The vast majority of bills in this week’s report are reruns from previous sessions, either failed or vetoed. It’s a wild collection of MAGA conspiracy theories, city preemption, voting rights attacks, constitutionality issues, cronyism, and of course, tax cuts we can't pay for.
We’ll just leave it at this: If we keep electing Republicans as our legislative majority, we're going to get the same stuff — this stuff — every year.
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With all that said, there are a few good ideas moving this week too. (Even a stopped clock is right twice a day!) We encourage you to lift up the following bills. More information is available in the RTS section below.
SB1037, Shope (R-16), would allow Arizona’s Medicaid program, AHCCCS, to cover primary and preventative dental care for adults. Scheduled for Senate Appropriations Committee, Tuesday. SUPPORT.
HB2232, Longdon (D-5), would add “on-track equipment” to railroad crossing safety statutes, thus requiring that vehicles stop for this equipment. Scheduled for House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, Wednesday. SUPPORT.
Monday
SB1011, sponsored by Jake Hoffman (R-15), would reject federal funding for biking and walking infrastructure, depriving Arizona communities of millions of available dollars. In 2017, Arizona received at least $18 million in federal funding for bike/ped work through the Transportation Alternatives program alone, just one of at least 14 potential federal funding programs for bike/ped safety projects. Hoffman introduced the same bill last year, which failed to pass. This bill failed its committee hearing last week thanks to Frank Carroll (R-28) joining all Democrats in voting no, but is once again scheduled for Senate Finance & Commerce Committee, Monday. OPPOSE.
SB1092, sponsored by Warren Petersen (R-14), would allow people to deduct losses in foreign currency trades and from cryptocurrency off their taxes. Spurred in part by a false narrative that the government plans to control its citizens through US currency. Losses in crypto can be very substantial; bills like this encourage wild financial speculation at taxpayer expense. Scheduled for Senate Finance & Commerce Committee, Monday. OPPOSE.
SB1125, sponsored by Wendy Rogers (R-7), would require “age and identity verification” for companies that provide “material harmful to minors” over the internet to use are at least 18, or be subject to civil penalties. Similar legislation has been passed in at least 7 other states and has been introduced in Arizona in previous sessions. A district court blocked a similar law in Texas on grounds that it violates First Amendment rights and is overly vague. Rogers’ bill does nothing to ensure people’s privacy; the court stated, "People will be particularly concerned about accessing controversial speech when the state government can log and track that access." See HB2586, also moving this week. Scheduled for Senate Transportation, Technology and Missing Children Committee, Monday. OPPOSE.
SB1128, sponsored by Wendy Rogers (R-7), would allow state agencies to accept cryptocurrency as payment for anything from taxes and fees to fines and assessments. Cryptocurrency is an environmentally destructive bubble that is already popping and a playground for the mega-rich. Even the Wall Street Journal says crypto should be banned, calling it “a gambling contract with a nearly 100% edge for the house.” Rogers introduced a similar bill last year, which failed to pass. Scheduled for Senate Finance & Commerce Committee, Monday. OPPOSE.
SB1148, sponsored by Anthony Kern (R-27), would require Arizona to give taxpayers ages 55+ a one-time rebate of an unspecified amount on their state taxes. Arizona faces a jaw-dropping $1.7 billion deficit, thanks in part to unbridled tax cuts, and simply does not have the money to do this. Scheduled for Senate Finance & Commerce Committee, Monday. OPPOSE.
SB1167, sponsored by John Kavanagh (R-3), would ban banks from “discriminating” against people or businesses for holding right-wing views. The bill specifically calls out “race, diversity or gender preferences,” associations with “firearms and ammo” or “oil and gas” companies, and “refusal to assist with abortion or gender reassignment.” This is even more ludicrous than typical anti-ESG bills (see our Substack explainer on ESG). Scheduled for Senate Finance & Commerce Committee, Monday. OPPOSE.
SB1197, sponsored by Wendy Rogers (R-7), would exempt virtual currency from taxation. Cryptocurrency is an environmentally destructive bubble that is already popping and a playground for the mega-rich. Even the Wall Street Journal says crypto should be banned, calling it “a gambling contract with a nearly 100% edge for the house.” Scheduled for Senate Finance & Commerce Committee, Monday. OPPOSE.
