Arizona Legislature – Week Eight Additional Update 3/4/23

 Legislative Update

Included in this mini-update are a couple of items to bring to your attention.  Writter’s opinions are NOT a part of these updates, but only facts collected to inform all the readers.  Please do not yell at the messenger.  LOL.

Believe it or not, the Governor did sign two Bills this past Friday, but the information did not come out till much later.

TWO BILLS SIGNED BY GOVERNOR HOBBS

1. SB1103  administrative review; approvals; developments
   1. Fact Sheet as the Governor passed it:  https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/56leg/1R/summary/S.1103GOV_ASPASSEDHOUSEDOCX.pdf
   2. Chaptered version of the Bill:  https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/56leg/1R/laws/0001.pdf
   3. Governor signed into Law:  03/03/23
2. SB1171  conformity; internal revenue code
   1. Fact Sheet as the Governor passed it:  https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/56leg/1R/summary/S.1171-2383FIN_ASENACTED.pdf
   2. Chaptered version of the Bill:  https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/56leg/1R/laws/0002.pdf
   3. Governor signed into Law:  03/03/23

TWO BILLS IN QUESTION

1. SB1117  municipal platting; technical correction
   1. Fact Sheet:  https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/56leg/1R/summary/S.1117COM_STRIKERMEMO_ASPASSEDCOMITTEE.pdf
   2. Status as of 3/8/23:

1. This Senate Bill has already gone through the Senate Republican and Democrat Caucus on 2/24/23 with a pass of YES
2. Further discussion through the Prime Sponsor Steve Kaiser will be available this week.

1. SB1137  Maricopa county; division; new counties
   1. Fact Sheet:  https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/56leg/1R/summary/S.1137GOV.pdf
   2. Status as of 3/8/23:

1. This Bill failed by a vote of 12-18 on the Senate THIRD Read
2. Comments:  A YES vote means:  higher fiscal impact with larger and more government involved with more employees.  A NO vote means: less money incurred by the government and less government impact, with one Supervisor per District to be hired.

ELECTION INTEGRITY (EI) BILLS ONLY

Per the request of LD2 Senator Steve Kaiser, a complete history of all the EI Bills were compiled from both Chambers.  There are a total of 190 EI Bills out of the 1,625 Bills introduced into both Chambers.  Attached is a copy of those Bills for your review.  I will be following each one of these through the end of the Session, besides the full compliment of the 1,625 Bills already being monitored.  Both sets of Bills will be sent out on or around each Saturday through the end of the Session.

3-8-2023 – 2023 AZ STATE LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND ACTIONS

The color highlighting on these Bills are a bit different as to the regular Updates I send out.  All the Bills listed on the attachment are still mostly ALL the Republican introduced Bills.

Only the Bills highlighted in Blue are Democratic Bills.

And, the Bills highlighted with yellow in the status and date columns, are noted for your review to see their progression in the legislative process.

How to read the Bill Status report.  All the Bills listed on the attachment are ALL the Republican introduced Bills.   Bills highlighted in Green are the GOP Bills monitored on a daily basis.  Bills highlighted in Blue are Democratic Bills deemed necessary to follow.   Bills highlighted in Gray, are ones introduced by LD2 legislators, Senator Kaiser and Representative Wilmeth.  Bills highlighted with yellow in the status column, are the ones completed thru today, 2/18/23, and up to date.  Link to Abbreviations: Click:  2023 Abbreviations 3   You may need to click on the bill number and select open hyperlink.

I understand there are many Bills of interest to many folks.  IF there is a Bill that anyone wants to know about in detail, please advise and I will add them to my regular weekly Updates.  The above Bills have been brought to my attention numerous times, so I wanted to share with you the latest status.

CALL TO ACTION: Our Nation, our State, our Districts, our Legislators, and YOU, as our important voters have a voice in our Country today.  Speak up and you will be heard; stay silent and nothing changes – for good and for bad.  We are a Nation of Laws, whether it be from our Constitution or our holy Bible – we have two sets of Laws to follow.  My suggestion to all of you, is to follow the words of Thomas Jefferson:

“We in America do not have government by the majority—we have government by the majority who participate….  All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.”

Our Founding Fathers were brilliant.  When the Constitution was designed, there were, are 6 AMENDMENTS OUT OF THE 27 AMENDMENTS focusing on just VOTING!  If voting was not so important, why would these dedicated elected officials have devoted so much focus on this one issue?

Elections are up to you, and decided by you.  Vett each person well before putting them into any office, especially office’s that decide how we should live.

Lastly, all the Bills that are listed on the attached, will involve YOU in some way or another.  Let your legislator know how you feel in a professional and properly conducted manner.  Man or woman, Democrat or Republican, they represent you.

Thank you for reading and sharing with others.

Linda Brickman,

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