Will republicans be able to hold on to a majority in both chambers of the legislature after the upcoming November elections? Most likely, yes, but there are no guarantees. Most astute observers believe that republicans are poised to increase their majority to two, and possibly three, in both chambers. But that can happen only if we get all hands on deck pulling in the same direction. That simply means that the primary winners must make a serious effort to attract the supporters of the losing candidates, and the losing candidates must make a serious effort to endorse and/or encourage their followers to support the primary winners.
If the democrats were to gain the majority in the legislature, can we count on the governor to veto all the bad bills that they will pass? Most likely not. In fact, we have no guarantee that we will have a republican governor. Arizona voters have a spotty record in this area. Remember Babbitt and Napolitano?
But, how bad could it be? You, the reader will have to be the judge of that, but the following is a partial list of bills that will be passed if democrats control the legislature.
While looking at this list, consider the following:
1. Real bills. These are not wishful thinking. These are actual bills introduced by democrats during the 2022 session. They made it all the way to the point at which they were assigned to committees. Only the presence of republican majorities in committees prevented these bills from advancing.
2. RINOS. When determining majorities, we would do well to remember that all legislators with R’s by their names count, regardless of how good or bad they may be.
3. Fact checks. Every bill listed in the “BILL # AND SHORT TITLE” column is a hyperlink. Clicking on it will bring up the bill’s page on the AZLEG website. Feel free to check the accuracy of this material.
4. Duplication. Some issues are covered by more than one bill. It is a common practice, when dealing with very important issues, to introduce identical, mirror bills in both chambers. This increases the odds of the bill advancing in at least one chamber. Under these conditions, it is also customary to introduce concurrent resolution bills (HCRxxxx and SCRxxxx), aimed at placing the issues on the ballot, which is often easier to do than to pass the bill outright. We have included these duplicate bills to illustrate, beyond any shadow of a doubt, how determined democrats are to advance these issues.
| BILL # AND SHORT TITLE |
SPONSOR AND COMMENTS |
| HB2045 – TPT; additional rate; online lodging | SALMAN – Another Democrat tax increase. This time it is a surcharge on the booking of lodging via Internet |
| HB2094 – early ballot collection; limitations; repeal | SALMAN – Repeals the ballot harvesting statute. Would allow unlimited and universal ballot harvesting by anyone who wishes to do so. |
| HB2262 – minimum wage increase | ANDRADE – A 25% increase to the minimum wage. |
| HB2335 – expenditure limitation; school districts; repeal. | PAWLIK – Clever way to get around the constitutional limits on aggregate expenditures. Essentially a tax and spend bill. |
| HB2402 – automatic voter registration; same day. | SOLORIO – Under this bill: 1. Anyone who obtains a drivers license will be automatically registered to vote 2. Anyone who shows up at the polls may register and vote same day. This is tailor-made for election mega fraud |
| HB2403 – appropriation; ADE; electric school buses | SOLORIO – $1.5 million to purchase electric school buses, just because they are electric. No room for evaluation or considering alternatives. |
| HB2440 – taxation; repeal; selected exemptions | POWERS HANNLEY – A long list of tax increases via outright increases and also by eliminating some of the exemptions. |
| HB2631 – repeal; right to work; liability | ANDRADE – This bill is designed to implement the repeal of right to work, if the constitution is amended via HCR2026 or SCR1035. This is part of a well-orchestrated movement to do away with the right of individuals to work without having to be forced to pay union dues that are largely used to implement socialist agendas. The mirror bill in the senate is SB1420. |
| HCR2021 – ratification; equal rights amendment. | POWERS HANNLEY – Here is a trick question. How many constitutional rights can you name that men currently have, but women don’t? If your answer is none, you get a golden star. The ERA is a litany of socialist measures that have nothing to do with equal rights. Mirror bill in the senate is SCR1039 |
| HCR2026 – right to work; repeal | ANDRADE – Constitutional amendment to repeal AZ’s right to work. Same as senate version, SCR1035 |
| HCR2035 – constitutional right to vote | SALMAN – Removes all regulations on who can vote. This would have a devastating effect when used in conjunction with the provisions of HB2402. |
| SB1101 – polystyrene foam food packaging; prohibition | MENDEZ – A California-like ban on the use of expanded polystyrene foam, commonly known as Styrofoam. |
| SB1103 – single use plastics; request; charge | MENDEZ – Imposes a 5-cent additional charge for grocery bags. |
| SB1106 – corporate income tax; minimum | MENDEZ – Corporate income tax increase on corporations that employ more than 50 employees. (These tax increases are passed on to the consumers) |
| SB1107 – income tax; addition; net worth | MENDEZ – Huge income tax increase on the middle class. Every year, everyone who has a net worth of more than $50,000 is charged an additional tax of 1% of net worth. |
| SB1150 – electric vehicles; pilot program; appropriation | STEELE – Prohibits the issuing of all building permits unless the project includes adding a charging outlet for electric vehicles. This includes everyone, regardless of whether or not they have or plan to obtain an electric vehicle. |
| SB1151 – charging station; pilot program; appropriation | STEELE – Establishing the electric vehicle charging station pilot program; appropriating monies. |
| SB1152 – zero emission vehicles; plans | STEELE – Forces choice of vehicle based on politics. Creates a plan to force the registration of “zero emission” vehicles to 100,000 by 2028. Creates a “zero emission” vehicle corridor. |
| SB1153 – state zero emission vehicle fleet | STEELE – Forces state agencies to buy or lease “zero emission” vehicles. |
