REFERENCE TITLE: board of executive clemency; continuation

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-third Legislature

First Regular Session

2017

 

 

SB 1033

 

Introduced by

Senator Kavanagh

 

 

AN ACT

 

REPEALING SECTION 41-3017.13, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; AMENDING TITLE 41, CHAPTER 27, ARTICLE 2, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTION 41‑3025.13; RELATING TO THE board of executive clemency.

 

 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Repeal

Section 41-3017.13, Arizona Revised Statutes, is repealed.

Sec. 2.  Title 41, chapter 27, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-3025.13, to read:

START_STATUTE41-3025.13.  Board of executive clemency; termination July 1, 2025

A.  The board of executive clemency terminates on July 1, 2025.

B.  Title 31, chapter 3 and this section are repealed on January 1, 2026. END_STATUTE

Sec. 3.  Purpose

Pursuant to section 41-2955, subsection B, Arizona Revised Statutes, the legislature continues the board of executive clemency to recommend and grant commutations, pardons, reprieves and absolute discharge and to grant or revoke paroles.

Sec. 4.  Retroactivity

Sections 1 and 2 of this act are effective retroactively to July 1, 2017.