Votes at a glance: Public Safety Committee moves multiple bills, including brass‑knuckles ban for minors and law‑enforcement interview protections

The Senate Committee on Public Safety reported a set of bills and one resolution to the Senate floor after a hearing that included sponsor explanations and several public‑comment witnesses. Committee actions and recorded tallies appear below in the order they were discussed. Where the committee adopted an amendment, the amendment date/time is noted; all vote counts reflect the roll calls that appear in the meeting record.

Votes at a glance

- SB 1632 (Hopi special plate): establishes a Hopi special plate and directs donations to Hopi road maintenance and traffic control programs. Committee action: moved with due‑pass recommendation; roll call recorded 6 ayes, 0 nays, 1 not voting.

- SB 1506 (ADCRR reporting): allows the Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry to post statutorily required reports to its website and treats posted reports as if submitted to the relevant entities. Committee action: moved with due‑pass recommendation; recorded as passed by committee (6 ayes noted in the transcript).

- SB 1290 (brass knuckles — juveniles): makes it unlawful for a juvenile (defined in the bill as a person 18 years old) to purchase or possess brass knuckles; class 3 misdemeanor for minors. Committee action: sponsor presented a two‑line amendment (02/18/2025 03:20PM); committee moved the bill with amendment and reported it out with a due‑pass recommendation (voice vote followed by roll call recorded 7 ayes, 0 nays).

- SB 1405 (mental health transition program extension): extends the mental health transition pilot program to 07/01/2031. Committee action: moved with due‑pass recommendation; roll call recorded 7 ayes, 0 nays.

- SB 1057 (scrap metal identification): expands allowable forms of identification for scrap‑metal transactions to include unexpired passports; sponsor filed a three‑page strike‑everything amendment (02/14/2025 03:56PM). Committee action: amendment adopted; bill reported with due‑pass recommendation (roll call recorded 7 ayes, 0 nays).

- SB 1060 (investigation notice for law enforcement): requires that relevant materials be provided to a law‑enforcement officer at least 24 hours before a compelled investigatory interview, with specific exceptions (critical incident, waiver by officer, or evidence integrity concerns). Sponsor filed a three‑page amendment (02/17/2025 11:59AM) that added exceptions; committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill with a due‑pass recommendation (roll call recorded 7 ayes, 0 nays).

- SB 1270 (operator with animal on lap): prohibits operating a vehicle with an animal on the driver’s lap and provides civil penalties beginning 01/01/2026; committee moved and reported the bill with a due‑pass recommendation (roll call recorded 6 ayes, 1 nay).

- SB 1517 (off‑highway vehicle (OHV) temporary registration and weight): allows a 30‑day temporary general‑use registration for out‑of‑state OHVs and raises the statutory unladen weight limit from 2,500 to 3,500 pounds; sponsor asked to hold a contemplated floor amendment for stakeholder work. Committee action: moved with due‑pass recommendation (roll call recorded 5 ayes, 1 nay, 1 not voting).

- SB 1433 (used/wholesale motor vehicle dealer education and enforcement funding): requires mandatory education for used or wholesale dealer applicants (with some exceptions) and appropriates $250,000 to ADOT for targeted enforcement against unlicensed dealers; sponsor filed a four‑page amendment (02/18/2025 02:45PM). Committee action: amendment adopted; bill reported with due‑pass recommendation (roll call recorded 6 ayes, 0 nays, 1 not voting).

- SB 1231 (constable training board authority): authorizes the constable ethics and standards training board to approve and fund training provided by experienced constables; sponsor filed a two‑page strike‑everything amendment (02/14/2025 01:23PM). Committee action: amendment adopted; bill reported with due‑pass recommendation (committee tally recorded as 4 ayes, 1 nay, 2 not voting in the transcript).

- SB 1603 (America250 special plate): creates an America250 special plate and allocates donations to the America250 commission through calendar year 2026 and then to the State Library Fund. Committee action: moved with due‑pass recommendation (roll call recorded 7 ayes, 0 nays).

- SB 1618 (private investigator and security guard licensing changes): extends license/registration validity from two to four years and removes the 90‑day renewal restriction; the Department of Public Safety supported the modernization. Committee action: moved with due‑pass recommendation (roll call recorded 7 ayes, 0 nays).

- SB 1497 (criminal intelligence coordination center appropriation): $1,000,000 appropriation to DPS to operate a criminal information/intelligence analyst coordination center focused on trafficking and organized‑crime flows. Committee action: moved with due‑pass recommendation; recorded vote in the transcript: 5 ayes, 2 nays.

- SB 1624 (youth charity special plate): creates a special plate to benefit Executive Council Charities (EC70) and similar youth‑focused nonprofit grants. Committee action: moved with due‑pass recommendation (roll call recorded 6 ayes, 0 nays, 1 not voting).

- SCM 1002 (concurrent memorial urging federal rejection of Vision Zero policy): sponsor presented a committee letter urging the U.S. president and Congress not to adopt the Vision Zero/safe‑systems approach; the transcript contains sponsor remarks and at least one public‑comment speaker. The meeting record shows the committee moved the measure; the transcript does not include a definitive roll‑call outcome for the resolution in the excerpt provided.

Notes on procedure and materials: where the committee adopted a sponsor amendment, the amendment label and date/time are recorded in the transcript (examples above). Several bills drew stakeholder testimony (sheriffs, county officials, industry associations, nonprofit program representatives) that appears in the hearing record. The transcript includes committee requests for fiscal analysis on bills with potential county budget impacts; the committee often reported measures with due‑pass recommendations to allow fuller work at the floor stage.