SCR1001, sponsored by Wendy Rogers (R-7), would ask voters to ban the use of photo radar. Numerous studies have found both speed and red-light cameras offer many safety benefits. Conspicuous, fixed cameras reduce traffic crashes and injuries by up to 35 percent. Nobody likes a ticket, but Arizona has had speed cameras since 1987 for good reason. Repealing photo radar will lead to more dangerous roads and more collisions. Gov. Hobbs vetoed a similar bill last year, but because this measure would head directly to the ballot, Gov. Hobbs cannot veto it. This bill failed its committee hearing last week thanks to Frank Carroll (R-28) joining all Democrats in voting no, but is once again scheduled for Senate Transportation, Technology and Missing Children Committee, Monday. OPPOSE.
SCR1010, sponsored by Wendy Rogers (R-7), like SB1197, would exempt virtual currency from taxation. Because the bill would go directly to voters, Gov. Hobbs cannot veto it. Scheduled for Senate Finance & Commerce Committee, Monday. OPPOSE.
HB2327, sponsored by Kevin Payne (R-27), would give all state corrections officers a 15% pay raise. The cost of this is yet to be determined, but based on the last raise given — two years ago, when Arizona was running a surplus instead of its current $1.7 billion deficit) — it is likely $25 million or more (see footnote 4 on page 2 of this JLBC report). Arizona simply does not have the funding to do this. Scheduled for House Military Affairs & Public Safety Committee, Monday. OPPOSE.
HB2442, sponsored by Steve Montenegro (R-29), would ban emergency use immunizations from being required for school attendance. There are no scientific grounds to justify this bill; in fact, scientific reviews praise the emergency use authorization process. Gov. Hobbs vetoed the same bill last year. Scheduled for House Health & Human Services Committee, Monday. OPPOSE.
Tuesday
HB2281, sponsored by Leo Biasiucci (R-30), would require counties to charge a 12.5% royalty on profits from solar farms that sell electricity commercially and divide the money up among residents. The effort is aimed at companies that use private or state-owned lands to generate electricity to sell to out-of-state utilities. Solar companies are investing billions of dollars in Arizona and creating thousands of jobs. Critics say the proposal is “a trade war starting, anti-business kind of thing that Arizona would lose,” and argue the costs would get passed along to customers when the taxed states decide to retaliate and charge taxes on out-of-state energy Arizona buys, such as from New Mexico wind farms. The bill is being fast-tracked; duplicate bill SB1066 went through its Senate committee last week. Scheduled for House Natural Resources, Energy & Water Committee, Tuesday. OPPOSE.
HB2570, sponsored by Leo Biasiucci (R-30), would ban cities with over 50,000 residents from regulating most zoning for single-family homes, including lot sizes, square footage or dimensions, lot coverage, accessory structures, and design, architectural and aesthetic elements. This massive measure goes far further than last year’s preemption efforts, and therefore is likely doomed: one prominent Republican lawmaker known for preemption measures said last year’s efforts would be “kneecapping” the local control his constituents want. We encourage lawmakers to negotiate and seek compromise in order to accomplish change on the issue of affordable housing. Scheduled for House Commerce Committee, Tuesday. OPPOSE.
SB1037, sponsored by TJ Shope (R-16), would allow Arizona’s Medicaid program, AHCCCS, to cover primary and preventative dental care for adults. This would help maintain overall health and wellness, and would save money by helping people avoid serious dental problems. Research shows that gum disease (which is preventable with routine care) may play a role in the development of a number of other conditions, including Alzheimer’s, cancer, and respiratory disease. Currently, adults on AHCCCS get only emergency dental care; exams, X-rays, cleanings and other preventive dentistry is not covered. The same bill has been sponsored by Democrats for years and has failed to become law. Scheduled for Senate Appropriations Committee, Tuesday. SUPPORT.
Wednesday
SB1058, sponsored by JD Mesnard (R-13), would require Arizona students to pass a half-credit personal finance course, beginning with the class of 2028, in order to graduate from high school. Our students don’t need another graduation requirement (personal finance is already required to be taught in high-school economics) and our educators definitely don’t need another unfunded mandate. Once again scheduled for Senate Education Committee, Wednesday. OPPOSE.
