Public Safety Committee Passes Speaker Montenegro Bill to Cut AG Mayes Out of DPS Legal Decisions and Fund Front-Line Enforcement
February 16, 2026
February 16, 2026
PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 16 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release:
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Public Safety Committee Passes Speaker Montenegro Bill to Cut AG Mayes Out of DPS Legal Decisions and Fund Front-Line Enforcement
HB 2993 ensures independent legal counsel for DPS and redirects $5 million to gang and transnational crime enforcement
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The Arizona House Committee on Public Safety and Law Enforcement today passed House . . .
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Public Safety Committee Passes Speaker Montenegro Bill to Cut AG Mayes Out of DPS Legal Decisions and Fund Front-Line Enforcement
HB 2993 ensures independent legal counsel for DPS and redirects $5 million to gang and transnational crime enforcement
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The Arizona House Committee on Public Safety and Law Enforcement today passed House . . .
