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Bill requires universities to pay for lawyers at disciplinary proceedings
The bill, H2028, requires college and university students undergoing disciplinary proceedings involving an allegation of a crime to be represented by a lawyer. If the student can’t afford one, the bill mandates the college or university to provide the student with legal counsel.
Good Samaritan bill would provide immunity for reporting drug overdose
Rep. Jay Lawrence, R-Scottsdale, wants Arizona to join the vast majority of states that provide immunity to those who report a drug overdose.
Bill to limit government restrictions on painkillers introduced
Rep. Jay Lawrence, R-Scottsdale, introduced a bill last week that would seek to prohibit the state from limiting the number of prescription pain pills that can be prescribed to a patient.
Attorney General finds police open records policy legal
The Attorney General’s Office has found that a Phoenix Police Department policy that provides guidelines for the release of information following critical incidents does not violate officers’ privacy rights.
Wearing mask in public to become illegal under proposed law
Thinking of wearing a Trump mask to a political demonstration? A chicken suit to a protest? Or even fake nose and glasses to a public event? A proposed new law could send you to prison for a year -- and a dozen times longer if you or someone else at the event was involved in property damage.
GOP lawmaker asks AG to probe legality of Phoenix police policy
Rep. Jay Lawrence, R-Scottsdale, filed a complaint with the Attorney General’s Office asking for an investigation into whether a Phoenix Police Department policy on the release of information about critical incidents conflicts with state law that protects an officer’s privacy.
Legislator to draft law to unmask protesters he compares to KKK
Rep. Jay Lawrence wants to create criminal penalties for protesters who wear masks to hide their identity while committing crimes, and likened those modern day protesters to the Ku Klux Klan.
Bill protecting student journalists from censorship clears key hurdle
A bid to guarantee First Amendment rights to student journalists cleared a critical hurdle on April 27 despite claims by some lawmakers that students aren’t responsible enough to handle them.
Snake shot bill dies in a tie in Senate
A letter from a Tucson retiree who used to be a California investigator proved instrumental in killing legislation that would have allowed people to fire off small-caliber "snake shot'' in city limits.
House panel approves sales tax exemption for tampons, diapers
The most interesting exchange occurred between Rep. Jay Lawrence, R-Scottsdale, and his seatmate, Rep. Michelle Ugenti-Rita, R-Scottsdale.
House committee moves to increase Arizona smoking age to 21
Despite one lawmaker’s protests that if age 18 is old enough to go to war, it’s old enough to smoke, a House committee gave preliminary approval Thursday to a measure that would raise the legal smoking age in Arizona to 21.
Can you kill a rat with a handgun? House formally approves varmint gun bill
Promoted by supporters as a way to protect homeowners from varmints, the Republican-controlled state House voted 35-25 Wednesday along party lines for a law designed to let people shoot off weapons in city limits.