SB1127, sponsored by Wendy Rogers (R-7), would ban cities and counties from imposing any tax or fee on anyone running a blockchain node (aka, mining crytocurrency) in a residence. Cryptocurrency is incredibly environmentally destructive: each Bitcoin transaction consumes enough electricity to run an American home for 6 weeks. Scheduled for Senate Government Committee, Wednesday. OPPOSE.
SB1153, sponsored by Anthony Kern (R-27), would restrict Arizona agencies from creating rules that would increase regulatory costs by more than $500,000 over 5 years after implementation. The Legislature would instead be required to enact legislation to ratify the proposed rule into law. Although the far right says it will "rein in unelected bureaucrats," this shortsighted measure would kneecap Hobbs and Mayes' ability to regulate unaccountable, wasteful spending. A prime example is Arizona's universal ESA voucher program; parents who use the program are complaining about the payment processor, ClassWallet, and a different vendor could cost easily that amount or more. Gov. Hobbs vetoed this exact bill last year; in committee, the sponsor could not answer how many rules this would impact but said "it shouldn't matter." Scheduled for Senate Government Committee, Wednesday. OPPOSE.
SCR1012, sponsored by Anthony Kern (R-27), would ask voters to restrict Arizona agencies from creating rules that would increase regulatory costs by more than $500,000 over 5 years after implementation. The Legislature would instead be required to enact legislation to ratify the proposed rule into law. See SB1153 above for more info. Scheduled for Senate Government Committee, Wednesday. OPPOSE.
HB2232, sponsored by Jennifer Longdon (D-5), would add “on-track equipment” to railroad crossing safety statutes, thus requiring that vehicles stop for this equipment. Scheduled for House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, Wednesday. SUPPORT.
HB2328, sponsored by Kevin Payne (R-27), would relax regulations on food trucks. Payne, who owns a food truck, sponsored the same bill in 2019 and again in 2023 (when Gov. Hobbs vetoed it). The bill could lead to nuisances such as noise, along with gray water, trash and grease, being dumped in neighborhoods. The legislature’s extremely lax conflict of interest rules say that, if more than 10 people would benefit from a law, there is no conflict. That means a lawmaker like Payne can sponsor a bill about food trucks and vote on it. Scheduled for House Regulatory Affairs Committee, Wednesday. OPPOSE.
HB2331, sponsored by David Marshall (R-7), would create a special vehicle license plate for Veteran Community Enhancement. Arizona currently has 101 special plates, with a portion of each purchase going to a different cause. Not only does having so many plates create difficulties for law enforcement, but some of the plates raise money for political groups, such as the hate group Alliance Defending Freedom and the anti-abortion Arizona Life Coalition. Arizona added 8 more plates just last year. When will it stop? Scheduled for House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, Wednesday. OPPOSE.
HB2404, sponsored by John Gillette (R-30), would ban county recorders from providing a voter registration card to someone whose mailing address is out of state, except for military and their family. This change would negatively impact a wide variety of groups, from retirees and winter visitors to college students. Scheduled for House Municipal Oversight & Elections Committee, Wednesday. OPPOSE.
HB2471, sponsored by Cory McGarr (R-17), would insert the legislature into the agency rulemaking process by requiring the legislature give final approval for agency rules via a majority vote. This absurd overreach would prevent our state agencies from effectively doing their jobs. Scheduled for House Regulatory Affairs Committee, Wednesday. OPPOSE.
HB2472, sponsored by Cory McGarr (R-17), would give any elector access to our physical ballots, ballot images, early ballot envelopes and registration records if they allege “the chain of custody is broken” or that “early votes present inconsistent signatures or personal information.” The damage this could do to our safe and secure elections is hard to overstate. Scheduled for House Municipal Oversight & Elections Committee, Wednesday. OPPOSE.
HB2474, sponsored by Alexander Kolodin (R-3), would make it harder to circulate petitions to form a new political party, including putting time limits on signature validity and requiring petition circulators to register with the Secretary of State’s office. The No Labels and Green parties recently qualified for the Arizona ballot; the Patriot Party recently failed to qualify by just 3,000 signatures. Unaffiliated voters are now Arizona’s largest registered political bloc; making it harder for these voters to form like-minded organizations threatens our two-party structure. Scheduled for House Municipal Oversight & Elections Committee, Wednesday. OPPOSE.
