Monday, February 05, 2024

Legislative schedule - week starting 2/4/2024 Part 2

Welcome to Part 2.


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 Wednesday, 2/7 


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Wednesday will be a very busy day at the Capitol, with nine committees scheduled to meet.

House Government meets at 9 a.m. in HHR3.  On the agenda: 12 bills, including two bills with proposed strikers relating to historical societies

House Judiciary meets at 9 a.m. in HHR4.  On the agenda: six bills, most bad.

Senate Government meets at 9 a.m. in SHR1.  On the agenda: five bills, all bad.   State Sen. Shawnna Bolick seems to be running a bill to benefit her own family.  Her SB1370 would exempt small companies established by people under that age of 18 from transaction privilege tax (sales tax).

From Bolick's Q4 2021 campaign finance filing:




I can't find any evidence that Firebird Installations has been incorporated with the Arizona Corporation Commission (caveat: I only searched a couple of ways and if it was established under a different name or by a different person, I would have missed it), nor do I know the ages of any of her children.  This person may or may not be a minor.

It *is* curious, though.


House Appropriations meets at 2 p.m. in HHR1.  On the agenda: five bills and a couple of presentations.

House Municipal Oversight & Elections meets at 2 p.m. in HHR4.  On the agenda: seven bills, all propaganda,  Includes HCR2027, Rep. Cory McGarr's proposed amendment to the state constitution to change the way state representatives are elected.

House Regulatory Affairs meets at 2 p.m. in HHR5.  On the agenda: eight bills, most of which read as if they were written by an industry lobbyist.

House Transportation & Infrastructure meets at 2 p.m. in HHR3.  On the agenda:  eight bill, including a return visit from Sen. John Kavanagh's bid to criminalize begging is roadway medians.  This one is called HB2658, and is sponsored by Rep. Joe Chaplik.  It's still vindictive crap.

Senate Education meets at 2 p.m. in SHR1.  On the agenda: 20 bills.  Most of which are pure propaganda.

Senate Military Affairs, Public Safety and Border Security meets at 2 p.m. in SHR2.  On the agenda: 11 bills, mostly crap and/or propaganda.  Includes SB1231, granting civil immunity to local and state officials for acts related to enforcing Republican laws regarding immigration.


On Thursday, 2/8 


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House Appropriations Subcommittee on Budgetary Funding Formulas meets at 9 a.m.in HHR3.  No bills on the agenda, just three propaganda sessions presentations.

House Appropriations Subcommittee on Fiscal Accountability meets at 9 a.m.in HHR4.  No bills on the agenda, just three presentations.

House Appropriations Subcommittee on State & Local Resources meets at 9 a.m.in HHR5.  No bills on the agenda, just two presentations.

Senate Judiciary meets at 9 a.m. in SHR1.  On the agenda: 24 bills.  Lots of garbage/craps here, including SCR1022, Sen. Anthony "Insurrection" Kern's proposal to give the legislature the authority to override the courts in regard to the practice of law.

Senate Natural Resources, Energy and Water meets at 9.a.m.in SHR2.  On the agenda: eight bills, most of which read as if they were written by an industry lobbyist.  Includes SB1237, barring from regulating "working animals."


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