Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs Vetoes Bipartisan Bill to Combat Squatting in Arizona – IOTW Report

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs Vetoes Bipartisan Bill to Combat Squatting in Arizona

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Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs continued her streak of vetoing a record number of bills on Tuesday by shooting down SB 1129, sponsored by Arizona State Senator Wendy Rogers, which would have allowed Arizona homeowners to remove an unlawful occupant or a “squatter” from their property.

The bill would have also deemed that “a person who fails or refuses to surrender possession of the property as directed by a law enforcement officer is committing trespass.”

Hobbs vetoed the legislation, stating in a letter, “This bill fails to leverage existing legal mechanisms, respect the due process rights of lawful tenants, and minimize unintended consequences such as for victims of domestic violence.”

It can be recalled that during Katie Hobbs’ first legislative session last year, after she stole the midterm election from conservative firebrand Kari Lake, Hobbs broke the record for the number of bills vetoed in a single legislative session, and she did it during her first 100 days in office. As The Gateway Pundit reported, Hobbs was also ranked as the third most unpopular Governor in America, with an approval rating of just 47%.

Last session, Hobbs vetoes included the elimination of the food tax, increasing penalties for fentanyl distributors who harm children, requiring medical care for infants who survive abortion, protecting school children from convicted sex offenders, and a mail-in ballot signature verification law adding the minimum standards that she wrote herself as Secretary of State.
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15 Comments on Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs Vetoes Bipartisan Bill to Combat Squatting in Arizona

  1. “…Hobbs was also ranked as the third most unpopular Governor in America, with an approval rating of just 47%.“

    Which, coincidentally was the percentage of legitimate votes she won in the 2022 election.

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  2. So, most states have a mechanism to override an Executive veto after our own U.S. Constitution. Where is the Legislature in all this? “Katie, veto all you want, but we’re going this way.”

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