HB2584, sponsored by John Gillette (R-30), would ban cities from regulating modular or manufactured housing differently than traditional construction. Prefabricated homes are often less expensive, but they also can depreciate in value like a car, carry complicated financing restrictions, and are difficult to make habitable in conditions of extreme heat. Scheduled for House Government Committee, Wednesday. OPPOSE.
HB2586, sponsored by Tim Dunn (R-25), would require “age and identity verification” for companies that provide “material harmful to minors” over the internet to use are at least 18, or be subject to civil penalties. Similar legislation has been passed in at least 7 other states. A district court blocked a similar law in Texas on grounds that it violates First Amendment rights and is overly vague. Rogers’ bill does nothing to ensure people’s privacy; as the court stated, "People will be particularly concerned about accessing controversial speech when the state government can log and track that access." See SB1125, also moving this week. Scheduled for House Judiciary Committee, Wednesday. OPPOSE.
HB2661, sponsored by Ben Toma (R-27), would bar the sale of computers, smart phones and tablets in Arizona if they don’t include a filter that would block children from accessing “obscene content.” The bill would hold the manufacturer criminally liable if they fail to do so, with fines ranging from $5,000 to $50,000. Under the bill, Arizonans would automatically see a filter, and those who turn it off would be legally liable if a minor accessed content on their device. The measure appears to be the brainchild of an anti-LGBTQ activist who is most famous for trying to marry his laptop in protest of same-sex marriage. Obscenity filter bills have been filed in at least 8 other states; a similar bill was also introduced in Arizona in 2022. Scheduled for House Judiciary Committee, Wednesday. OPPOSE.
HB2629, sponsored by Ben Toma (R-27), would require schools to include at least 45 minutes of instruction in high-school American Government class on "the history of communist regimes around the world and the prevalence of poverty, starvation, migration, systemic lethal violence and suppression of speech under communist regimes." State lawmakers shouldn’t be mandating curriculum; that’s the job of educators who are trained in curriculum development. Republican lawmakers have tried in past sessions to ban “ideologically biased curriculum”; doesn’t this qualify? Scheduled for House Judiciary Committee, Wednesday. OPPOSE.
Thursday
SB1129, sponsored by Wendy Rogers (R-7), would require law enforcement to immediately remove any "transient occupant" of private residential property and charge them with trespassing. State statutes already exist to cover this behavior, making this bill unnecessary. The bill does not include solutions for housing or shelter. Scheduled for Senate Judiciary Committee, Thursday. OPPOSE.
SB1145, sponsored by Anthony Kern (R-27), would fine the Bar and the state Supreme Court for “infringing” on “political speech” of lawyers. The bill would aid Arizona lawyer and freshman lawmaker Alex Kolodin (R-3), who was disciplined by the State Bar for filing bad-faith lawsuits over the 2020 election, as well as the sponsor himself, whose own lawyers were ordered to pay $75,000 in legal fees after filing a frivolous lawsuit over his role in the 1/6/21 insurrection attempt. The State Bar and the Arizona Supreme Court both say there’s no problem needing to be fixed. The same bill failed last year. Scheduled for Senate Judiciary Committee, Thursday. OPPOSE.
Bills in Rules Committees
Rules exists only to consider whether a bill is constitutional and in the proper form for passage; the committee doesn’t take testimony and won’t read comments.
These bills will proceed to caucus (separate partisan meetings of all Democrats and all Republicans) and from there to a full floor vote. Contact your senator for Senate bills, your representatives for House bills.
SB1005, sponsored by Jake Hoffman (R-15), would ban the state, including public schools, from requiring "diversity, equity, and inclusion programs" for its employees, spending public funds on such programs, or setting policies to influence the composition of its workforce on the basis of race, sex, or color. Any employee required to participate could sue. Diversity, equity and inclusion is a philosophy designed to harness the differences, talents and unique qualities of all individuals; this bill pretends our differences don’t exist. Hoffman introduced the same bill last year, which failed to pass. Scheduled for Senate Rules Committee, Monday. OPPOSE.
