Bill Number: S.B. 1712

            Gowan Floor Amendment

            Reference to: APPROPRIATIONS Committee amendment

            Amendment drafted by: Leg Council

FLOOR AMENDMENT EXPLANATION

1. Requires the automated crime victim notification system to automatically, and without the requirement to download a software application or to opt in to notifications, notify the victim by email or text of all of the outlined information regarding a victim's law enforcement crime report, investigation and case.

2. Removes the Prosecutor Crime Victim Notification Fund and outlined requirements relating to the software the Fund monies must be spent on.

3. Increases the appropriation to the Law Enforcement Crime Victim Notification Fund from $3,600,000 to $3,800,000.

4. Removes the $1,500,000 appropriation to the Prosecutor Crime Victim Notification Fund.

5. Appropriates $1,400,000 from the state General Fund in FY 2023 to the Victims' Rights Fund.

6. Makes technical and conforming changes.

Fifty-fifth Legislature                                                     Gowan

Second Regular Session                                                  S.B. 1712

GOWAN FLOOR AMENDMENT

SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B. 1712

(Reference to APPROPRIATIONS Committee amendment)

Page 1, strike lines 1 and 2

Between lines 6 and 7, insert:

"Line 15, after "automatically" insert ", and without the requirement to download a software application or to opt in to notifications,"

Line 16, after "victim's" insert "law enforcement crime report, investigation and"

Strike lines 12 through 24

Page 2, strike lines 1 through 24

Line 26, strike "prosecutor crime victim notification" insert "victims' rights"

Line 27, strike "$3,600,000" insert "$3,800,000"

Strike lines 30 and 31

Page 3, strike lines 1 and 2, insert:

"B. The sum of $1,400,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2022-2023 to the victims' rights fund established by section 41-191.08, Arizona Revised Statutes."

Amend title to conform

DAVID GOWAN

1712FloorGOWAN

03/02/2022

12:02 PM

C: AH