In an effort to keep you updated as to what is happening at the Arizona Senate, I will be sending these updates to you weekly in order to provide you information as to what bills are scheduled to be heard in committee for the upcoming week (see bill schedule below).
The reason for this is so that if you find there are bills of interest to you, you now will hopefully have time to comment on them, to come to the Capitol to speak about them, or to simply get involved any way you want.
Far too often I hear from constituents that if they had known a certain bill was being considered, they would like to have had the opportunity to weigh in on it before it was voted on, so hopefully this will solve that issue as well as to help inform you in general.
Steve Smith
Senator
Arizona – District 11
602-926-5685
Natural Resources
10:00 AM
Room 109
NOT MEETING
State Debt & Budget Reform
10:00 AM
Senate Hearing Room 3
Presentation: Stephen Slivinski: A Future for Arizona Tax Reform
Commerce & Workforce Development
2:00 PM
Senate Hearing Room 1
NOT MEETING
Water & Energy
2:00 PM
Senate Hearing Room 3
HB2021 codes; adoption by reference; copies (Stevens)
HB2130 municipalities; counties; energy use; reporting (Petersen) H
B2131 municipalities; counties; auxiliary containers; prohibitions (Petersen)
Tuesday February 23, 2016
Federalism, Mandates, & Fiscal Responsibility
9:00 AM
Senate Hearing Room 3
NOT MEETING
Appropriations
2:00 PM
Senate Hearing Room 109
SB1055 schools; computer coding instruction (Kavanagh)
SB1114 appropriation; veterans’ services; veterans’ home (Allen S, Begay, Bradley, et al)
SB1137 schools; CPR instruction. (Dial, McGuire, Borrelli, et al)
SB1248 body of water; aggregate mining (Shooter)
SB1353 state employee suggestion program; awards (Dial)
SB1419 inmate medical services; rate structure (Griffin)
SB1440 mining and mineral museum; transfer (Griffin)
SB1507 ALTCS; dental services (Begay, Bradley, Hobbs, et al)
TRANSPORTATION Meeting with the House and Senate
2:00 PM
Senate Hearing Room 1
Presentation: “MVD Innovations,” by Arizona Department of Transportation 5.
HB2248 autocycles; definition; class D licenses (Gray)
HB2249 ADOT; authorized third parties (Gray)
HB2250 ADOT advertising; sponsorship; nonhighway assets (Gray)
HB2251 commercial motor vehicles (Gray)
Wednesday February 24, 2016
Public Safety, Military & Technology
9:00 AM
Senate Hearing Room 1
Presentation: Border Strike Force by Col. Milstead
HB2019 credited service; military service purchase (Stevens)
HB2033 post-9/11 veteran education relief fund (Borrelli, Boyer, Cobb, et al)
HB2046 statewide technology policy; acceptable use (Stevens)
HB2154 failure to appear; arrest; fingerprinting (Borrelli: Boyer, Carter, et al)
HB2165 peace officer memorial board; members (Borrelli, Carter: Campbell, et al)
HB2432 information technology; interoperable radio communications (Stevens)
Finance
9:00 AM
Senate Hearing Room 3
HB2008 extracurricular activity credit; optional fees (Norgaard)
HB2104 ASRS; retention of credited service (Lovas)
Health & Human Services
9:00 AM
Senate Hearing Room 3
Executive Nominations:
BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH COMMISSION
Hugo Vargas
Arizona Early Childhood Development and Health Board
Gerald Szostak
STATE BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGIST EXAMINERS
Robert Bohanske
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES
Cara M. Christ, Director
HB2109 pharmacists; licensure (Boyer)
HB2225 radiologic technology; out-of-state licensed practitioners (Lawrence)
HB2265 epinephrine auto-injectors (Cobb: Finchem, Weninger)
Government
2:00 PM
Senate Hearing Room 3
Executive Nominations:
ARIZONA HISTORICAL SOCIETY BOARD
Douglas Hocking
Douglas D. Barlow
HB2015 publicity pamphlets; counties; municipalities (Stevens)
HB2017 signs; early voting; removal (Stevens)
HB2023 delivery; early ballots; limitation (Ugenti-Rita)
HB2047 trade names; trademarks; online registration (Stevens)
HB2049 municipal, precinct office; online signatures (Stevens)
HB2084 voter registration records; death records (Stevens)
HB2121 clean elections; voter education (Petersen)
HB2172 planned communities; architectural designs; approval (Petersen, Thorpe)
HB2447 business entities; database; posting; requirements (Montenegro, Barton, Borrelli, et al)
Financial Institutions
2:00 PM
Senate Hearing Room 109
HB2144 genetic testing; informed consent (Coleman, Townsend: Bowers, et al)
HB2152 consumer lenders; referral fees; insurance (Weninger, Livingston: Cobb, et al)
HB2238 insurance; identity theft group policies (Fann)
Thursday February 25, 2016
Education
9:00 AM
Senate Hearing Room 1
Spotlight on School Success
Move On When Ready
Grand Canyon University Learning Lounge
Executive Nominations
ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS
Larry E. Penley
HB2234 schools; audits; county school superintendent (Boyer: Allen S)
HB2352 teachers; human trafficking; continuing education (Carter, Alston, Brophy McGee, et al)
Judiciary
10:00 AM
Senate Hearing Room 109
Executive Nominations:
COMMISSION ON APPELLATE COURT APPOINTMENTS
Joshua M. Hall
COMMISSION ON TRIAL COURT APPOINTMENTS, PIMA COUNTY
Marian Hill
HB2374 child prostitution; offense (Farnsworth E)
HB2375 crime victims’ rights; facility dog (Farnsworth E)
HB2376 victim restitution; stipulated amount; hearings (Farnsworth E)
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![City Manager Ben Bitter speaks during a Chamber of Commerce event at Global Water Resources on April 11, 2024. Bitter discussed the current state of economic development in Maricopa, as well as hinting at lowering property tax rates again. [Monica D. Spencer]](https://www.inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/spencer-041124-ben-bitter-chamber-property-taxes-web-218x150.jpg "City looks to lower property taxes again")
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![One of several flyers for a "TikTok rizz party" is taped to a door in the Maricopa Business Center along Honeycutt Road on April 23, 2024. [Monica D. Spencer]](https://www.inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/spencer-042324-tiktok-rizz-party-flyer-web-100x70.jpg "Maricopa’s ‘TikTok Rizz Party,’ explained")
