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It's hard to characterize what is going on at the state legislature right now. Violence, intimidation, discrimination, and deliberate spreading of the virus is par for the course.  Qanon lies are blasted out and applauded while representatives of reality based views talking of human rights are silenced. Award winning books are banned as parents demand total mind control over their children.  People under criminal investigation for insurrection, people whose Facebook and twitter feeds have been suspended for spreading continual and deadly lies, are making policy in Az while they fly their insurrection flag in the House. 

This is Orwell personified. If you haven't, read It Can't Happen Here, a book by Sinclair Lewis published in 1935 about how fascism can take over American. It is taking over Arizona and everyone of of us has to fight back.   

THE STEPS:  

The person to contact to get the bill on the floor for voting or not is the President of the Senate or Speaker of the House depending on which chamber it is in. 

When the bill gets to the floor, the person to contact is your own Senator or Representative.  

Once a bill passes both houses, the person to contact is the governor. 
 
 

 

 

Senate President
Karen Fann
kfann@azleg.gov 
602.926.5874
Speaker of the House
Rusty Bowers
rbowers@azleg.gov 
602.926.3128
Of course you will want to have the email and phone numbers of your own legislative district Senator and two Representatives. If you don't know, go to this web site:
https://www.azleg.gov/findmylegislator/
If a bill gets to Governor Ducey's desk, his contact is:
https://azgovernor.gov/engage/form/contact-governor-ducey
602.542.4331
If the links don't work, copy and paste directly into your browser.


Special Notes

The Legislative Committee of Central Phoenix Inez Casiano NOW chapter is always happy to have new members. You don't need any special skills, we'll teach you all you need to know! If you are interested or curious, please contact:  postdlpost@aol.com

Upcoming dates & deadlines: 
 
DEADLINES
Senate: 
1/31 - Bill Introduction deadline
2/18 - Last day to hear Senate bills in Senate
3/25 - Last day to hear House bills in Senate
4/15 - Last day for conference Committees
4/19 - 100th day of session

House: 
2/7 - Bill Introduction deadline
2/18 - Last day to hear House bills in House
3/25 - Last day to hear Senate bills in House
4/15 - Last day for conference committees
4/19 - 100th day of session
 

ACTION ALERT

Featured Items

The ERA became the 28th Amendment on January 27.  The ERA Task Force AZ had a celebration, President Biden made a pronouncement, The DOJ stated that the memo submitted under the #45 was incorrect, and The House of Representatives submitted a resolution  "Affirming the ERA as the 28th Amendment" resolution. 
 
Please contact your Congressional representative, and ask them to co-sponsor this resolution. Ask them to sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSec96dOenNlA53uoyd4G5gbO2nfPWSG9u1s8SJSxAxHjOFC_g/viewform

It is past time that AZ joined the equality states by ratifying the ERA. House Representative Pamela Powers Hannley has introduced HCM2005 to eliminate the inapplicable time line and HCR2021 for AZ to ratify the national ERA. Tell your representatives to support both. Senator Steele introduced SCR 1039 for AZ to ratify the ERA on January 27 in honor of it becoming the 28th Amendment that day.   

Like every other responsible group, ERA Task Force is meeting virtually. Check out our website and facebook page for contacts and information. If you want to keep up on what the ERA Task Force is doing, sign up on our action alert list.  We also need your donations to keep up our work. It's your equality after all.   ERAtaskforceaz.com
ACTION ALERT – 3, January 29, 2022

If you are registered on Request to Speak (RTS), use that to notify the entire committee about the specific bill.  If you are not registered on RTS, get registered by “Request to Speak,” or many other groups including League of Women Voters and Civic Engagement Beyond Voting.  The state legislative website has a manual on how to DIY too.
 
If you prefer to send an email to the legislators who are members of that committee, all legislative emails are first initial lastname@azleg.gov.  I have put the name of the chair, vice chair, and members of the committee in the “action” section so you can take that action.  

You don't have to do everything, but you can do one thing. The most important actions to take are on HB2507, HB2595, and SB1164.  
 
WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK?
 
