ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-seventh Legislature

First Regular Session

 

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HCR 2053: legislative privilege; traffic violations

Sponsor: Representative Nguyen, LD 1

Committee on Judiciary

Overview

Excludes traffic violations from legislative immunity in the Arizona Constitution.

History

With legislative immunity, legislators are privileged from arrest and questioning in all cases — except treason, felony and breach of the peace — while going to, returning from and during attendance at their Houses' session. Members are privileged from arrest and being subject to any civil process, during, and 15 days prior to, every legislative session (Arizona Constitution, Art. IV Pt. 2 § 6).

Provisions

1.   Exempts traffic violations from legislative immunity.

2.   Instructs the Secretary of State to submit this proposition to voters at the next general election.

3.   Makes technical changes.

 

 

 

 

 

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