ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-sixth Legislature

First Regular Session

 


HB 2418: law enforcement; response times; requirements

S/E: police response time; study committee

Sponsor: Representative Gress, LD 4

Committee on Military Affairs & Public Safety

Summary of the Strike-Everything Amendment to HB 2418

Overview

Creates the Police Response Time Study Committee (Study Committee) to study emergency call response times (response times) and related issues.

 

History

The Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC) is a 19-member commission that carries out various coordinating, monitoring and reporting functions regarding the administration and management of criminal justice programs in Arizona. ACJC is required to monitor progress and implementation of criminal justice legislation, facilitate research among criminal justice agencies and facilitate efforts to share criminal justice information (A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 21).

Provisions☐ Prop 105 (45 votes)	     ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes)      ☒ Emergency (40 votes)	☐ Fiscal Note

1.   Establishes the 13-member Study Committee. (Sec. 1)

2.   Outlines the qualifications and appointment of the Study Committee's members. (Sec. 1)

3.   Specifies that appointed members serve at the pleasure of the person who made the appointment. (Sec. 1)

4.   Stipulates that Study Committee members are not eligible to receive compensation. (Sec. 1)

5.   Directs the Study Committee to:

a)   Meet as often as necessary;

b)   Solicit opinions on improving response times and law enforcement staffing shortages in Arizona;

c)   Compile appropriate methods and data sources municipalities should use to calculate response times and compile an overview of time frames for response times;

d)   Review response time data from Arizona law enforcement agencies; and

e)   Submit a report of findings to specified members of the legislative and executive branches. (Sec. 1)

6.   Repeals the Study Committee on July 1, 2024. (Sec. 1)

7.   Contains an emergency clause. (Sec. 2)

 

 

 

 

 

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