GOP legislators bemoan the AZ Supreme Court's decision on the AZ Constitution and its potential effect on...dealmaking at the lege

Pretty sure that dealmaking is *not* covered in that state constitution; at least, I couldn't find any references to it.

And I looked.

From KTAR -

Legislators taking stock of Arizona Supreme Court ruling on single subject rule

Arizona legislators are taking stock of the potential impact of the state Supreme Court’s decision that lawmakers violated the Arizona Constitution’s requirements that subjects included in each piece of legislation be related and also be expressed in bill titles.

The justices’ Nov. 2 ruling on the constitutionality of budget bills could simplify the Legislature’s work in some ways while possibly extending future legislative sessions by making it harder to cut deals, lawmakers told the Arizona Capitol Times.

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Sen. Sean Bowie, D-Phoenix, said the ruling might result in a longer session next year, because Republicans won’t be able to pack bills with policy measures to get votes.

Republicans could work with Democrats, Bowie said. “But often that seems like it’s always the last option instead of coming earlier in the process, which I would prefer to see.”

The relevant parts of the state constitution (something that ALL legislators are sworn to follow) -

13. Subject and title of bills

Section 13. Every act shall embrace but one subject and matters properly connected therewith, which subject shall be expressed in the title; but if any subject shall be embraced in an act which shall not be expressed in the title, such act shall be void only as to so much thereof as shall not be embraced in the title.

20. Appropriation bills

Section 20. The general appropriation bill shall embrace nothing but appropriations for the different departments of the state, for state institutions, for public schools, and for interest on the public debt. All other appropriations shall be made by separate bills, each embracing but one subject.

The decision is not yet available on the website of the AZ Supreme Court; I expect that it will be and soon.

Interestingly, their hypocrisy toward and disdain and even hatred for the people of Arizona held by the GOP showed in their votes for HCR2001.

ALL Republican legislators voted in support of John Kavanagh's scheme to propose an amendment to the AZ Constitution to require all voter initiatives to follow the single subject rule, a rule that isn't good enough for them.