of background searches. |
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SB1228
Vetoed
04/16/2007 |
SEX OFFENDERS; MONITORING; PROBATION
Sen. Waring
SB1228 would have required only those
individuals convicted of a Dangerous crime against children who must
register as a risk-level three sex offender to be subject to GPS monitoring
as a term of probation.
GOVERNORS VETO MESSAGE indicated
the need to receive further information resulting from the Joint Legislative
Study Committee on sex offender monitoring before narrowing the laws related
to child predators. |
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SB1166
Vetoed
07/02/2007 |
APPLICABILITY; SELF-DEFENSE
Sen. Linda Gray
SB1166 would have applied,
retroactively, Laws 2006, Chapter 199 to all cases in which the defendant
did not plead guilty or no contest and that, as of April 24, 2006, had not
been submitted to the fact finder to render a verdict.
GOVERNORS VETO MESSAGE indicated
that an unknown number of cases would be subject to retrial as a result of
the bill. Additionally, the legislation raised equal protection concerns by
unfairly differentiating between those defendants who entered into plea
agreements and those who did not. |
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HB2150
Vetoed
05/08/2007
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MUNICIPAL AND JUSTICE COURTS;
JURISDICTION
Rep. Biggs
HB2150 would have expanded municipal
and justice courts concurrent jurisdiction over all misdemeanor traffic
violations, including Class 2 and 3 misdemeanor aircraft violations, with
the exception of aircraft DUIs.
GOVERNORS VETO MESSAGE indicated
a concern regarding the broadness of the legislation, including giving
municipal and justice courts, rather than superior courts, jurisdiction over
the statutory duties and authority of the Department of Transportation and
the Transportation Board.
Note, an agreement was subsequently
reached and the Legislature included relevant language in Chapter 296. |
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