Bill Text: AZ SB1156 | 2016 | Fifty-second Legislature 2nd Regular | Engrossed
Bill Title: State elected officials; absence; protection
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 12-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2016-05-12 - Governor Vetoed [SB1156 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2016-SB1156-Engrossed.html
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House Engrossed Senate Bill |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-second Legislature Second Regular Session 2016
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SENATE BILL 1156 |
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AN ACT
Amending title 38, chapter 2.1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 38‑387; relating to state elected officials.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 38, chapter 2.1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 38-387, to read:
38-387. Absence of state elected official during official state events
A. The secretary of state, the attorney general or the state treasurer, on a rotating basis, shall be excused and absent from the vicinity of the seat of government during the inauguration of state elected officials, the annual governor's state of the state address or any other state address by the governor or gubernatorial event where members of the executive department participate or are in attendance.
B. For an event described in subsection A of this section, the department of public safety shall coordinate an off‑site location for the excused and absent elected official. The elected official shall remain off‑site until the conclusion of the event.
