Bill > SB1686

This bill amends several Arizona Revised Statutes to rename Wesley Bolin Plaza to "Wesley Bolin and Charlie Kirk Freedom Plaza" and authorizes the placement of memorials for Charlie Kirk and Don Bolles within this plaza. Specifically, it modifies provisions related to the veterans' donations fund to include a subaccount for the "enduring freedom memorial" in the newly named plaza, clarifies jurisdiction and maintenance responsibilities for the plaza under the architect of the capitol, and adjusts procedures for establishing monuments and memorials within the governmental mall to accommodate these new memorials. The bill also establishes that public funds will not be used for the Charlie Kirk and Don Bolles memorials, with all fundraising and construction costs being the responsibility of the proponents, and these specific memorial authorizations will be repealed after September 30, 2029. The legislature finds that the Charlie Kirk memorial recognizes him as a civil rights leader and advocate for free speech, and the Don Bolles memorial honors his work as an investigative reporter killed in the line of duty.

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https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/85332