Bill
HB 2536
Arizona HB 2536: Mandates sentencing courts verify concealed-carry permits; if a conviction renders a person ineligible, require surrender or revocation and notify DPS.
Note: the materials you provided appear to conflate two different bills both numbered HB 2536 from different states (Arizona and Illinois). Below I summarize each bill separately and then list shared procedural/sponsor details you supplied. Please confirm which bill (or both) you want further tracking or analysis of.
HB 2536 — Arizona (introduced Feb. 6, 2025)
Summary
- Purpose: Amend Arizona criminal sentencing law to require courts to inquire about and ensure surrender or revocation of concealed weapons permits when a defendant’s conviction renders the person ineligible to possess firearms or a permit.
- Key statutory change: Amends A.R.S. § 13-603 by adding subsection M, which requires the sentencing court to:
- Ask the defendant whether they possess a concealed weapons permit.
- If the conviction makes the person a “prohibited possessor” (see A.R.S. § 13-3101) or otherwise ineligible under § 13-3112, require surrender of the permit at sentencing or, if lost, an affidavit stating it is lost.
- If not surrendered at sentencing, order revocation and notify the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS).
- If the person is on probation and hasn’t surrendered the permit or filed the affidavit, require the probation department to locate and seize the permit and transfer it to DPS.
- Who is affected:
- Convicted persons who hold concealed carry permits and become disqualified by their conviction.
- Superior/municipal courts, probation officers/departments, and DPS (administrative workload).
- Practical effect:
- Streamlines permit surrender/revocation at sentencing, reduces chance of disqualified individuals retaining permits, and creates procedures for seizure and transfer to DPS.
- Adds administrative duties for courts and probation departments.
- Sponsors / procedural notes (from supplied list):
- Introduced by Representatives Abeytia, with multiple Arizona co-sponsors (e.g., Lauren Kuby listed), and Senators Fernandez, Kuby, Miranda. Filed Feb. 6, 2025; referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans’ Affairs. Several co-sponsors added March–April 2025.
HB 2536 — Illinois (introduced Feb. 4, 2025)
Summary
- Purpose: Modify the Low‑Income Senior Citizens Assessment Freeze Homestead Exemption (35 ILCS 200/15‑172) to streamline verification and renewal, and allow additional identity information collection in large counties.
- Key provisions:
- Chief County Assessment Officer (CCAO) in counties with 3,000,000+ inhabitants may request full Social Security numbers (SSNs) or Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITINs) for all household members on an application.
- CCAO may renew the assessment-freeze exemption without a new annual application if the officer can confirm the applicant still owns and resides in the property and household income still qualifies.
- When a CCAO renews without a new application, the officer must notify the applicant of (1) the renewal decision and (2) the applicant’s ongoing duty to report changes affecting eligibility.
- Who is affected:
- Low-income senior homeowners who receive (or apply for) the assessment freeze exemption.
- County assessment officers (especially in Cook County — the only Illinois county with 3,000,000+ population).
- Potential privacy concerns for applicants asked to provide full SSNs/ITINs.
- Practical effect:
- Reduces annual paperwork and administrative burden for eligible seniors and county offices when automated or document‑verified renewals are possible.
- May improve program retention and reduce missed renewals, but raises data-privacy and security considerations where sensitive identifying information is collected.
- Sponsors / procedural notes:
- Introduced by Rep. Fred Crespo (filed Feb. 4, 2025). Referred to Rules Committee and Revenue & Finance; also to Tax Policy: Other Taxes Subcommittee. Multiple Illinois co-sponsors added Feb–Mar 2025 (e.g., Michelle Mussman, Will Guzzardi, Anna Moeller). Related/companion bills: HB 17 and HB 1849 (listed as companions).
Potential policy impacts and considerations (both bills)
- Arizona bill: strengthens enforcement of permit ineligibility at sentencing and reduces risk of disqualified individuals retaining permits; increases court/probation administrative tasks and requires interagency notifications to DPS.
- Illinois bill: simplifies renewal for eligible seniors and reduces annual application burdens, potentially increasing program participation; permits collection of sensitive identifiers in large counties, raising privacy/security and FOIA disclosure concerns (the text references FOIA/privacy protections).
Next steps / recommendations
- Confirm which jurisdiction’s HB 2536 you want monitored or analyzed in greater depth (Arizona or Illinois).
- If Illinois bill: ask whether you want analysis of fiscal impact, county-level implementation (Cook County), or privacy safeguards.
- If Arizona bill: ask whether you want cross-reference to A.R.S. §§ 13-3101 and 13-3112, or projected administrative workload for courts/probation/DPS.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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