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Senate panel OKs good Samaritan bill for hot car rescues
Legislation that would provide lawsuit protections for people who break into a hot car to rescue a child or animal passed its first hurdle Thursday in the Arizona Legislature.
Texting-while-driving ban again on Legislature’s agenda
A new proposal that would ban texting while driving has emerged in the Arizona Senate.
Lawmaker: Treat violent rifts over Trump, political views like hate crime
Sen. John Kavanagh wants judges to consider political affiliation, beliefs or opinions in the same way they consider crimes motivated by factors like race and gender.
Lawmaker wants to make it easier to deny “unduly burdensome” publics records requests
State lawmakers are making a new bid to make it easier for public officials to deny requests for records they believe are “unduly burdensome or harassing.”
Stealing an American flag would be a felony under Kavanagh bill
Stealing an American flag could soon be a felony in Arizona.
Kavanagh bill would protect people who break into cars to save pets, children
Saying good Samaritans deserve legal protection, a veteran state lawmaker wants to provide immunity from lawsuits for people who break into hot vehicles to rescue a trapped animal. And kids, too.
New law cracks down on unwanted donation bins
Property owners can now remove unauthorized donation bins from their land without fear of losing a lawsuit, thanks to a new law that went into effect on Saturday.
Arizona felons have steep path to restore voting rights
Since 2013, state Sen. Martin Quezada, D-Phoenix, has proposed legislation that would restore voting rights for all ex-offenders. In January, the bill died again without a hearing.
Senate kills bill to allow concealed weapons in government buildings
A bid to allow some gun owners to bring their weapons into public buildings has suffered a setback, perhaps a fatal one.
Senate to protesters: Stop traffic, spend six months in jail
Upset with protesters who tried to block a Donald Trump rally last month in Fountain Hills, Republican state senators voted Thursday to allow judges to impose six-month jail terms on those who stop traffic headed to political rallies.
Senators move again to expand rights of gun owners
State senators approved three new laws designed to expand the rights of gun owners, including one that could allow Arizonans who get federal OK to possess everything from grenades to silencers.
Some lawmakers express concern about new public records roadblocks
State lawmakers are moving to throw new roadblocks in the path of at least some people who want public records.
