Plain English Breakdown
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SB1828: Technical Correction on Losing Office After a Felony
This bill makes small wording changes to the law that says legislators lose their jobs and cannot hold state office again if they are convicted of certain crimes.
What This Bill Does
- Amends section 41-1225 of Arizona Revised Statutes to correct technical mistakes.
- Removes an extra word 'shall' from the sentence about losing a job.
- Changes the phrase 'his office' to 'the legislator's office'.
- Keeps the rule that convicted legislators must give up their current position.
- Maintains the ban on holding any future state office for those with these convictions.
Who It Names or Affects
- Members of the Arizona Legislature who are convicted of specific felonies listed in section 41-1225.
Terms To Know
- Forfeiture of office
- Losing a government job and being removed from that position immediately.
- Technical correction
- A small change to fix spelling, grammar, or wording errors without changing the law's main meaning.
Limits and Unknowns
- The official text does not list a specific effective date for when this rule starts.
- The bill only changes section 41-1225 and does not explain other parts of state government law.