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AZ SB1324
Bill
Status
2/24/2022
Primary Sponsor
Thomas Shope
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AI Summary
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Amends section 36-2856 of the Arizona Revised Statutes regarding the Smart and Safe Arizona Fund, which receives marijuana tax revenues and donations.
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Modifies fund distribution percentages: 33% to community colleges for workforce development and STEM programs, 31.4% to municipal police/fire departments and county sheriffs for personnel costs, 25.4% to the highway user revenue fund, 10% to the justice reinvestment fund, and 0.2% to the attorney general for enforcement.
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Expands eligible recipients for public safety funding to include Indian reservation police and firefighting agencies and university police departments at Arizona Board of Regents institutions.
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Applies retroactively from December 31, 2020, and requires a three-fourths majority vote in both houses of the legislature to enact.
Legislative Description
Smart and safe fund; distribution
Marijuana
Last Action
House third reading FAILED voting: (43-15-2-0)
6/22/2022