By Craig McDermott, crossposted from Random Musings
While watching a little TV this weekend, the local version of the MSM (as embodied by Phoenix channel 3’s Politics Unplugged) opined that there aren’t many “bad” bills moving at the lege this year.
I beg to differ.
Among the bad bills moving just this week (“moving” = “up for committee consideration“)
– A striker to HB2480, limiting the amount of funding available to schools (Ways and Means, Monday)
– HB2043, creating a tax deduction relating to using “specie” for payment of debts (specie = gold and silver coins) (Ways and Means, Monday)
– HB2401, cutting desegregation funding for Arizona school districts that need it (Ways and Means, Monday)
– A striker to HB2024, removing the ability of courts to award court costs and attorneys’ fees when cities, towns, other subdivisions, and individuals are sued by someone for an alleged failure to enforce immigration laws and the cities, etc., prevail (Federalism and States’ Rights, Wedneday)
– HB2571, removing the exemption for complying with federal law from the Arizona law that requires that landowners be compensated if a land use law diminishes the value of a parcel of land (Federalism and States’ Rights, Wednesday)
– SB1452, declaring that any presidential actions or orders that are perceived to restrict Second Amendment rights are illegal (Federalism, Mandates, and Fiscal Responsibility, Monday)
– SB1519, mandating that anyone who collects an early ballot must provide a receipt (Government, Wednesday)
– SCR1017, a proposed amendment to the state’s constitution to both expand the membership of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, and to effectively gut its authority (Government, Wednesday)
And this list is nowhere near comprehensive…
The rest –
Notes:
All committees meetings and agendas are subject to change without notice, and frequently do. If you plan to travel to the Capitol to observe or weigh in on the consideration of a particular measure, check with the lege ahead of time to confirm that the meeting that you are interested in is still on schedule and your item(s) of interest is still on the agenda for that meeting.
Meeting rooms designated “HHR” are in the House of Representatives building.
Meeting rooms designated “SHR” are in the Senate building.
All House committee agendas can be found here.
All Senate committee agendas can be found here.
Committee schedule (mostly just copied and pasted from the lege’s website. The agenda links work, as of this writing, but may not later in the week if an agenda is modified in some way):
| Senate Agendas | ||||
| Date | Committee | Time | Room | Agenda |
| 02/18/16 | Education | 9:00 A.M. | SHR 1 | Click Here |
| 02/18/16 | Judiciary | 9:00 A.M. | SHR 109 | Click Here |
| 02/17/16 | Finance | 9:00 A.M. | SHR 3 | Click Here |
| 02/17/16 | Financial Institutions | 2:00 P.M. | SHR 109 | Click Here |
| 02/17/16 | Government | 2:00 P.M. | SHR 3 | Click Here |
| 02/17/16 | Health and Human Services | 2:00 P.M. | SHR 1 | Click Here |
| 02/17/16 | Public Safety, Military and Technology | 9:00 A.M. | SHR 1 | Click Here |
| 02/16/16 | Appropriations | 2:00 P.M. | SHR 109 | Click Here |
| 02/16/16 | Federalism, Mandates and Fiscal Responsibility | 9:00 A.M. | SHR 3 | Click Here |
| 02/16/16 | Transportation | 2:00 P.M. | SHR 1 | Click Here |
| 02/15/16 | Commerce and Workforce Development | 2:00 P.M. 1:45 P.M. OR UPON ADJOURNMENT OF FLOOR* | SHR 1 | Click Here |
| 02/15/16 | Natural Resources | 10:00 A.M. | SHR 109 | Click Here |
| 02/15/16 | Rules | 1:00 P.M. | Caucus Room 1 | Click Here |
| 02/15/16 | State Debt and Budget Reform | 10:00 A.M. | SHR 3 | Click Here |
| 02/15/16 | Water and Energy | 2:00 P.M. | SHR 3 | Click Here |
| House Agendas | ||||
| Date | Committee | Time | Room | Agenda |
| 02/18/16 | Agriculture, Water and Lands | 10:00 A.M. | HHR 3 | Click Here |
| 02/18/16 | Government and Higher Education | 9:00 A.M. | HHR 1 | Click Here |
| 02/18/16 | Military Affairs and Public Safety | 9:00 A.M. | HHR 5 | Click Here |
| 02/17/16 | Appropriations | 2:00 P.M. | HHR 1 | Click Here |
| 02/17/16 | Commerce | 9:30 A.M. NOTE TIME CHANGE | HHR 1 | Click Here |
| 02/17/16 | Education | 2:00 P.M. | HHR 4 | Click Here |
| 02/17/16 | Federalism and States’ Rights | 09:00 A.M. | HHR 5 | Click Here |
| 02/17/16 | Insurance | 10:00 A.M. | HHR 4 | Click Here |
| 02/17/16 | Judiciary | 9:30 A.M. NOTE TIME CHANGE | HHR 3 | Click Here |
| 02/16/16 | Banking and Financial Services | 2:00 P.M. | HHR 3 | Click Here |
| 02/16/16 | Health | 2:00 P.M. | HHR 4 | Click Here |
| 02/16/16 | Rural and Economic Development | 2:00 P.M. | HHR 5 | Click Here |
| 02/16/16 | Transportation and Infrastructure | 2:00 P.M. | HHR 1 | Click Here |
| 02/15/16 | Children and Family Affairs | 2:00 P.M. | HHR 5 | Click Here |
| 02/15/16 | County and Municipal Affairs | 2:00 P.M. | HHR 4 | Click Here |
| 02/15/16 | Elections | 10:00 A.M. | HHR 4 | Click Here |
| 02/15/16 | Energy, Environment and Natural Resources | 2:00 P.M. | HHR 1 | Click Here |
| 02/15/16 | Rules | 1:00 P.M. | HHR 4 | Click Here |
| 02/15/16 | Ways and Means | 2:00 P.M. | HHR 3 | Click Here |
Floor Calendars:
The House has a COW (Committee of the Whole) calendar and a Third Read (final approval) calendar scheduled for Monday.
The Senate has both a COW calendar and a Third Read calendar posted for Monday.
There will be floor calendars later in the week, but those are generally posted the day before, or even the day of, consideration.
The lege’s Capitol Events calendar is here. The “highlight”: a 2nd Amendment rally, scheduled for Saturday.
The real disturbing trend of the the Ducey dictatorship is his desire to concentrate power under his control. From the regulation of athletic trainers ( and other health professions), to local government control of many issues, education funding, off session budget issues, and even local building codes, Ducey is seeking to control and then punish those who don’t bow to his political ideology. No contrary words are allowed. This is the Goldwater/Koch/ALEC strategy, it is easier to control one office then a whole State of varied interests. Voters of all political parties should be concerned about this concentration of power, that has never occurred in the history of this State. Republicans in the legislative majority should be concerned about this erosion of their power also. The citizens of this State should not allow this.
I count three unconstitutional bills that would have to be defended in court, and the state would lose. I also wonder why these guys keep trying to change our constitution, on school funding with their proposition shell game, and of course, now on the AIRC. Mrs. Biggs’ SCOTUS case will go nowhere now, with Scalia gone. Ha ha ha.
Mrs. Biggs’ SCOTUS case was unlikely to succeed before Scalia’s passing, but yes, even more so now.
won’t republiscum be in morning this week?
Justin Olson wants to be the next Speaker so bad he will sell his soul to Goldwater. He is unqualified but is some kind of fiscal genius, in his own mind, although Goldwater or ATRA write everything he does. No striker he is involved with is good news to any school district or student in this State.