The state legislature is still on recess, and there is nothing to report regarding activity that is available to the public.
Hobbs continues her quest to earn the distinction of being the very worst governor in Arizona history. To that end, she has vetoes 111 bills of the 276 that have been sent to her.
For an official list of the bills sent to the governor, click HERE
For an official list of vetoed bills, that includes the veto letters, click HERE
Keep in mind that it takes a few days for these lists to be updated, so the actual numbers are somewhat higher than indicated by these lists.
On Monday, 6/12, the legislators will be back at the capitol to resume their work. They had scheduled a press conference for Tuesday, 6/13, about Sine Die adjournment, but that has been removed from the calendar. We have no idea as to when they will adjourn.
We do know that there are at least three pieces of unfinished business that will have to be addressed.
- For Monday, they have scheduled Committee Of the Whole and/or Third Readings for 39 bills. The list of those bills may be accessed by going to https://www.azleg.gov/active-bills/, selecting a date range that includes Monday, and clicking on “Refresh Data”. Those readers who wish to contact legislators regarding these bills may do so by using the resources available at our website https://azpeopleslobbyist.com/
- The matter of Rep. Stahl-Hamilton must be addressed. The House Ethics Committee found that she was in violation of Rule 1, and has forwarded its findings to the full House. For more details, check out a related ADI article by clicking HERE . There are two questions that the House members need to answer:
- Was the violation serious enough for Stahl-Hamilton to be booted out of the legislature, and if not, what is the appropriate punishment?
- Will the rank-and-file Democrat members provide enough votes to apply whatever punishment is deemed proper?
- The matter of the Proposition 400 extension appears to be still unresolved. One side wants to apply the tax surcharge in a manner that benefits the largest number of commuters and tax payers, while the other side wants to advance a political agenda that restricts freedom of movement. Hopefully some sort of compromise will be reached.
Eventually, this session will have to adjourn. We may know more about when by Tuesday of next week.