HOUSE
NUMBER SPONSOR TITLE CONTENT ACTION
HR2004 Blackman Border wall, repurpose construction material. OPPOSE Send money to AZ so we can build wall Do Pass 8-7 on party lines
HB2010 Kavanagh First responder flags, HOA- OPPOSE if not amended to exclude religious iconography HOA flags can include Maltese cross that is religious, need amendment that cannot use religious iconography Do Pass 7-6 on party lines
HB2033 Blackman Repeal juvenile monetary sanctions:
SUPPORT
Not make parents pay, monetary assessment can be satisfied through community restitution, cannot use failure to pay as reason to continue supervision, or when destroying records,  Do Pass 10-0
HB2043 Nguyen Employer liability, COVID - OPPOSE If deny religious exemptions, employer liable for harm from vaccine, $500,000 minimum!! Do Pass 6-4 on party lines
HB2081 Kavanagh Law Enforcement (LE) redactions  Redact any identifiable person who was not subject of LE but leaving anything to LE is problematic Do Pass 8-6
HB2119 Kaiser Civil rights restoration, requirements, process,
SUPPORT, but not return of guns
Automatic restoration, notice of option, completion of probation can get gun rights back, do have to pay restitution,  Do Pass 10-0
HB2161 Kaiser Parental rights, school, educational records Parental access to health portal, could put children in danger. Do Pass 6-4
HB2237 Hoffman Same day registration prohibited
OPPOSE
Is a class 6 felony, voter suppression Do Pass 7-6 on party lines
HB2238 Hoffman Ballot drop boxes, prohibition
OPPOSE
May not use an unmonitored drop box. Amendment allows a drop box inside a polling place or inside a recorders office. Do Pass as amended 7-6 on party lines. 
HB2243 Hoffman Voter registration, state residency, cancellation – requires redesign and reprinting form for what is already completely obvious. OPPOSE Requires a statement on the registration form that if permanently moves to another state, voter registration in this one will be cancelled Do Pass 706, along party lines
HB2251 Finchem Lasers, assault, LE, penalty
OPPOSE aimed at protesters
Makes aggravated assault if use laser pointer or anything that emits laser – like everything! Including low power ones.  Do Pass 6-3
HB2349 Payne Disciplinary appeal, LE
SUPPORT
Removes requirement that 2 officers have rank and says they shall not be supervisory and shall be from different departments.   Do Pass 14-1, DeGrazia voted against.
HB2439 Pingerelli School library books, parental review
OPPOSE
Each district must have procedures to give parents access to schools library and catalog, AND get a list of what their child has borrowed from the library, amendment apply to charter schools.  Do Pass as Amended, 6-4, on party lines, 
HB2495 Hoffman Schools, explicit sexual materials, prohibition 
OPPOSE
Cannot refer children to or use any sexually explicit material, amendment says can exempt classical literature, early American literature, a book required to obtain college credit, still need parent’s permission, if don’t get, give alternative assignment Do Pass as amended – 6-4 along party lines, 
 
 
SENATE
 
NUMBER SPONSOR NAME CONTENT ACTION
SCR1011 Mesnard Property tax exemptions –
OPPOSE
Expands, would go to voters, all household goods, legislature can exempt tax exempt orgs.  Will be churches and the rich.  Do Pass 7-3, Bowie voted with Republicans
SM1001 Leach Financial institutions, burdensome reporting OPPOSE To Congress. Get rid of that pesky reporting 6-4 on party lines
SB1008 Ugenti-Rita Elections, recount margin –
OPPOSE
Solving a problem that does not exist. Increasing costs and time to announce winner. Allowing more opportunity for shenanigans. 
Current law requires a recount when the difference is less than one-tenth of one percent.  This would change it to one-half of one percent – meaning many more races would have to be recounted.  Current law outlines a number of votes difference for different positions and how many votes are cast.   Passed 4-3 on party lines
SB1009 Ugenti-Rita State of emergency, executive powers OPPOSE Repeal, limit to 30 days. Passed -4-3, party lines
SB1010 Ugenti-Rita School districts, protesting, partisan elections OPPOSE Peaceful protesting on school grounds after school hours fine, no need for permit, use a partisan primary for board elections FAILED 4-4 Pace joined the Democrats to kill it
SB1012 Townsend Federal voters, registration data base, report –OPPOSE  Provide access to voter data base by anyone the legislature says (like the now cyber ninjas), report its finding, county recorders file annual reports of those who used federal ballot (in order to target them), and how many had citizenship. Passed 4-2
SB1013 Townsend SOS federal form –OPPOSE SOS to ask feds to include on federal form a proof of citizenship .Attack on immigrants Passed 4-2
SB1050 Townsend Definition of neglected children Definition is changed from “unreasonable” risk of harm to “substantial” risk of harm. – pros and cons. Do Pass, 7-1, Quezada voted no
SB1054 Townsend Election equipment security, legislative review OPPOSE fixing a problem that does not exist, increasing expenses. Detailed review of security ever 2 years and report to legislature, amendment changed to all counties not just big ones Do Pass amended 4-2
SB1119 Borrelli Electronic ballot images public record. OPPOSE On line digital to be searchable, are public records, and want to have unique ballot to tie to you.  Violates secret elections. Do Pass 4-3 along party lines
SB1120 Borrelli Ballot fraud counter measures, paper, ink – requirements for paper made so to make as difficult as possible and more costly, OPPOSE Making more costly and time consuming with more opportunity for shenanigans. Do Pass 4-3, along party lines
 
