Bill Text: AZ HCR2025 | 2013 | Fifty-first Legislature 1st Regular | Introduced

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Bill Title: Legislators; arrest privilege; repeal.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-14 - Referred to House JUD Committee [HCR2025 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2013-HCR2025-Introduced.html

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REFERENCE TITLE: legislators; arrest privilege; repeal.

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-first Legislature

First Regular Session

2013

 

 

HCR 2025

 

Introduced by

Representatives Quezada, Steele, Senator Gallardo: Representatives Dalessandro, Gallego

 

 

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 

proposing an amendment to the constitution of arizona; amending article IV, part 2, section 6, constitution of arizona; relating to the legislature.

 

 

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Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Arizona, the Senate concurring:

1.  Article IV, part 2, section 6, Constitution of Arizona, is proposed to be amended as follows if approved by the voters and on proclamation of the Governor:

START_STATUTE6.  Privilege from civil process

Section 6.  Members of the legislature shall be privileged from arrest in all cases except treason, felony, and breach of the peace, and they shall not be subject to any civil process during the session of the legislature, nor for fifteen days next before the commencement of each session. END_STATUTE

2.  The Secretary of State shall submit this proposition to the voters at the next general election as provided by article XXI, Constitution of Arizona.