Bill
SB 1052
SB 1052 here isn’t one bill but three: Arizona broadens voter-registration for absentees, Hawaii eases fireworks penalties to civil violations, Illinois fixes a drafting error.
Note on source material
- The materials you provided appear to include text from more than one distinct bill titled “SB 1052” from different states (not a single, unified bill). Below I summarize the three distinct measures present in the document: an Arizona elections bill (voter registration / temporary absence), a Hawaii fireworks penalty change, and an Illinois technical amendment to a local government statute. If you intended a summary for a specific state’s SB 1052, tell me which state and I will expand that section.
1) Arizona — SB 1052 (voter registration; temporary absence)
- Purpose / intent
- Clarifies and expands rules for voter registration and residence for persons temporarily absent from Arizona, service members, overseas voters, and certain U.S. citizens who have never lived in the U.S.
- Key provisions
- Amends ARS §16-103:
- A qualified person temporarily absent from Arizona may register by affidavit furnished by the county recorder.
- County recorders may accept a Federal Postcard Application (FPCA) in lieu of a state affidavit for persons covered by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA).
- Registration for persons covered by that subsection may be accomplished up to 7:00 p.m. on election day (applies only to persons temporarily absent from the state).
- An “overseas voter” who was domiciled in Arizona immediately prior to service and discharged/separated within 90 days before election day may register and vote if registration is received by 5:00 p.m. on the Friday before election day.
- Any U.S. citizen who has never resided in the U.S. and whose parent is a U.S. citizen registered to vote in Arizona may register and vote using a federal write-in early ballot (per ARS §16-543.02).
- Amends ARS §16-593 (rules for determining voter residence):
- Adds the same write-in early ballot eligibility clause for citizens who never resided in the U.S. if a parent is a U.S. citizen registered in Arizona.
- Retains established rules on determining residence and computing term of residence.
- Who is affected
- County recorders and election officials (administration/acceptance of FPCA and affidavits), UOCAVA and overseas voters, recently discharged service members, and a narrow class of U.S. citizens born abroad who never lived in the U.S. but whose parent is a registered Arizona voter.
- Timeline / status (from document)
- Prefiled Jan 10, 2025; introduced Feb 3, 2025. (Document also shows a “Senate Engrossed” version.) Verify current status with Arizona legislative records.
2) Hawaii — SB 1052 (fireworks enforcement / penalty change)
- Purpose / intent
- Stated goal: reduce penalties for certain fireworks offenses to civil violations to achieve more expeditious enforcement.
- Key provisions
- Amends HRS §132D-14(a):
- Retains class C felony for importing aerial/display fireworks without a license.
- Changes certain possession/use/ignition offenses: when total weight is 25 pounds or more, continues as class C felony; when less than 25 pounds, offense becomes a misdemeanor in text, but explicitly converts purchasing/possessing/setting off without required permit to a civil violation if under 25 pounds.
- The draft inserts a blank for the civil citation fine amount (text shows “$ ;” — unspecified).
- Other violations (selling to unpermitted persons, extracting pyrotechnic contents to construct devices) remain criminal offenses (class C felony or misdemeanor as specified).
- Effective upon approval; preserves pre-existing rights/penalties incurred prior to effective date.
- Who is affected
- Individuals possessing or using consumer/display fireworks, retailers/importers, enforcement agencies, and courts. Changing an offense to a civil violation would shift processing from criminal justice to civil citation/fine mechanisms.
- Timeline / status
- Draft indicates introduction and procedural language; confirm final status and enacted fine amount with Hawaii legislative records.
3) Illinois — SB 1052 (River Edge Redevelopment Zone Act technical amendment)
- Purpose / intent
- Technical correction to the short-title language in the River Edge Redevelopment Zone Act (removes duplicated word “the”).
- Key provisions
- Amends 65 ILCS 115/10-1 to correct typographical/technical wording; no substantive policy change.
- Who is affected
- No substantive legal or fiscal impact — purely editorial/technical.
- Timeline / status (from document)
- Filed Jan 24, 2025 by Sen. John F. Curran; standard committee referrals and readings noted. Check Illinois legislative records for current status.
Overall note and recommendation
- The supplied packet conflates distinct SB 1052 bills from different states. If you want a deeper legislative-history timeline, budget/fiscal impact, or stakeholder analysis for a particular jurisdiction’s SB 1052, tell me which state (Arizona, Hawaii, or Illinois) and I will provide an expanded, focused summary.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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