Right now, there's nary a striker to be found on this week's committee agendas, but I write that with two caveats in mind:
1. That will change as we go further into March.
2. The authors of strikers and committee chair like to spring them on short notice so opposition to them can't coalesce/organize. In other words, check back frequently.
It *does* mean that all of the bills to be heard in committees this week, other than those going before the Rules committees, started off in the opposite chamber. The ones that were bad there are still bad.
Read bills carefully - bills that look (relatively) harmless may contain a VERY bad provision in them that may be easy to miss.
Schedules can, and frequently do, change at any moment when the legislature is in session. So pay attention.
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, 3/2
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Senate Director Nomination meets at 11:30 a.m. in SHR109. On the agenda: no bills: Jake Hoffman's vanity project will conduct an inquisition/hearing into Alix Skelpsa Ridgway for director of the state Office of Tourism.
The chambers' respective Rules committees, House and Senate, will meet to consider proposals approved by other committees.
House Health & Human Services meets at 2 p.m. in HHR4. On the agenda: four bills.
On Tuesday, 3/3
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Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology meets at 1:30 p.m. in SHR109. On the agenda: two bills, includes HB2148, the lege's more to take "non-custodial federal monies" from the recipients so the lege can dole them out as they will.
Senate Natural Resources meets at 1:30 p.m. in SHR1. On the agenda: three bills. They read as if they were written by industry lobbyists when they were in the House and they still do.
House Education meets at 2 p.m. in HHR1. On the agenda: three measures. Includes SCR1006, a proposal to bypass a veto by Governor Hobbs' veto and have the voters approve some anti-trans people language.
House Natural Resources, Energy & Water meets at 2 p.m. in HHR3. On the agenda: no bills, one presentation.
On Wednesday, 3/4
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House Government meets at 9 a.m. in HHR5. On the agenda: no bills; a few presentations/propagandafests. I'm not kidding -
House Judiciary meets at 9 a.m. in HHR4. On the agenda: six bills, including SB1053, capping fees for Conceal Weapons Permits.
Senate Health and Human Services meets at 9 a.m. in SHR2. On the agenda: five bills.
Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency meets at 9 a.m. in SHR109. On the agenda: four bills.
House Ways & Means meets at 10 a.m. in HHR3. On the agenda: four bills.
Senate Education meets at 1:30 p.m. in SHR1. On the agenda: five bills, including HB2409, mandating that an AI education course be added to AZ school curricula. Which sounds OK...until one reads the bill. The course must be taught with a pro-business bent and the bill is written so specifically that only one vendor may be able to fulfill its conditions. As the bill was introduced by Rep. Alexander Kolodin, a candidate for AZSOS, it will be interesting to see if folks from that vendor funnel some "donations" to him.
Senate Judiciary and Elections meets at 1:30 p.m. in SHR2. On the agenda:11 bills. Most very bad.
House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections meets at 2 p.m. in HHR4. On the agenda: eight bills. Most very bad.
House Science & Technology meets at 2 p.m.in HHR5. On the agenda: one bill and one presentation, subject TBA. Seriously. "TBA" is what was put on the agenda.
On Thursday, 3/5
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House Artificial Intelligence & Innovation meets at 9 a.m. in HHR3. On the agenda: no bills; one presentation.
House Rural Economic Development meets at 9 a.m. in HHR4. On the agenda: no bills; one presentation.
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