Legislative schedule - week starting 10/4/2026

The coming week will see a return to normal, as in there is nothing on the schedule at the AZ legislature.  And I expect that there won't be until after the election.  Unless a really pressing matter comes up.

Legislative schedule - week starting 9/27/2026

By intersession standards, this week will be a busy one at the state legislature - there will be three committees meeting.  There aren't many intersession weeks where one of the meetings may become popcorn-riffic, but this one of them.

On Monday, 9/28 

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- Public Property Towing and Impound Practices Study Committee meets at 11 a.m. in SHR1.  On the agenda: An organizational meeting, including a discussion of SB1366, which was the genesis of this committee.

On Tuesday, 9/29  

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- Joint Legislative Ad Hoc Committee on State Land Oversight meets at 10 a.m. in HHR1.  On the agenda: Asking someone from the State Land Department about many topics, including data centers.

On Wednesday, 9/30 

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- Joint Legislative Budget Committee meets at 1:30 p.m. in SHR109.  On the agenda: some pretty basic stuff, but what ISN'T on the agenda could make this the most colorful meeting of the week.  The committee's chair, Sen. David Farnsworth, has consented to do Sen. Jake Hoffman's bidding, and may issue legislative subpoenas to Governor Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes in an attempt to compel their appearances before his committee.  Hoffman would do the deed himself, but he has some credibility issues.

On Thursday, 10/1 - Nada.

Legislative schedule - week starting 9/20/2026

Breaking news!  There's actually some activity at the legislature!

It may only be one committee meeting on the schedule, but it's still something.

On Monday, 9/21 

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Joint Legislative Audit Committee meets at 9 a.m. in HHR1.  On the agenda: a bunch of reports and presentations.  Given that we are approaching an election, expect some (OK, *lots*) posturing from the committee's Republicans.

On Tuesday, 9/22, Wednesday, 9/23, and Thursday, 9/24 - Nada

Legislative schedule - week starting 9/13/2026

There's nothing on the legislative schedule this coming week.

Last week, I wrote about a scheduled press conference by Andy Biggs, slated for 9/9.

It's been rescheduled to 9/22.

While Biggs didn't attend the MAGA pep rally/cult meeting in Dallas last week, apparently, he didn't wish to conflict with it.

Legislative schedule - week starting 9/6/2026

There's nothing on the legislative schedule this coming week, 

While I don't normally mention non-legislative event here, I'll make an exception is this case -

On Wednesday, 9/9, Republican candidate for governor of Arizona Andy Biggs will hold a press conference in his old stomping grounds (he used to be president of the state senate) to announce what he plans to do to AZ if he's elected.

He's scheduled to take 30 minutes to do something I can sum up here in a lot less time - 

Biggs' agenda:

1. Screw over the average Arizonan.

2. Aid and abet Cheeto.

Legislative schedule - week starting 8/30/2026

There's nothing on the legislative schedule this coming week, even though most of the week is in September.

Legislative schedule - week starting 8/23/2026

There's nothing on the legislative schedule this coming week.

Legislative schedule - week starting 8/16/2026

In a bit of a switch up, there's one meeting on the schedule.  Of course, it's the result of a court case, and is something they HAVE to do.  As it's not voluntary, they will almost mess things up again.

On Monday, 8/17 -Nada.

On Tuesday, 8/18 

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Legislative Council meets at 11:30 a.m. in HHR1.  On the agenda::they are meeting to revise their improper description of Proposition 212, the Protect Education Act, put on the ballot to rein in. ESAs/school vouchers by voters, but thoroughly opposed by legislative Rs.

They were upbraided by a couple of courts for their bad faith attempt to influence voters with the negative language they approved for the publicity pamphlet to be sent to all voters,

From the AZMirror, written by Gloria Rebecca Gomez -

Supreme Court orders GOP to rewrite ‘argumentative’ voucher measure summary

The Arizona Supreme Court shot down a request from Republican lawmakers to preserve their summary of the voucher-regulating Protect Education Act in a voter education pamphlet, ruling that the description violates state law because it tries to sway voters against the initiative. 

The Protect Education Act, which will be on November’s ballots as Proposition 212, would overhaul the state’s universal private school voucher system. Among other things, it seeks to add an income eligibility cap, crack down on voucher misuse and require schools that accept vouchers to meet certain educational and safety requirements

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The ruling was the Arizona Supreme Court upholding an initial ruling handed down in Maricopa County Superior Court.

The case there was CV2026-029280.

Information is available here.

On Wednesday, 8/19 and Thursday, 8/20 - Nada.

Legislative schedule - week starting 8/9/2026

No legislative committee is on the schedule this coming week.

Legislative schedule - week starting 8/2/2026

Yep, it's gotten hot in Phoenix, and it shows on the legislative schedule this week.

Absolutely nothing is on the schedule this week.

Legislative schedule - week starting 7/26/2026

On the schedule for the week: nada.

The primary is over but nothing is happening at the lege.

