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AZ SB1686

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/4/2026

Primary Sponsor

Jake Hoffman

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Designates Wesley Bolin Plaza in Phoenix as the "Wesley Bolin and Charlie Kirk Freedom Plaza" through action by the legislative council.

  • Authorizes a memorial in the plaza for Charlie Kirk, described as founder of Turning Point USA who was killed by an assassin while exercising First Amendment rights.

  • Authorizes a memorial in the plaza for Don Bolles, an Arizona reporter killed in a car bombing nearly fifty years ago in connection with his investigative journalism.

  • Requires all fundraising, design, and construction costs for both memorials to be privately funded with no public monies authorized.

  • Establishes a September 30, 2029 deadline for completing both memorials, after which the authorization provisions are repealed.

Legislative Description

Charlie Kirk; Don Bolles; memorial

Procedures

Last Action

House read second time

3/10/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules3/9/2026
Government3/4/2026
Rules2/5/2026
Government Institutions2/5/2026

Full Bill Text

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