By james art 
One week after Senator in Arizona introduced a bill that could bypass Scottsdale’s vote on Axon’s office office plan, a “mirror bill” launched in the House of Representatives in Arizona.
This can quickly follow the legislation.
In November, the Scottsdale Municipal Council approved the plan of AKson founder Rick Smith as a new corporate headquarters of the Taser and Body Cam giant, surrounded by 1800 apartments/apartments and a hotel.
Resonation would allow Axon to develop 74 acres that he bought near Hayden Road and Loop 101.
In December, former taxpayers of former councilor Bob Littlefield against the horrible group for exceptions from apartments turned to enough signatures to place AKson’s plan on the newsletter in 2026.
Now pending state legislation can disqualify Taaaze’s efforts.
According to the Arizona Senate Bill 1352, introduced on February 5 by Senator David Gowan (R-Sierra Vista): “Approval by the legislative authority for redirection under this section is an administrative law and is not subject to submission of a petition for a petition referendum by a person or organization. “
The amendment made the bill back by June 30, 2024 – which would erase the boost of the Taaaze referendum.
Bill 2925 – sponsored by four Republicans, leader of the majority Michael Carbon, Leo Biasiyuchi, Chris Lopez and Michael Way – reflects the language of SB1352.
The SB1352 was approved by the Committee on Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency with 5-2 votes February 5 and the Committee on Rules with 4-2-1 votes February 10.
Instead of waiting for the Senate bill to pass a vote, Carbon’s bill can start its own process.
“I think they are trying to move it quickly,” says Tim La Sota, a lawyer representing Taaaz.
However, the legislation still has a long way to become a law-signature by governor Katie Hobbs, who often owned the veto pen against Republican-backed bills.
Smith said the legislation is aimed at “preventing opponents from using” death through a referendum “to tear up projects to create jobs.”
Advisor Barry Graham, who, with a council’s wife, Katie Littlefield voted against Axon Rezoning’s request in November, said the two bills would “remove constitutional rights to forward resonance solutions to the newsletter.”
The retroactive language, he complained, “will defuse the residents of Scottsdale 27,000, who signed the petition to direct 1 900 apartments of the axon in the newsletter.”
Bob Littlefield called the bills “non -constitutional”.
In an email explosion, he rages Smith and his staff “have been able to convince some state legislators of the external Scotesdale (Buckeye and Sierra Vista) to introduce legislation to prohibit all future referendums on land use for all citizens in all cities In Arizona! “
He complained that the “retroactivity clause” would erase Taaaze’s efforts, which collected more than 25,000 signatures to put Axon’s plan on the newsletter.
Axon provided a written statement:
“Our team continues to meet with both national and democratic legislators, giving them the facts about SB1352 and HB2925 and how these bills will protect economic development in Arizona. Selected leaders on both sides of the path are clearly obtained: this measure is about Many more leaders on both sides of the path clearly obtain it: this measure is about many more leaders on both sides of the path It is clear that this measure is about many more leaders on both sides of the path: this measure is about many more leaders on both sides of the path.
“As we have seen many times over the last few years, the referendum process is often armed by special interests that seek to kill valuable projects for reasons that have nothing to do with the construction of a better community or the advancement of the state’s economy. … We will do our best to continue to move through the legislature. “