Friday 4-23-04
Update & Alert On HB2136
Arizona's Ticket
& Tow Anti-Cruising Law
A legislative meeting to discuss HB2136 the ticket &
tow anti-cruising law was held at JB's Restaurant on 26th Ave & Indian
School Road in Phoenix on Wednesday evening 4-21-04.
JB's meeting room was jam-packed with about 102 vehicle
hobbyists overflowing out of the side doors into the parking lot. It was quite
a show of car club unity against the vague and heavy handed HB2136.
Car club members even drove down from Prescott and up from Casa
Grande to participate in the discussion of HB2136, its intended and unintended
consequences, and what people can do to influence the vote on its "Final
Read" in the Az House of Representatives (which could be as
early as this Monday 4-26-04).
We also discussed if HB2136 passes out of the Az House of
Representatives, and how to get the Governor to veto it within the 5-day
period she will have to do anything about it before it will automatically
become State Law.
All present agreed that we should try to both
influence the vote in the Az House as well as to keep calling the
Governors office to request a veto in case HB2136 passes out of the House.
We also all agreed to hold several rallies at the State Capital
before the vote to help build momentum against HB2136 and to continue the
media coverage and public debate of this important issue begun by Wednesday's
Az Republic's 2-page article on HB2136.
It was also discussed for a full hour that
Wednesday morning on KTAR 620-AM Talk Radio. The anti-cruising bill has
suddenly become a hot topic.
To read both of the Az Republic's actual articles use these
links:
Also watch PBS-TV KAET's "Horizon" talk show tonight
(Friday) at 7pm on channel 11 in Phoenix on Cox Cable. Horizon's Journalists
Roundtable Discussion will talk about the latest "cruising" issues.
Hobbyists are now being asked to call/email their
home districts 2 Az State Representatives to request them to vote no to
ticket and tow HB21367 when it gets its "Final Read" in the Az
House.
We also feel that because of the 5-day deadline to
get a veto if HB2136 passes the House, you should also call/email the
Governors office to request a veto too.
We really need to cover both of our last 2 chances
if we want to stop HB2136.
We need 31 votes of 60 to kill HB2136, and they had 41 yes
votes on its 3-9-04 3rd Read. We have already flipped 3 or 4 yes voters over to
no voters after Thursday's lunch-time "American Low-Rider Network"
rally at the State Capital which had about 35 people and lots of cars showup.
So we really need you to call and/or email to help flip those
last 1/2 dozen votes we need to kill the bill in the Az House.
At the bottom of this page there is a phone/email list
along with all 60 Reps 3rd Read vote on HB2136. So if you can first call/email
the yes voters to request that they reconsider their vote for its Final Read (again, this
could be as early as this Monday 4-26-04), and then if you can, call
or email its no voters to thank them and ask for their continued support
against the vague HB2136. You could even call its Sponsors to educate them to
the unintended consequences of HB2136 if you'd like. (but don't waste
your time trying to re-educate Rep. Nelson the bill's main sponsor.)
Local governments should not be allowed to seize vehicles
in the name of traffic congestion. HB2136 creates a penalty for local
laws that haven't been written yet defining cruising. Under HB2136, any
vehicle could be towed away if they "restrain"
traffic or "impead" driveway access. Every
car is guilty of that during rush hour.
Please do your civic duty as a dedicated vehicle enthusiast and
call/email at least your 2-State Reps and the Governor over the weekend or on
Monday morning and please try to attend the 2-Rallys on Sunday 4-25-04 and
Monday 4-26-04.
Call the Az House Info Line at 602-926-4221 with you
cross-streets and zip code to find out what Legislative District you live in.
The phone number for the Governor's Office is 602-542-4331.
The Az State Capital is located at 1700 West Washington in
Phoenix and both lunch-time rally's will be held in the East side parking
lots on the Capital Mall.
Both media events have been professionally organized and
will begin at noon and will be covered by local TV and newspapers. So come on
down, you might see your vehicle on TV or in the paper.