SB1125 Rogers Firearms and equipment, regulation As long as you can lawfully possess it, no one can regulate firearms at all, including semi-automatic, pump actions, if used by law enforcement or armed forces, everyone needs one, configured with nearly anything.  Do Pass 5-3, along party lines
SB1133 Rogers City, town, school district cannot have all mail in ballots - OPPOSE Interference with other jurisdiction. Do Pass 4-3 along party lines
SB1215 Steele Missing and murdered indigenous women.
SUPPORT
Study committee to reduce and end violence and find missing people Do Pass 8-0
SB1236 Livingston Consumer loan, finance charges- OPPOSE Increased regulation floor from $10 to $50K, and $3 to $10K – sets limits on % - so if less money borrowed i.e. to the poor, they  can charge extortionate rates. Do Pass 5-4 on party lines
 
 
WHAT’S HAPPENING NEXT WEEK?
 
HOUSE
NUMBER SPONSOR TITLE CONTENT ACTION
HCR2005 Cook Article V, term limits
OPPOSE
Gives ability to re-write constitution which is not a good idea right now. Government & Elections House 9:00 a.m., 2/2. Chair Kavanaugh, vice Hoffman, Bolding, Burges, Fillmore, Carroll, Hernandez A, Jermaine, Ligouri, Martinez, Payne, Sierra, Solorio.
HB2021 Nguyen Drug offenses, homicide, sentencing OPPOSE Murder for accidental overdose, won’t help addicts, will make worse, eliminates causation for murder and mens rea, too high penalty, fill prisons 
 
House Judiciary, 2/2, 9:00 a.m. HHR 4, Chair Blackman, Vice Parker, Carter, DeGrazia, Finchem, Hernandez M, Mathis, Nguyen, Pawlik, Pingerelli
HB 2023 Finchem Electronic ballot images,  public record OPPOSE Same issue of ballots being public records to be searched willy nilly. House Appropriations 2/2, House Appropriations: Butler, Chavez, Cobb (Chair), Griffin, Hoffman, Kaiser (vice) Kavanagh, Longdon, Nguyen, Osborne, Schwiebert, Sierra, Udall.  
HB 2025 Udall Classroom visitation.  
 
