Well, we've reached that point in the legislative session where most committees have agendas with propaganda bills on the agenda, not good government bills. It may be best to check ALL agendas. There are lots of bad bills on committee agendas this week, a trend I expect to continue until the end of March....when the bad bills become the exclusive domain of the respective chambers' Appropriations committees.
Oh, and when I describe something as "propaganda,' I mean "red meat for the Republican primary voter."
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, January 30
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House Health & Human Services meets at 2 p.m. in HHR4. 10 bills on the agenda, including the anti-vaxxer propaganda of HB2474. There are other bad bills on the agenda.
House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs meets at 2 p.m. in HHR3. Three bills on the agenda, two of which are propaganda.
House Military Affairs & Public Safety meets at 2 p.m. in HHR1. Six bills on the agenda, many propaganda bills, including HB2309, which says
PURSUANT TO THE SOVEREIGN AUTHORITY OF THIS STATE AND ARTICLE II, SECTION 3, CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA, THIS STATE AND ALL POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THIS STATE ARE PROHIBITED FROM USING ANY PERSONNEL OR FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO ENFORCE, ADMINISTER OR COOPERATE WITH ANY ACT, LAW, TREATY, ORDER, RULE OR REGULATION OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT THAT IS INCONSISTENT WITH ANY LAW OF THIS STATE REGARDING THE AUTHORITY OF STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.
Senate Elections meets at 2 p.m. in SHR1. 10 bills on the agenda, all propaganda.
Senate Finance meets at 2 p.m. in SHR109. Five bills on the agenda, including SB1108, creating a tax credit for businesses that operate in municipalities that have a minimum wage that is higher than the state's minimum wage, and withholding from such municipalities an amount of state shared revenue in the amount of the tax credit used.
Senate Transportation and Technology meets at 2 p.m. in SHR2. Six bills on the agenda.
On Tuesday, January 31
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Senate Health and Human Services meets at 9 a.m. in SHR1, Seven bills on the agenda.
House Commerce meets at 2 p.m. in HHR3. Eight bills on the agenda, including HB2108, adding to the hoops that Unemployment Insurance recipients and applicants have to jump through.
House Education meets at 2 p.m. in HHR4. Four bills on the agenda, including HB2458, an anti-CRT bill.
House Natural Resource, Energy & Water meets at 2 p.m. in HHR1. Six bills on the agenda, including HB2444, which seems like a creation of a conduit for corruption.
Senate Appropriations meets at 2 p.m. in SHR109. Two bills on the agenda.
On Wednesday, February 1
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Senate Commerce meets at 8 a.m. in SHR1. 10 bills on the agenda. An eclectic mix of propaganda here - there are bills protecting the NRA/gun manufacturers and uneducated public employee applicants, demonizing workers' comp recipients, and looking to cut municipal revenues.
Senate Government meets at 8:30 a.m. in SHR2. 10 bills on the agenda, and like Senate Commerce, there's an eclectic mix of propaganda bills on it. There are bills to protect legislators, real estate developers, and loudmouthed conservatives while attacking voters and voter-initiated ballot questions.
House Judiciary meets at 9 a.m. in HHR4. Nine bills on the agenda, many bad, including HB2394, stating that federally-imposed costs on guns don't apply in AZ
House Ways and Means meets at 9 a.m. in HHR1. Three bills on the agenda, including HB2067, on residential leases banning sales taxes on residential leases. The bill's fiscal note is here.
House Appropriations meets at 2 p.m. in HHR1. Five bills on the agenda
House Municipal Oversight & Elections meets at 2 p.m. in HHR4. Five bills on the agenda, all propaganda.
House Regulatory Affairs meets at 2 p.m. in HHR5. Nine bills on the agenda, a surprisingly enough, some of these are actually good. Not surprisingly, the good ones were introduced by or are supported by Democratic members of the legislature.
House Transportation and Infrastructure meets at 2 p.m. in HHR3. 10 bills on the agenda, including HB2411, a bill that looks to be rooted in the City of Scottsdale's refusal to send more water to the unincorporated community of Rio Verde. It reads "
A. FOR A CITY THAT BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2023 PROVIDES WATER TO CUSTOMERS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY'S SERVICE AREA AND REDUCES OR TERMINATES THAT SERVICE ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2023, THE CITY SHALL MAKE THE SAME REDUCTION IN OR TERMINATION OF THE WATER SUPPLY TO THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS 9 OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
B. IF A CITY TERMINATES WATER SERVICE AS PRESCRIBED BY SUBSECTION A OF THIS SECTION, THE CITY IS LIABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING WITH RESPECT TO THE PERSONS WHOSE WATER WAS TERMINATED:
1. FIRE DAMAGE TO PERSONAL PROPERTY.
2. HEALTH PROBLEMS INCURRED BY CHILDREN AS THE RESULT OF THE TERMINATION.
3. ATTORNEY FEES.
A shining example of pettiness as proposed public policy.
On Thursday, February 2
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Senate Judiciary meets at 9 a.m. in SHR1. Eight bills on the agenda. Many are propaganda, but the most utterly hypocritical one may be SB1064, a nugget from (not surprisingly) John Kavanagh. It proposes sentencing enhancements for violating drug free zones, while ignoring his penchant for weakening gun free zones.
Senate Natural Resources, energy, and Water meets at 9:30 a.m. in SHR2. Five bills on the agenda.
Senate Education meets at 2 p.m. in SHR1. 15 bills on the agenda, many of which are propaganda, including SB1205, which has a working title of " foster children; education; best interest" but contains an unrelated clause about voter registration lists in Maricopa County.
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