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Gov. Doug Ducey signed two gun bills into law Tuesday. The first, House Bill 2338 allows a person with a concealed weapons permit to carry a firearm on or near a school so long as the person is on a public right of way.
A public right of way includes sidewalks and roads.
Senate Bill 1266, signed by the governor, increases the penalties for municipalities that pass firearm-related ordinances more strict than state law.
Ducey vetoed a gun bill, House bill 2524. It would have made Arizona the first state to join a compact pledging not to enforce any federal law seen to infringe on the Second Amendment.
He called the bill “unnecessary.”
The governor also vetoed House Bill 2568. The proposal gave housing developers more power to issue municipal bonds and levy taxes to pay for infrastructure needs.
The proposal applied to developments of more than 600 homes.
Ducey said it did not provide enough protection for taxpayers.
HB 2568 failed when it faced a final vote in the House last week. House Speaker David Gowan left voting on the bill open for nearly an hour as he tried to get the votes needed to pass it.
The proposal was later revoted and passed.
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