Legislative schedule - week starting 11/09/2025

Wow!!!

There's five whole meetings on the lege's schedule this week...it's almost as if they're trying to fit them in before taking time off for Thanksgiving..

On Monday, 11/10 

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Joint Committee on Capital Review meets at 1 p.m. in SHR109. On the agenda: no bills, 11 reviews of agency capital expenditures and/or projects.

Joint Legislative Budget Committee meets at 1:30 p.m. in SHR109.  On the agenda: no bills: one executive session and a "public" session with 13 items on the agenda...and 12 are on the "consent" agenda, and no public comment will be taken.

On Tuesday, 11/11, Veterans Day - Nada.

On Wednesday, 11/12 -

Senate Health and Human Services meets at 1 p.m. in SHR1.  On the agenda: no bills; receiving testimony from AHCCCS, the state Department of Health Services, and providers (while the agenda doesn't specify, I presume that those will be *healthcare* providers).

On Thursday, 11/13 

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Obesity Treatment Study Committee meets at noon in SHR2.  It's a joint committee.  On the agenda:  no bills.

On Friday, 11/14 

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House Ad Hoc Committee on Election Integrity and Florida-Style Voting Systems meets at 9:30 a.m. in HHR4.  On the agenda: no bills.  Not on the agenda, but will happen anyway: boosting committee chair Alexander Kolodin's campaign for AZ Secretary of State.

Legislative schedule - week starting 11/02/2025

Like last week, nothing is on the schedule...but two weeks from today, Republican Representative Alexander Kolodin will use his position to campaign for Arizona Secretary of State.

On the taxpayer dime.

Legislative schedule - week starting 10/26/2025

Nothing scheduled this week.

Legislative schedule - week starting 10/19/2025

Rerun: Back to the normal intersession schedule at the Arizona Legislature - nothing is on the schedule this week.

Legislative schedule - week starting 10/12/2025

Back to the normal intersession schedule at the Arizona Legislature - nothing is on the schedule this week.

Schweikert jumps out of the CD1 race and into the AZGovernor race: that sound you will soon hear will be dominos falling

This is a "horserace-y" kind of post.  I will criticize the MSM for focusing on horserace issues in their stories on politics, but I'm not MSM so I can do this.

While most of the stories/talk about David Schweikert's impact on the Republican primary for Governor of Arizona, but his switch of primary races affects more than a single contest.

While his move affects many, even all, races on the ballot (open seats in Congress are rare, so everyone and their grandmother is looking at entering the race), I'll just focus on two here - Congressional District 1 (CD1) and Legislative District 3 (LD3).

All of the incumbents in those districts are currently Republicans.

The voter registration advantage in CD1 favors Rs, but is seen as poachable by Ds.

Perhaps less poachable now that the ethically-challenged Schweikert has stepped aside, but still poachable.

A lot of people, mostly Democrats, are looking at the race; however, *many* Rs are rumored to be considering entering the race.

Among the folks being talked about: Gina Swoboda, current chair of the AZGOP, and at least two sitting state legislators, Joe Chaplik and Matt Gress.  Others may be looking at the race, self-funding business folks and Cheeto-friendly celebrities, but I don't know who they are yet.

CD1: These are the people who have filed Statements of Interest (SOIs) with the AZ Secretary of State (AZSOS) and/or formed committees with the FEC:

*** = Incumbent and announced candidate for Arizona Governor.

The date listed is the date the potential candidate filed the SOI and/or most recently formed a committee with the FEC.

The ID Number for committees is the number given to them by the FEC.

The LD3 district basically covers North Scottsdale and Fountain Hills as is [ahem] less poachable (OK, I think it's a safe R district) -

LD3 State Representative: These are the people who have filed Statements of Interest (SOIs) with the AZ Secretary of State (AZSOS) and/or formed committees with the AZSOS

* = Incumbent

** - Incumbent and announced candidate for Arizona SOS.

The date listed is the date the potential candidate filed the SOI and/or most recently formed a committee with the AZSOS.

The ID Number for committees is the number given to them by the AZSOS.

This race, already wide open with incumbent Alexander Kolodin running for AZSOS, may be further upended if incumbent Chaplik chooses to mount a campaign for CD1.

The incumbent State Senator, John "I never met a government check I don't like...for me, anyway" Kavanagh of Fountain Hills, may be too old for a run at Congress (far from a sure thing); even if he won, he may not want to deal with the cross country travel necessitated by such a victory.

Note: not everyone who files an SOI or forms a committee will appear on a ballot.  In fact, many probably won't.  Also, it's still early - people not on either list may yet enter one of these races.

Legislative schedule - week starting 10/5/2025

Wow!  There's another WHOLE meeting this week!

Of course, I expect that this one will be all about Senate Republicans using the meeting as a platform for bashing the things they want bash - public schools in general, and Tolleson Union High School District in particular (and truth be told, they seem to have earned some bashing) and the Arizona Department of Housing.

On Monday, 10/6 - Nada.

On Tuesday, 10/7 

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Joint Legislative Audit Committee meets at 9:30 a.m. in HHR1.  On the agenda: no bills, just some bashing.