SB1007, sponsored by Jake Hoffman (R-15), would put Arizona public school teachers (but not teachers at ESA-funded private schools) behind bars for up to two years if they so much as recommend a book to students that lawmakers consider too “sexually explicit.” This would attempt to build on a 2022 ban which has already essentially frozen the teaching of books like “The Color Purple,” “The Canterbury Tales” and even conservatives’ darling “Atlas Shrugged,” preventing Arizona's students from getting a well-rounded education. State law already makes it a felony to show pornography to children. Hoffman introduced the same bill last year, which failed to pass. An amendment from Anna Hernandez (D-24) to require the same regulations at private schools was voted down on party lines. Scheduled for Senate Rules Committee, Monday. OPPOSE.
SB1010, sponsored by Jake Hoffman (R-15), would ban government from setting goals to reduce vehicle miles of travel. Reducing vehicle miles burns fewer fossil fuels and extends road life, which is good for the state. Based on an absurd conspiracy theory that believes the “world government” wants to limit people’s freedom of movement and advance a totalitarian agenda. (Yes, really.) Hoffman introduced the same bill last year, which failed to pass. Scheduled for Senate Rules Committee, Monday. OPPOSE.
SB1012, sponsored by Jake Hoffman (R-15), would ban the Department of Transportation from setting goals to reduce vehicle miles of travel, and from taking race, color or ethnicity into consideration (even though nonwhite Americans rely on public transit at 2 to 3 times the rate of white Americans). Based on the same absurd conspiracy theories as SB1010. Held last week, but once again scheduled for Senate Rules Committee, Monday. OPPOSE.
SB1013, sponsored by Jake Hoffman (R-15), would ban government from taking social or environmental values into consideration when investing. Arizona’s Public Safety Personnel Retirement System, which oversees pension funds for police and others, says the effort would hurt its goal of maximizing returns for its members. The concept appears driven by a panic that society will hold extremists accountable for their actions. One study says such efforts could cost Arizona millions. See our Substack explainer on ESG. Scheduled for Senate Rules Committee, Monday. OPPOSE.
SB1014, sponsored by Jake Hoffman (R-15), would ban financial institutions, insurers and credit reporting agencies from considering political affiliation, social or environmental values. Driven by a panic that society will hold extremists accountable for their actions. One study says such efforts could cost Arizona millions. Similar to a vetoed bill from last year. Scheduled for Senate Rules Committee, Monday. OPPOSE.
SB1056, sponsored by Warren Petersen (R-14), would ban city and town councils from raising taxes or fees without a two-thirds supermajority vote. A similar provision in Arizona state law has made it nearly impossible to fund our state’s many needs and priorities. This top-down move would hamstring our cities with the same problem. Scheduled for Senate Rules Committee, Monday. OPPOSE.
SB1097, sponsored by Justine Wadsack (R-17), would make school board elections partisan, a move being pushed by national extremist organizations. Local school boards are our most democratic institutions and should stay above party politics the same way judges are tasked to, in order to steer clear of conflict that would keep them from doing their job or force party politics into public education. Making school boards partisan would complete their transformation into just another venue for extremist conflict. A similar bill failed its very first committee hearing in 2022. Scheduled for Senate Rules Committee, Monday. OPPOSE.
SCR1002, sponsored by Jake Hoffman (R-15), would ask voters to amend the state Constitution to ban government from trying to monitor or reduce vehicle miles of travel. Again, based on an absurd conspiracy theory that believes the “world government” wants to limit people’s freedom of movement and advance a totalitarian agenda. Because this measure would head directly to the ballot, Gov. Hobbs cannot veto it. Hoffman introduced the same bill last year, which failed to pass. Scheduled for Senate Rules Committee, Monday. OPPOSE.
SCR1006, sponsored by Warren Petersen (R-14), would ask voters to approve county or city property tax refunds for property owners if the county or city “declines to enforce” existing laws that criminalize common activities for people experiencing homelessness, and if the property is “reduced in fair market value or the property owner incurs expenses” as a result. The activities mentioned include illegal camping, obstructing public thoroughfares, loitering and panhandling. The State Treasurer would be required to withhold state funding for the refunds claimed, even though cities are currently constrained by a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling barring them from criminalizing homelessness. Because the measure would go straight to the ballot, Gov. Hobbs cannot veto it. Backed by the Goldwater Institute. Scheduled for Senate Rules Committee, Monday. OPPOSE.
