Measure on the ballot in the 2024 Arizona General Election in Arizona.
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Get StartedEstablishes a $20 fee on every conviction for a criminal offense, which would go to pay a benefit of $250,000 to the family of any first responder who is killed in the line of duty.
A "yes" vote shall have the effect of requiring the State of Arizona to pay $250,000, which would be referred to as the State Death Benefit, to the surviving spouse or children of a first responder killed in the line of duty; creating a State Supplemental Benefit Fund to pay the State Death Benefit; increasing criminal punishments for aggravated assaults against peace officers and other first responders; and require a $20 penalty fee be imposed on every criminal conviction to fund the State Supplemental Benefit Fund. The State Death Benefit, $20 penalty fee, and increased criminal punishments for aggravated assaults would expire on January 1, 2033.
A "no" vote shall have the effect of not requiring the State of Arizona to provide a State Death Benefit for first responders killed in the line of duty.
"I do have a problem with this bill, and that is that it creates another fine that is disproportionate to certain members of our population, and it would be a preferable option to me if we were to pay that the death benefit directly out of the general fund to the family of the firefighter or police officer who was killed and not do any more fines in our legal system.'' - State Sen. Lela Alston (D), in opposition to Proposition 311 (Learn more)
"That $250,000 can go a long way to helping our families of those victims of crime, certainly when there are police officers and first responders who have sworn to defend and protect us." - State Sen. David Gowan (R), in support of Proposition 311 (Learn more)
Requires the state to pay $250,000 to the surviving spouse or children of a first responder killed in the line of duty. Establishes state supplemental benefit fund, which shall continuously be appropriated through a penalty fee on every criminal conviction. Increases punishments for aggravated assaults against first responders.
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