Also on Monday, as our State Reps head in for their 1pm floor
session (and possible Final Read of HB2136), they will see your vehicles and
be reminded that we are decent folks and are against this law.
Remember, it's an election year and they want our votes as much
as we want theirs. Make a poster-board sign opposing HB2136 (like: Nix
2136, or Vote No To Ticket & Tow, or Az Motor Voter Against HB2136) and
bring it down with you if you can, and wear you clubs shirts and hats too
to help let your clubs presence be known.
Don't forget to forward this update & alert to as many
vehicle owners and vehicle club members as you can too because it's United We
Drive and Divided We Park. Hope to see you on Sunday and Monday.
We Must All Say No To Ticket & Tow.
Bill Gilmore,
Automotive Research Services, Phoenix,
Az's House of Representatives
Contact Info listed below:
Call the House Info Line at 602-926-4221 with your
cross-streets and zip code to find out what Legislative District you now live
in as they have been changed thanks to recent re-districting efforts.
Access the States website to read HB2136 among other things
like checking Monday's "Floor Calendar" agenda to see if HB2136
will come up for its "Final Read" at: http://www.azleg.state.az.us/
Following is the Az House 3-9-04 "3rd Read" Vote
on HB2136 alphabetically listing how our State Representatives voted;
( S = Sponsor of HB2136 )
41 Voted yes/for HB2136 17
Voted no/against HB2136
Amanda Aguirre Y John
M. Allen N
Manuel V. "Manny" Alvarez Y
Ray Barnes N
Bill Arnold Y - Sponsor
Andy Biggs N
Tom Boone Y
Ted Carpenter N
David T. Bradley Y
Randy Graf N
Jennifer J. Burns Y
Chuck Gray N
Meg Burton Cahill Y
Linda Gray N
Ernest Bustamante Y
Joe Hart N
Olivia Cajero Bedford Y
Karen S. Johnson N
James R. Carruthers Y
Sylvia Laughter N
Cheryl Chase Y
Lucy Mason N
Ken Clark Y
Marian A. McClure N
Ted Downing Y
Warde Nichols N
Jake Flake Y
Russell K. Pearce N
Steve Gallardo Y
Doug Quelland N
Deb Gullett Y
Colette Rosati N
Philip J. Hanson Y - Sponsor
Bob Stump N
Pete Hershberger Y
Carole Hubbs Y - Sponsor
Eddie Farnsworth - Not Voting
Steve Huffman Y
Stephen Tully - Not Voting
John Huppenthal Y
Jack C. Jackson, Jr. Y
Clancy Jayne Y - Sponsor
Bill Konopnicki Y
Leah Landrum Taylor Y
Phil Lopes Y
Linda Lopez Y
John A. Loredo Y
Debbie McCune Davis Y - Sponsor
Robert Meza Y
Ben R. Miranda Y - Sponsor
John B. Nelson Y - S = Main Sponsor
Tom O'Halleran Y
Gary L. Pierce Y
Tom Prezelski Y - Sponsor
Michele Reagan Y
Bob Robson Y
Wally Straughn Y
Mark Thompson Y
Bill Wagner III Y
Steven B. Yarbrough Y
Az's House of Representatives
Contact Info listed below:
Arizona
State Senate
Capitol Complex
1700 West Washington
Phoenix, AZ 85007-2890
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Desk |
(602)
926-3559 |
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(602)
926-3429 |
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1-800-352-8404 |
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Office
400 West Congress St.
Suite 201
Tucson, AZ 85701
| Senate
Info Desk |
(520)
398-6000 |
| House
Info Desk |
(520)
398-6000 |
| Fax |
(520)
398-6028 |
| Toll
Free: |
1-800-352-8404 |
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Arizona
House of Representatives
Capitol Complex
1700 West Washington
Phoenix, AZ 85007-2890
| Info
Desk |
(602)
926-4221 |
| Toll
Free: |
1-800-352-8404 |
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