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AZ HB2930

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/12/2025

Primary Sponsor

Pamela Carter

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session (2025)

AI Summary

  • Establishes a ballistic shield fund administered by the Department of Public Safety to distribute monies to law enforcement agencies for purchasing ballistic shields capable of protecting against high-powered firearms.

  • Requires law enforcement agencies receiving funds to provide a one-to-one match (50% local match) to the state monies distributed.

  • Defines eligible recipients as county sheriffs' departments and municipal police departments that employ certified peace officers in Arizona.

  • Appropriates $2,000,000 from the state general fund in fiscal year 2025-2026 to the ballistic shield fund.

  • Makes both the fund and the appropriation exempt from lapsing of appropriations provisions, allowing unspent monies to carry forward indefinitely.

Legislative Description

DPS; ballistic shield fund; appropriation

State Government - Title 41

Last Action

House PSLE Committee action: Do Pass, voting: (9-0-3-3-0-0)

2/20/2025

Committee Referrals

Rules2/12/2025
Appropriations2/12/2025
Public Safety & Law Enforcement2/12/2025

Full Bill Text

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