Governor Ducey vetoed thirteeen bills ranging from an educational requirement to teach cursive in schools to rejecting changes to how people who are determined to be incompenent to stand trial and assist in their defense.
Rusty Stuart, a detective who testified for the bill on behalf of the Phoenix Law Enforcement Association, said incompetency proceedings are effectively a “get-out-of-jail-free card.”
Prosecutors would have been required under SB1510 to inform hospitals that the person was recently involved in criminal proceedings, and hospitals would be required to inform the court if the person wasn’t complying with treatment or was released.
Bills Vetoed By Governor (13)
| Bill Number | Short Title |
| HB2434 | abandoned vehicles; towing reimbursement |
| HB2484 | estimates; state budget; notice |
| HB2524 | uniform firearms transfer compact |
| HB2568 | community facilities districts; formation; governance |
| SB1141 | legal tender; taxation; regulation |
| SB1156 | absence of state elected officials |
| SB1156 | NOW: state elected officials; absence; protection |
| SB1197 | schools; cursive writing requirement |
| SB1268 | adequate water supply requirements; municipalities |
| SB1367 | Assyrian genocide; monument; procedures |
| SB1400 | water banking authority; report |
| SB1400 | NOW: county water supply provision; renewal |
| SB1401 | trade names; trademarks; application |
| SB1434 | information technology; consolidated purchasing |
| SB1443 | health profession regulatory boards |
| SB1510 | judicial productivity credits; calculation; salary |
| SB1510 | NOW: incompetent persons; mental health evaluations |
To see details of the bills open the link for the bill listed in the left column and then open (click on) the show versions link (third one down) on the legislature page.