On Wednesday 10/8 and Thursday, 10/9 - nada.

Legislative schedule - week starting 9/28/2025

Wow!  There's another WHOLE meeting this week!

Of course, I expect that this one will be all about Senate Republicans using the meeting as a platform for bashing the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS, or Arizona's version of Medicaid).

On Monday, 9/29 and Tuesday, 9/30 - 

Nada.

On Wednesday, 10/1 

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Senate Health and Human Services meets at 1 p.m. in SHR1.  On the agenda:  no bills, no presentations.  

Just comments about AHCCCS.

On Thursday, 10/2 -

Nada

Legislative schedule - week starting 9/21/2025

The isn't much going on at the legislature, but there are signs of life down there.

On Monday, 9/22 and Tuesday, 9/23 - 

Nada

On Wednesday, 9/24 

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Vulnerable Adult System Study Committee meets at 1 p.m.in SHR1.  On the agenda: no bills.

On Thursday, 9/25 -

Nada.

Legislative schedule - week starting 9/14/2025

Did anything interesting happen this week or is expected to happen next week? :)

Nothing is on the schedule at the Arizona Legislature -

Legislative schedule - week starting 9/7/2025

Basically, a rerun of last week's post -

Nada is scheduled for the week...

Legislative schedule - week starting 8/31/2025

Nada is scheduled for the week..

Legislative schedule - week starting 8/24/2025

Wow!!!

There's two whole committees on this week's schedule at the Arizona legislature this week!  Two!

Of course, there's a holiday the following week, so they may be doubling up in lieu of doing anything in the aftermath of the holiday.

On Monday, 8/25 - Nada.

On Tuesday, 8/26 

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Joint Ad Hoc Study Committee on Correctional Practices and Facility Safety meets at 10 a.m. in HHR1.  On the agenda: no bills; two presentations/testimony about the Arizona Department of Corrections. 

One of the entries on the agenda is a rather vague "Expert testimony relating to the Department of Corrections".  The agenda states that no public testimony will be taken at the meeting.

The press release from House Rs on the meeting says some of the testimony will be from "subject matter experts".  Which may be the R way of saying "Who needs facts?  We're just going listen to want to hear."

The press release states one purpose of the meeting will be to examine a rise in inmate deaths in state prisons.  What the press release *doesn't* state is if the Rs controlling the committee want that number reduced or increased.

The press release goes on to say that another "focus" of the meeting will be to look into a "growing number of custody-level overrides".

Wonder if Ghislaine Maxwell will be one of the "subject matter experts" giving testimony.

On Wednesday, 8/27 

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Joint Legislative Ad Hoc Committee on Family Court Orders meets at 9 a.m. in SHR1.  On the agenda: no bills; just testimony.  Unlike the other meeting, the Rs running this one actually want testimony from members of the public...so long as they felt the "impact of" (OK, disagree with) an order from a family court.

On Thursday, 8/28 - Nada.

Legislative schedule - week starting 8/17/2025

Well, unlike the last couple of weeks when there was nothing on the schedule at the legislature, there's a little going on.

But only a little.

And it's on the schedule for Monday.

On Monday, 8/18 

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Senate Health and Human Services meets at 2 p.m.in SHR1.  On the agenda: no bills; presentations from Arizona Department of Health Services (DHS), Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), Arizona Attorney General's Office (AZ AG), and the Maricopa County Attorney's Office (MCAO).

On Tuesday, 8/19, Wednesday, 8/20, and Thursday, 8/21 - Nada

Legislative schedule - week starting 8/10/2025

As with last week, there's nothing on the schedule at the legislature.

Legislative schedule - week starting 8/3/2025

There's absolutely nothing on the legislative schedule at this point.

That may change, so keep an eye out, but as it's August, I don't expect that to change.

Legislative schedule - week starting 7/27/2025

There's no legislative activity scheduled to take place at the Capitol, but there is one committee meeting scheduled in Payson.

Can you say "Taxpayer-funded road trip"?!?

On Monday, 7/28 - nada.

On Tuesday, 7/29 

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Fire Preparedness Committee House Ad Hoc meets at 10 a.m. at Gila Community College - 201 N. Mud Springs Rd, Payson, AZ 85541.  On the agenda: presentations from the Department of Forestry and Fire Management and SRP.  

Legislative schedule - week starting 7/20/2025

Now that the legislature has adjourned, there isn't much going on down there, but there a little bit going on this week.

OK, just a little bit. :)

On Monday, 7/21 

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At 9 a.m. Joint Legislative Audit Committee meets in HHR1.  On the agenda: three presentations, one of which involves ESAs (school voucher scam).  One portion will be given by the state's office of the Auditor General (controlled by the ESA enablers in the legislature) and the other portion will be given by the Arizona Department of Education (headed by ESA apologist Tom Horne).

It doesn't seem to be unreasonable to expect an ESA propaganda session.

Legislative schedule - week starting 7/13/2025

Again, nothing on the schedule this week -

Legislative schedule - week starting 7/6/2025

Not much to report this week, as the lege is out of session and many members are still on vacation.

Actually, nothing is scheduled for this week - no interim, ad hoc, or "special" committees.