Our 7th year, week 4
Our legislators continue to behave in a counter-intuitive manner. Since this is an election year, one would assume that they would be driven by two forces. One would be the avoidance of controversial issues as much as possible so as not to anger or alienate too many voters. The other would be to keep the introduction of bills to a minimum, so that they can finish business early and go back home to campaign. They are not being driven by either of those two forces. In fact, it has been pretty much business as usual at the Capitol.
Controversial issues are being addressed in the manner we have become accustomed to, by both Democrats and Republicans. Democrats are continuing to introduce their litany of bills aimed at moving the state to the left politically. They include subjects like ratifying the so-called equal rights amendment, and the repeal of Arizona as a right-to-work state. Republicans continue to harp on election integrity, school choice, and individual freedoms.
Neither House nor Senate members are showing any desire to keep this year’s session short by limiting the introduction of bills. In fact, the number of bills introduced this session is the highest in 20 years, and possibly the highest ever.
BILLS INTRODUCED – HIGHEST NUMBER IN 20 YEARS
| 2026 (As of 2/7/26) | House | Senate | Total |
| Bills Introduced: | 1045 | 830 | 1875 |
| Memorials and Resolutions Introduced: | 77 | 62 | 139 |
| Totals: | 1122 | 892 | 2014 |
Prior to 2026, the highest number of bills introduced was 1899, which happened in 2021.
Among the bills we are tracking, everyone that experienced committee action completed that action successfully:
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