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AZ SCR1031
Concurrent Resolution
Status
2/5/2024
Primary Sponsor
Juan Mendez
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AI Summary
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Proposes adding Section 38 to Article II of the Arizona Constitution to establish a constitutional right to a clean and healthy environment, including pure water, clean air, healthy ecosystems, and a stable climate.
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Declares that public natural resources including water, air, flora, fauna, and climate are common property of all people in present and future generations.
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Requires the state and its political subdivisions to serve as trustees of these resources and to conserve, protect, and maintain them for the benefit of all people.
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Establishes these environmental rights as inherent, inalienable, and indefeasible, self-executing rights that cannot be infringed by the state.
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Directs the Secretary of State to submit the proposition to voters at the next general election for approval.
Legislative Description
Environment; constitutional amendment
Constitutional Amendments (arizona)
Last Action
Senate read second time
2/6/2024