Legislative schedule - week starting 7/19/2026

On the schedule for the week: nada.

The primary election date is 7/21.

Legislative schedule - week starting 7/12/2026

On the schedule for the week: nada, and I'm guessing there won't be anything until after the primary...of course, there probably won't be much afterward.

Legislative schedule - week starting 7/5/2026

One meeting is on the schedule, but it's required, at least in even-numbered years.

On Monday,7/6 and Tuesday, 7/7 - Nada.

On Wednesday, 7/8 

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Legislative Council meets at 10 a.m. in HHR1.   It's a joint committee, comprised of members of both the House and the Senate.  On the agenda: no bills; a bunch of items regarding "Adoption of Ballot Analysis Pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes, Section 19-124" for 12 ballot measures to be considered by the voters this fall, 10 of which were referred to the ballot by the legislature.  One of the measures scheduled to be proposed by the public, I-08-2026 – Free, Fair and Secure Elections Act, won't appear on the ballot as the organizers chose not to turn in the signatures that they collected.

ARS section 19-124 can be found here.

This meeting should generate some lawsuits - the ballot analyses for the measures proposed by the legislature will almost certainly be crafted in such a way as to favor those proposals while the analysis for the one measure proposed by the public will almost certainly be crafted in such a way as to oppose that measure.

On Thursday, 7/9 - Nada.

Legislative schedule - week starting 6/28/2026

Nada on the schedule for now.

There have been rumors of a special session over ESAs/school vouchers, and they have been dutifully reported by the MSM.

However, there are two things to consider:

1. As yet, there's nothing scheduled.

2. My guess (and it's only that) is that nothing will happen - there's no upside for the supporters of ESA reform.  The special session scam seems like something floated by one or more members of the R caucus looking to shield ESAs from anything resembling real reform.

Legislative schedule - week starting 6/21/2026

Nada on the schedule for now.

There's a holiday (Independence Day) coming up, and a primary election.

My guess is that as elected officials, the majority of the membership of the lege doesn't care about the holiday, unless they believe that a profession of love for that holiday will net them more primary votes.

Legislative schedule - week starting 6/14/2026

Short version: Nada.

The lege has adjourned sine die ("without a date") so they won't meet again until January, unless Governor Hobbs issues a special session proclamation.

There will be meetings of various ad hoc, joint, and other non-standing committees...but not this coming week.  A significant number of R members are going to D.C. in order to receive their marching orders from "confer with" the Trump administration.

Legislative schedule - week starting 6/7/2026

While, on the surface, the coming week is shaping up to be a quiet one, below the surface, there is a lot of activity budget-wise as legislators (and others) try to finish up a state budget before many members of the R caucus travel to D.C. for a propaganda session White House "conference".

From Arizona Agenda, written by Nicole Ludden -

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About a dozen Republican senators are taking a three-day trip to D.C. for a “White House State Leadership Conference,” where they’ll hear “about President Trump’s America First Agenda and ways states can partner with the administration on shared policy priorities,” Senate Republican spokesperson Kim Quintero said.

Quintero said the conference itself is a single-afternoon event on June 16, but the trip is still planned over three days. Not to worry, “lawmakers remain committed to completing their work and passing a balanced budget before the June 30 constitutional deadline, as they’ve done every year,” she said.

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, generally at 1 p.m. and the Senate's in Senate Caucus Room 1, generally 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 become a very bad one.

On Monday, 6/8 - Nada.

)n Tuesday, 6/9 

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Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government meets at 9 a.m. in SHR109.  On the agenda: no bills/ consideration of one executive nomination - Susan Wallace to the State Liquor Board.

On Wednesday, 6/10 and Thursday, 6/11 - Nada.

Legislative schedule - week starting 5/31/2026

Some shameless hypocrisy coming up this week, which, perversely, may indicate a real budget proposal is nigh.

Or certain Rs are just looking to get their hate on for civil society in new and ever more depraved ways.

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 b, ad (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, generally at 1 p.m. and the Senate's in Senate Caucus Room 1, generally 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 become a very bad one.

On Monday, 6/1 

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Joint Legislative Audit Committee meets at 9 a.m. in HHR1.  On the agenda: no bills; six items related to special audits.  Two of those items are about looking at the state's Child Care and Development Fund, which seems to be far more oversight for that than they give to ESAs.

On Tuesday, 6/2 

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Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Elder Abuse meets at 1 p.m. in SHR1.  On the agenda: no bills, no presentations, just some public testimony at this point..

Legislative schedule - week starting 5/24/2026

As of right now, there are no committee meetings on the AZ lege's schedule, and while that *may* change, I don't expect that it will.  Not this week, anyway.

Two reasons:

1. There's a holiday early in the week.

2. One of the chambers is on vacation until next week.

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 b, ad (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, generally at 1 p.m. and the Senate's in Senate Caucus Room 1, generally 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 become a very bad one. 

On Monday, 5/25 -Holiday.

On Tuesday, 5/26, Wednesday, 5/27, and Thursday, 5/28 - Nada.