SCR1007, sponsored by Frank Carroll (R-28), would ask voters to ban “Arizona public entities,” including public schools, from signing contracts with companies unless they agree not to "discriminate" against gun manufacturers. This would create new hurdles for Arizona's neighborhood schools in everything from building facilities to purchasing supplies. Similar bills from previous years have been backed by the NRA. Because this measure would head directly to the ballot, Gov. Hobbs cannot veto it. Scheduled for Senate Rules Committee, Monday. OPPOSE.
HB2088, sponsored by Laurin Hendrix (R-14), would ban anyone who contributes to a bond or override campaign from bidding on a contract that is funded as a result of the bond or override. This bill would dramatically limit funding abilities for bonds and overrides, which many school districts rely on to meet their basic needs because the state has neglected its duty to adequately fund them. The same bill failed to pass last year. Scheduled for House Rules Committee, Monday. OPPOSE.
HB2123, sponsored by Austin Smith (R-29), would ban Arizona and its cities and counties from requiring water measuring devices for many rural wells. This in effect prevents the measuring and tracking of rural groundwater levels, which in turn contributes to continued overpumping. Researchers warn that Arizona’s groundwater is currently seriously overallocated, with unsustainable pumping threatening the state’s water future. Scheduled for House Rules Committee, Monday. OPPOSE.
HB2178, sponsored by Alexander Kolodin (R-3), would allow students at Arizona’s public universities to dedicate their student activity fees to specific university-recognized student organizations or clubs. A university should retain final say over the funding allocation for its programs, rather than the legislature inserting itself in the minutiae of university budgeting. Passed House Education Committee, Tuesday 1/23. Scheduled for House Rules Committee, Monday. OPPOSE.
HB2183, sponsored by Julie Willoughby (R-13), would require health care entities to give parents access to all of their minor children’s medical records, even for services that don’t require parental consent. This effectively would strip minors of their right to medical privacy and strip medical professionals of the right to exercise their professional judgment on when to divulge information. Scheduled for House Rules Committee, Monday. OPPOSE.
HB2244, sponsored by Quang Nguyen (R-1), would ban vegetarian food products from being labeled as “meat” or “poultry” in an “attempt to deter consumers.” Violations would incur fines of up to $100,000 per day. Similar legislation has been introduced or passed in Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, South Dakota, and Arkansas. Several years ago, a federal court blocked the Arkansas law for confusing consumers in order to benefit the state’s meat industry. Scheduled for House Rules Committee, Monday. OPPOSE.
HB2310, sponsored by Travis Grantham (R-14), attempts to define “grooming” in statute, and would ban “distributing photographs that depict a person’s sex organs” — essentially making it a felony to teach a health class. State law already covers the behaviors in the bill; we don’t need another statute, especially one that would carry other consequences. Scheduled for House Rules Committee, Monday. OPPOSE.
HB2380, sponsored by Neal Carter (R-15), would allow the state to deny an audit request from a city if the taxpayer conducts business in more than one city — basically defanging audits. We wonder which badly behaving taxpayer brought this bill to Rep. Carter to run. Scheduled for House Rules Committee, Monday. OPPOSE.
HB2406, sponsored by John Gillette (R-30), would allow meat, poultry and seafood products made from animals that were not given a mRNA vaccination to be labeled "mRNA free." The bill appears to be driven by a false conspiracy theory that mRNA vaccines have entered the US food supply. A similar bill was introduced last year in Tennessee. Scheduled for House Rules Committee, Monday. OPPOSE.
HB2547, sponsored by Rachel Jones (R-17), would ban voting centers and limit precinct size to 1,000 voters. The voting center model allows voters to cast a ballot anywhere in the county — for example, near work or their child’s school — instead of being tied to a single precinct location, and has nearly eliminated the need for provisional ballots. Returning to a precinct model would raise the question of whether counties can find enough poll workers. This is at least the third year in which Arizona’s Republican-led legislature has attempted to ban voting centers. Scheduled for House Rules Committee, Monday. OPPOSE.
2024 Session Timeline
Monday, 1/29 Senate bill introduction deadline Monday, 2/5 House bill introduction deadline Friday, 2/16 Last day for a bill to get out of committees in its originating house Monday, 2/19 Crossover Week begins (most committee hearings are suspended) Friday, 3/22 Last day for a bill to get out of committees in its crossover house (and the last day to use RTS until a budget drops) Tuesday, 4/16 100th Day of Session (the stated end goal; can be changed)
Flag this handy list of contact info, committee chairs and assignments, updated for 2024.
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