Charter school has to have visitation policies for parents.  Schools already do. Attack on education. House Education 2/1, 2:00 p.m. HHR4, chair Udall, Vice Pingerelli, Diaz, Fillmore, Hernandez D, John, Nguyen, Pawlik, Schwiebert, Tsosie,
FAILED 5-5 the previous week. Up again.
HB2100 Cobb Health information orgs, confidentiality, data
OPPOSE
Would allow nonprofit health institutions (Planned Parenthood?) to receive, use, and DISCLOSE confidential information no matter why or for whom it’s being held. House Health and Human Services 1/31, House Health and Human Services: Butler, Chaplik, Hernandez A, Kaiser (vice), Osborne (chair), Pingerelli, Powers Hannley, Shah, Wilmeth.  
HB2107 Biasiucci Emergency powers, business closure, repeal
OPPOSE
Repeals right of mayors to close businesses in pandemic House Military Affairs 1/31, 2:00 p.m., Chair Payne, vice Nguyen, Andrade, Blackman, Burges, Fillmore, Finchem, Hernandez F, Hernandez M, Jermaine, Kavanaugh, Martinez, Quinonez, Solorio, Tsosie
HB2159 Kavanagh Law Enforcement – polygraph et al
OPPOSE
Prohibits state employees from donating for abortion, cannot order LE to take polygraph, limits ability to order LE to physical, mental or behavior exam, can have someone present,  House Military Affairs 1/31, see above
HB2166 Kaiser TPT, use tax, exemption, firearms
OPPOSE
Firearm sales exempt, not tampons House Ways and Means 2/2, Barton (vice), Bolick (chair), Cano, Cobb, Diaz, Dunn, Epstein, Grantham, Powers Hannley, Shah
HB2236 Hoffman Voter registration, request required in writing- OPPOSE Voter suppression House Government and Elections 2/2, see above
HB2241 Hoffman Early ballot drop off, ID - OPPOSE Voter suppression House Government and Elections 2/2, see above
HB2254 Graham Officers bill of rights, pre-emption. OPPOSE Gives LE even more protection from accountability. House Military Affairs 1/31, see above
HB2309 Jermaine Detained juveniles, advisements, notification
SUPPORT
Must advise them of rights and notify parents House Judiciary 2/2, see above
HB2316 Kavanagh Misconduct involving weapons, public places OPPOSE Eliminates a large number of places to which the law does not apply to prohibit a weapon like public event if secured, any place with a license, education institution, hospitals, vehicle or craft, private property or business House Government & Elections 2/2, see above
HB2317 Kavanagh Appropriation, border fence
OPPOSE
Anti- immigrant and violation of national and international law. House Military Affairs 1/31, see above
 
House Appropriations 2/2, see above
HB2358 Biasciucci+ Sexual assault survivors right
SUPPORT
ACESDV & Alliance for Safety & Justice bill for survivors. House Judiciary 2/2, see above
HB2379 Bolick Elections procedures manual, statutory conflict
OPPOSE
Voter suppression House Government & Elections 2/2, see above
HB2413 Parker Preemptory challenges, OPPOSE Reinstates preemptory challenges after Supreme Court abolished them because of discrimination.  House Judiciary 2/2, see above
HB2414 Parker Misconduct involving weapons, school grounds, gun loaded is just fine. OPPOSE No one needs to ask about why a loaded gun on a school campus is not a good idea. House Judiciary 2/2, see above
HB2453 Carter Govt. entities, mask requirement, prohibition
OPPOSE
Anti-science and harmful to health House Government & Elections 2/2, see above
HB2469 Carroll Early ballots, polling places, tabulation
OPPOSE
Voter Suppression Government and Elections 2/2, see above
HB2493 Hoffman Election integrity fund
OPPOSE
Voter Suppression – meaning the opposite of what it says. House Government and Elections 2/2, see above
HB2494 Hoffman Election registration events, posting
OPPOSE
Voter Suppression House Government and Elections 2/2, see above
HB2498 Hoffman Vaccine requirements COVID prohibition
OPPOSE
Anti-science and harmful to health House Government & Elections 2/2, see above
HB2507 Toma Religious services, essential services – prohibiting any regulation of so-called religious people or so-called religious places of any kind.
OPPOSE
Enshrining Christian nationalism (not a religious group but solely based on power, prominent on January 6) as the highest priority with rights over everyone else.  Extremely dangerous. House Judiciary 2/2, see above
HB2536 Griffin Qualifications for Corp Com
OPPOSE
Making it harder to run so that only the bought and paid for politicians could do it. House Natural Resources, Energy & Water 2/1
HB2540 Carter Undesignated felony, drug offenses, probation
OPPOSE
ACLU opposes House Judiciary 2/2, see above
HB2595 Parker Change of judge, grounds, decision cannot look at merits. OPPOSE A simple allegation that a judge is biased will suffice to have that judge removed – with no proof and no hearing on the merits.  They are angry they lost all the election  and fraudit lawsuits so want to be able to get their own judges next time.  Very dangerous.   House Judiciary see above 2/2
 