| SB1154 – transportation electrification study committee | STEELE – Establises the transportation electrification study committee, whose main purpose is to find ways to shove electric vehicles down the throats of everyone. |
| SB1221 – expenditure limitation; school districts; repeal | MARSH – School district expenditure limitations are set forth by the AZ constitution, and the constitution cannot be amended by statute. No problem, the Dems found a way to get around that constitutional inconvenience by redefining “local revenues”. This is all quite convoluted and the only way to understand it is to read both the bill and Article 9, Section 21 of the AZ constitution. By the way, they have also introduced a bill to begin the amendment process, namely SCR1023 |
| SB1226 – immigration; law enforcement; repeal | QUEZADA – Repeals most of the language that enables local law enforcement personnel to enforce laws pertaining to harboring and/or transportation of illegal aliens. |
| SB1228 – driver licenses; authorized presence repeal | QUEZADA – The main identification document used in AZ is the drivers license or a non-operating ID. Currently these documents can not be issued unless the applicant shows proof of lawful presence. This bill will require these documents to be issued to illegal aliens. |
| SB1282 – energy efficient standards; products | STAHL HAMILTON – Imposes California-style, ridiculously strict “efficiency standards” for just abut every product that uses electricity. |
| SB1420 – repeal; right to work | MENDEZ – Repeals ARS23-1302. This is a 3-line statute that simply states that a worker cannot be forced to join a union as a condition of employment. Without this protection, union thugs decide who can work and who cannot. |
| SB1426 – state law; local violation; repeal | MENDEZ – Repeals ARS41-194.01, which deals with penalties imposed on government subdivisions that violate state law or the state constitution. Enactment of this bill will allow such violations to occur without punishment. |
| SB1427 – public facilities; environmental policies | MENDEZ – Mandates the use of “green” products throughout all levels of state agencies. |
| SB1428 – office of new Americans | MENDEZ – Creates a state bureaucracy with a whole litany of duties, one of which is, develop strategies to “attract, retain and incorporate immigrants into this state”. Seriously, does AZ really need a state agency to attract immigrants? |
| SB1437 – immigration enforcement; limits; state policy | QUEZADA – This bill establishes the whole state of Arizona as a sanctuary state for immigration laws. It is quite sneaky in that it is not until page 5 of a 7-page bill that the sanctuary language is found. |
| SB1440 – schools; prohibited courses; repeal | QUEZADA – This bill repeals ARS15-111 and ARS15-112. By repealing ARS15-112, this bill would remove the restriction, and therefore allow, schools to teach classes that do any of the following: 1. Promote the overthrow of the United States government. 2. Promote resentment toward a race or class of people. 3. Are designed primarily for pupils of a particular ethnic group. 4. Advocate ethnic solidarity instead of the treatment of pupils as individuals. |
| SB1441 – model ethnic studies curriculum | QUEZADA – This bill would require the SPI to develop a statewide ethnic studies program to prepare students to be global citizens, not US citizens. This would be similar to the controversial Mexican ethnic studies scheme that has been causing so much trouble in Pima County |
| SB1453 – automatic voter registration; same day | QUEZADA – Would allow people to register and vote the same day, using provisional ballots. The idea here is to overwhelm the system, to make cheating easier. |
| SB1454 – polling places; drop boxes; campuses | QUEZADA – Drop boxes are tailor made for the perpetration of mischief. |
| SB1456 – presidential preference caucuses; independent voters | QUEZADA – This would remove the last vestige of the ability of party members to choose their candidate without outside interference. |
| SB1520 – repeal; results-based funding; schools; appropriation | QUEZADA – Repeals ARS15-249.08. This is the statute that establishes performance requirements for schools in poor neighborhoods to receive additional per-student funding. |
| SB1591 – immigrant legal fund | QUEZADA – Establishes a permanent, taxpayer-funded legal fund to help immigrants get around immigration laws. |
| SB1698 – adult immunizations; reporting system | GONZALES – Expands the child immunization data collection to include adults also. It substantially increases the types of information collected and placed on databases. |
| SCR1023 – school districts; expenditure limitation; repeal | MARSH – Constitutional amendment to REPEAL the school district aggregate expenditure limit. This limit is already quite generous because it allows increases as follows: 1. Annual increases to take into account inflation and student number increases. 2. An additional automatic 10% increase over and above that created by inflation and student count. 3. Allows the legislature, on a yearly basis, to override the limit. (This actually happened during the 2022 session) Still, it’s not enough. This bill would give schools pretty much a blank check without any restrictions. |
| SCR1034 – environment; constitutional amendment | MENDEZ – Constitutional amendment to create a plethora of “environmental rights”. Under this, environmental extremists have a free hand to do their mischief under the guise of protecting constitutional rights. |
| SCR1035 – right to work; repeal | MENDEZ – Would do away with the right of individuals to obtain employment without being forced to join a union and pay union dues, which may be used to support issues contrary to the employee’s mindset. Mirror house bill is HCR2026 |
| SCR1037 – conduct of elections; voters’ rights | QUEZADA – Legislation via ballot measure. The short title of this bill is very misleading THIS IS NOT AN ELECTION INTEGRITY BILL. Just the opposite. It opens the door for more election mischief. |
| SCR1039 – ratification; equal rights amendment | STEELE – Here is a trick question. How many constitutional rights can you name that men currently have, but women don’t? If your answer is none, you get a gold star. The ERA is a litany of socialist measures that have nothing to do with equal rights. Mirror bill in the house is HCR2021 |