Bill Text: AZ HB2121 | 2012 | Fiftieth Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced
Bill Title: Military exposure to asbestos; registry
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-18 - Referred to House MAPS Committee [HB2121 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2012-HB2121-Introduced.html
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REFERENCE TITLE: military exposure to asbestos; registry |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fiftieth Legislature Second Regular Session 2012
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HB 2121 |
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Introduced by Representative Harper
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AN ACT
Amending section 41-121, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the veterans asbestos exposure registry.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 41-121, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
41-121. Duties
A. The secretary of state shall:
1. Receive bills and resolutions from the legislature, and perform such other duties as devolve upon the secretary of state by resolution of the two houses or either of them.
2. Keep a register of and attest the official acts of the governor.
3. Act as custodian of the great seal of this state.
4. Affix the great seal, with the secretary of state's attestation, to public instruments to which the official signature of the governor is attached.
5. File in the secretary of state's office receipts for all books distributed by the secretary of state and direct the county recorder of each county to do the same.
6. Certify to the governor the names of those persons who have received at any election the highest number of votes for any office, the incumbent of which is commissioned by the governor.
7. Publish slip laws of each act of the legislature promptly upon passage and approval of such act, make such acts available to interested persons for a reasonable fee to compensate for the cost of printing and provide each house of the legislature and the legislative council with a certified copy of each bill or resolution, showing the chapter or resolution number of each, as each is filed in the secretary of state's office.
8. Keep a fee book of fees and compensation of whatever kind and nature earned, collected or charged by the secretary of state, with the date, the name of the payer and the nature of the service in each case. The fee book shall be verified annually by the secretary of state's affidavit entered in the fee book.
9. Perform other duties imposed on the secretary of state by law.
10. Report to the governor on January 2 each year, and at such other times as provided by law, a detailed account of the secretary of state's official actions taken since the secretary of state's previous report together with a detailed statement of the manner in which all appropriations for the secretary of state's office have been expended.
11. Transfer all noncurrent or inactive books, records, deeds and other papers otherwise required to be filed with or retained by the secretary of state to the custody of the Arizona state library, archives and public records.
12. Make available to the public, without charge, title 33, chapters 10 and 11 on the secretary of state's website.
13. Accept, and approve for use, electronic and digital signatures that comply with section 41‑132, for documents filed with and by all state agencies, boards and commissions. In consultation with the department of administration and the state treasurer, the secretary of state shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 6 of this title establishing policies and procedures for the use of electronic and digital signatures by all state agencies, boards and commissions for documents filed with and by all state agencies, boards and commissions.
14. Meet at least annually with personnel from the federal voting assistance office of the United States department of defense and with county recorders and other county election officials in this state to coordinate the delivery and return of registrations, ballot requests, voted ballots and other election materials to and from absent uniformed and overseas citizens.
15. Establish and maintain a registry of military asbestos exposure in which residents of this state who are former members of the uniformed services of the United States, including reserve and national guard components, may record their exposure to asbestos during their military service. Registrants must enter their name, address at the time of entry, a copy of their certificate of release or discharge from active duty (DD form 214), evidence of the place, date and duration of exposure to asbestos during their military service and any clinical diagnoses of effects from the exposure. The registry shall not be open to public inspection, but may be disclosed for the official purposes of the department of veterans' services or the United States department of veterans affairs.
B. The secretary of state may refuse to perform a service or refuse a filing based on a reasonable belief that the service or filing is being requested for an unlawful, illegitimate, false or fraudulent purpose or is being requested or submitted in bad faith or for the purpose of harassing or defrauding a person or entity. This subsection does not apply to election filings.
