Protect Police Budgets - Support HB 2120

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<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Next time your colleagues push the fantasy of defunding police resulting in less crime, remind them of data from every city that actually tried it - violent crime went through the roof when law enforcement was gutted. <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">HB 2120 is about preventing that same disastrous outcome here in Arizona. By prohibiting municipalities from defunding police year-over-year, this bill safeguards both public safety and our hard-earned tax dollars. Over the last few years, homicides spiked 49% and 1 in every 41 Arizona residents will be the victim of a property crime. <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">HB 2120 is about preventing the reckless "defund the police" movement from furthering this crime crisis. By prohibiting municipalities from defunding police year-over-year, this bill safeguards both public safety and our hard-earned tax dollars at a time when we can least afford cuts to law enforcement. <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">As your constituent, I implore you to join the fight to back our law enforcement heroes, not abandon them, by voting YES on HB 2120. Our communities depend on professional, fully-funded policing to stay safe and secure.

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Protect Police Budgets & Public Safety - Support HB 2120

A fringe movement is spreading nationwide to dismantle and defund police departments. Their dangerous agenda has already allowed violent crime to soar in cities that gutted law enforcement.

Arizona has seen a 49% spike in homicides from 2019 to 2021 alone, and out of all the cities in America, only 4% are more dangerous to live in than Phoenix. 1 in every 41 Arizonians will be the victim of property crime. It’s not hard to believe that we are the 10th most dangerous state in the country.

We cannot allow that extreme attack on public safety to come to Arizona. That's why it's imperative to pass HB 2120. The Senate MAPS Committee will be voting on this bill on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at 2:00 PM.

This critical legislation:

Prohibits any municipality from reducing their annual law enforcement budget
Requires cities/towns to fully fund police year-over-year at minimum
Allows the state to withhold revenue sharing funds from localities that violate this law

By protecting police budgets, HB 2120 ensures our communities have the resources for effective public safety. Our law enforcement deserves full backing, not reckless defunding.

Email your lawmakers using the form below! Urge them to vote YES on HB 2120 to stop the defund movement and back the blue in Arizona.