There are a number of bills to pay close attention to this week, according to Capitol expert Jose Borrajero. Actions will be taken on bills ranging from truth in taxation to legal tender the bills.
The following table contains legislative bill(s) that are coming up soon for action in our state legislature.
SB1172 prohibits the use of school resources for political purposes. It is being mischaracterized by the ASBA as an infringement on the 1st amendment by claiming that it prohibits free speech. It does nothing of the sort. All it does is prohibit the use of school resources to advance a specific agenda. The very same people who complain the loudest about lack of funding apparently have no trouble advocating the use of those scarce funds to engage in advancing their agenda. Please contact all Representatives and express your support.
SB1173 bonds, overrides, funding sources. This is another bill being mischaracterized by the ASBA. They claim that it suppresses schools’ ability to win bond issues and budget overrides. But all it does is require that proponents of bonds and overrides disclose their sources of funding. The only way that such information can suppress voter support is if bond and override proponents try to mislead the public. Transparency and well informed voters are always good things in a constitutional federal republic. Please contact all Representatives and express your support.
HB2190 and HB2246 These bills deal with Common Core replacement and respectively. These two bills have been lingering in the Senate because of lack of support by a cadre of Republicans. Please contact both Republican and Democrat Senators. The damage caused by Common Core does not distinguish between the children of Republican parents and those of Democrat parents. There should be some Democrat support for these bills.
The following table contains legislative bill(s) that are coming up soon for action in our state legislature. Please contact everyone in the “who to contact” column and ask them to vote yes or no, depending on our wishes.
| BILL # | WHAT THE BILL DOES | WHO TO CONTACT | WHERE | DATE | VOTE |
| HB2108 | property tax; class nine; conventions | ALL SENATORS | SENATE THIRD READING | MON 3/30 | Y |
| HB2176 | federal land relinquishment; payments | ALL SENATORS | SENATE COW | MON 3/30 | Y |
| HB2190 | schools; common core; replacement | ALL SENATORS | SENATE COW | MON 3/30 | Y |
| HB2246 | statewide assessments; parental opt out | ALL SENATORS | SENATE COW | MON 3/30 | Y |
| HB2407 | referendum and recall provisions | ALL SENATORS | SENATE COW | MON 3/30 | Y |
| HB2483 | school tax credit; classroom expenses | ALL SENATORS | SENATE COW | MON 3/30 | Y |
| HB2551 | state, county employees; precinct committeemen | ALL SENATORS | SENATE THIRD READING | MON 3/30 | Y |
| HB2608 | elections; active registered voters | ALL SENATORS | SENATE THIRD READING | MON 3/30 | Y |
| HB2613 | political activity; public resources; limitation | ALL SENATORS | SENATE COW | MON 3/30 | Y |
| HB2643 | sovereign authority; affordable care act | ALL SENATORS | SENATE COW | MON 3/30 | Y |
| HB2658 | federal lands; transfer; study committee | ALL SENATORS | SENATE COW | MON 3/30 | Y |
| SB1185 | appropriation; wolf recovery; litigation costs | ALL REPRESENTATIVES | HOUSE COW | MON 3/30 | Y |
| SB1200 | mining and mineral museum; transfer | ALL REPRESENTATIVES | HOUSE COW | MON 3/30 | Y |
| SB1306 | schools; data privacy | ALL REPRESENTATIVES | HOUSE COW | MON 3/30 | Y |
Footnotes:
(1) It is impossible to provide an adequate description in such limited space. For more information on any bill, click the bill number to access the AZLEG page dealing with that bill. If that does not work for you, go to http://azleg.gov/ and enter bill number on the upper right hand corner of the main page.
(2) For contact information on all legislators click on AZ LEGISLATORS
For contact information on House committee members click on AZ HOUSE COMMITTEES
For contact information on Senate committee members click on AZ SENATE COMMITTEES
(3) When a bill is scheduled to be heard in committee, the location, date, and time are provided. Otherwise the fields are blank
(4) Indicates our position. Y = favor, N = oppose. ? = no clear consensus