Bill Text: AZ SB1231 | 2019 | Fifty-fourth Legislature 1st Regular | Engrossed
Bill Title: Public safety; residency requirements; prohibition
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-16 - Chapter 95 [SB1231 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2019-SB1231-Engrossed.html
House Engrossed Senate Bill |
State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fourth Legislature First Regular Session 2019
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SENATE BILL 1231 |
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AN ACT
AMENDING TITLE 9, CHAPTER 4, ARTICLE 8, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTION 9-500.46; AMENDING TITLE 48, CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE 1, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTION 48-824; RELATING TO RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 9, chapter 4, article 8, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 9-500.46, to read:
9-500.46. Firefighter; peace officer; residency requirement; prohibition; exemption; definitions
A. A city or town shall not impose any residency requirement on any firefighter or peace officer as a condition of employment.
B. This section does not apply to any of the following:
1. Executive-level firefighters and executive-level peace officers.
2. Peace officers employed by a city or town with a population of five thousand persons or less.
C. For the purposes of this section:
1. "Firefighter" means a professional firefighter who is a member of a city, town, county or fire district fire department.
2. "Peace officer" means a marshal, police officer and any other city or town officer vested by law with a duty to maintain public order and make arrests.
Sec. 2. Title 48, chapter 5, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 48-824, to read:
48-824. Firefighter; residency requirement; prohibition; exemption; definition
A. A fire district shall not impose any residency requirement on any firefighter as a condition of employment.
B. This section does not apply to executive-level firefighters.
C. For the purposes of this section, "Firefighter" means a professional firefighter who is a member of a city, town, county or fire district fire department.