technical correction; police; fire departments

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide detailed information on specific changes or clarifications beyond amending section 9-901.

Technical Fix for Police and Fire Departments

This bill makes small changes to the laws about how police and fire departments are run in Arizona.

What This Bill Does

• Changes a part of Arizona's law that talks about police and fire departments.

Who It Names or Affects

• Police departments in Arizona
• Fire departments in Arizona

Terms To Know

Peace Officers

Regularly paid deputy sheriffs, policemen, and police officers.

Professional Firefighter

A member of an organized and paid fire department.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill only makes technical changes to existing laws.
• It does not create new policies or programs for police or fire departments.

Official Summary Text

HB2455 - technical correction; police; fire departments

Current Bill Text

HB2455 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
technical correction; police; fire departments

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2455

Introduced by

Representative
Wilmeth

AN
ACT

amending section 9-901, Arizona Revised
Statutes; relating to police and fire departments.

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

Section 1. Section 9-901, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:

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9-901.

Definitions

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Classification" means the names of the
positions, and the ranks and classes thereof, in the police and fire
departments and peace officers' units subject to this article.

2. "Month" means thirty days.

3. "Peace officers"
include

includes
regularly salaried deputy sheriffs, policemen
and police officers of duly organized police departments.

4. "Professional firefighter" means a
member of an organized and paid fire department.
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