AZ lawmakers using provision rooted in England to dodge speeding tickets
- Two bills in the Arizona Legislature aim to end the use of speed and red light cameras, with SCR 1002 sponsored by Wendy Rogers passing out of a committee primarily along party lines.
- Rogers claimed that the camera system is a "cash cow" and a "scam on Arizonans," stating that the public desires to regain their rights.
- A bipartisan measure to eliminate legislative immunity for traffic violations is also under consideration, which would hold lawmakers accountable under the same traffic laws as citizens.
- A proposal seeking to eliminate legislative immunity for traffic violations has bipartisan support. If passed, lawmakers would face the same consequences for traffic infractions as ordinary citizens.
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Legislative immunity reform bill assumed dead in Senate committee
A bid to strip state lawmakers of their ability to avoid traffic citations during the legislative session has fizzled. Rep. Quang Nguyen managed to get his proposal to send the issue to voters out of the House earlier this month on a bipartisan 37-20 margin. That sent the Prescott Valley Republican’s HCR 2053 to the Senate. There, Senate President Warren Petersen assigned the bill to the Public Safety Committee, which is chaired by Sen. Kevin Pa…
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