There are going to be lots of interim committee meetings at the Capitol this week; many/most of them will be all about propagating Republican propaganda.
Note: HHR refers to a hearing room in the House building; SHR refers to one in the Senate building.
Note2: Generally, I'll only specify bills that look to spread propaganda. Other bills may be more conventionally bad (think: corrupt or other misuses of public monies and/or authority). My recommendation is that if an agenda covers an area of interest to you, read the entire agenda.
Note3: Each chamber's respective Rules Committee meets on Monday, the House's in HHR4 at 1 p.m. and the Senate's in Senate Caucus Room 1, also at 1 p.m. Both committees serve as rubber stamps for bills leadership wants to be advanced and gatekeepers for measures that leadership wants stopped.
Note4: Meeting start times may be listed, but are flexible. Before journeying to the Capitol or viewing the meeting online, verify the start time.
Note5: Watch for strikers, or strike everything amendments. Those involve inserting language that replaces the entirety of a bill. Those can be introduced at any time and can make a previously harmless bill into a very bad one.
On Monday 10/16
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House Ad Hoc Committee on Oversight, Accountability and Big Tech meets at 9:30 a.m. in HHR3 to hear diatribes presentations on technology companies.
Joint Legislative Ad Hoc Study Committee on Water Security meets at 10 a.m. in HHR1. They'll be reviewing/accepting presentations on bills from previous legislative sessions.
Arizona Off Highway Vehicle Study Committee meets at 1 p.m.in SHR1. It's a joint committee. The fix seems be in here - not only is one of the committee members is giving a presentation, that person is an industry executive.
Joint Legislative Ad Hoc Study Committee on Air Quality and Energy meets at 3 p.m. in SHR1. This one looks to be focused on gasoline.
Also, the two reservations for community events at the Capitol look to be part of the "propaganda" theme.
On Friday, 10/20
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Novel Coronavirus Southwestern Intergovernmental Committee meets at 8 a.m. in SHR1. They'll meet to hear presentations from anti-vaxxers, including two from a lawyer who represents an anti-vaxxer group.
Oh, and the only testimony on the agenda is from a sports gambling writer who blames the Covid vaccine for her suffering a stroke.
What's not part of any meeting and/or agenda?
Fixing the state's budget.
Of course, the hole in the state budget is due to legislative irresponsibility so why should they start acting like responsible public servants now?
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