 
SENATE
 
NUMBER SPONSOR NAME CONTENT ACTION
SCR1005 Townsend Federal ballot voters ID
OPPOSE
To go to voters to show ID to prove citizenship, if used federal form, cannot get ballot without showing citizenship Senate Government 1/31 & 2/3, 2:00 p.m., Chair Townsend, Vice Borrelli, Gonzales, Hatathlie, Mesnard, Petersen, Quezada
SB1036 Rogers Schools, flags, display, civil penalty
OPPOSE
Adds $1,000 penalty, note - parochial schools exempt, attack on teachers Senate Education 2/1, 2:00 pm, Chair Boyer, Vice Shope, Barto, Gonzales, Gray, Hatathlie, Marsh, Pace,
SB1048 Petersen Emergency powers, business closure, repeal OPPOSE Anti-science and harmful to health. Senate Government 1/31, see above
SB1049 Townsend Parents bill of rights, violations
OPPOSE
Class 2 misdemeanor, parent can sue school, attack on education. Senate Judiciary, 2/3, 9 a.m., SHR1, Chair Petersen, Vice Rogers, Barto, Borelli, Contreras, Leach, Quezada, Hamilton
SB1056 Townsend Misplaced ballots, misdemeanor – if you misplace any ballot, it’s a class 2 misdemeanor, and the voter can sue the entity. OPPOSE  With millions of ballots, it’s inevitable some will be lost.  If voter can sue, no one want to work there. Election suppression. Senate Government 1/31 & 2/3, see above
SB1094 Mesnard Petition signatures legibility and read it aloud to every signer.  OPPOSE Some peoples’ signatures are never readable e.g. doctors. To read a petition aloud to every signer is insane. Voter suppression. Senate Government 1/31 & 2/3, see above
SB1120 Borrelli Ballot fraud counter measures, paper, ink – requirements for paper made so to make as difficult as possible and more costly, OPPOSE Making more costly and time consuming with more opportunity for shenanigans. Senate Appropriations 2/1,  Alston, Borrelli, Bowie, Grantham, Kerr, Leach (vice) Livingston, Otondo, Teran, Townsend.  
SB1164 Barto Abortion, gestational age, limit OPPOSE No abortion after 15 weeks unless emergency Senate Judiciary 2/3, see above
SB1211 Barto School materials, posting OPPOSE Attacks on education. Schools already make materials available.  This is to make more onerous.  Senate Education 2/1, see above
SB1216 Steele PO’s duration
SUPPORT
Length of a protection order. Senate Judiciary 2/3, see above
SB1250 Gowan BDS public universities, OPPOSE Includes universities and community colleges in anti-BDS law.  Attack on free speech. Senate Finance 2/2, 9:30 a.m., Livingston Chair, Vice Leach, Alston, Bowie, Boyer, Mesnard, Petersen, Stahl Hamilton, Steele, Ugenti-Rita
SB1251 Gowan Armed robbery, classification OPPOSE Adds “takes possession of or attempts to take possession of a deadly weapon.” So if you tried to take a gun away from someone, you have now committed armed robbery. Senate Judiciary 2/3, see above
SB1252 Gowan Justification, physical, deadly force
OPPOSE
Creates an objective definition – “when needed”, defense but also keeps “if believes” will harm. Creates “imperfect self-defense”.  If you are outraged at an assault on a third person, you can attack – i.e. take law into your own hands. For law enforcement, it limits it to when a suspect or escapee, has committed or is attempting to commit a felony with a weapon.  That would be good but it’s already the law (sans the weapon) and they don’t follow it.  In a home, if person believes the other person broke in to assault or kidnap – well just say that then and get away with it. But it extends to firearm “or other weapon” which could be anything.  Senate Judiciary 2/3, see above
SB1260 Mesnard Early voting, moving, notice
OPPOSE
Voter suppression, we already have laws about moving. Solution in search of a problem. Senate Government 1/31 &  2/3, see above
SB1272 Pace w/Rios + AHCCCS, post-partum care, eligibility, appropriations. SUPPORT w/i a year of birth can get assistance.  Senate Appropriations, 2/1.  See above.
SB1285 Ugenti-Rita Elections manual, legislative council
OPPOSE
Gives legislature more power to supervise elections – the ones they might get elected or not into. Solution in search of a problem. Senate Government 1/31 & 2/3, see above
SB1332 Petersen Public establishment, terrorism, definition OPPOSE Says a private educational institution is a public institution – camels nose in tent. Senate Judiciary, 2/3
SB1494 Mesnard COVID vaccine, unemployment insurance OPPOSE If you leave employment because you are required to have a COVID shot and you won’t, you can still get UI. AND the employer is not charged but the taxpayer – us – if it’s required by law. Senate Commerce, 2/2, 2 p.m. Chair Mesnard, Vice Ugenti-Rita, Borrelli, Bowie, Gabaldon, Hatathlie, Livingston, Pace, Teran
 
 
 
 
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