Summary of legislative bill activity (Exclusive of budget bills):
| INTRODUCED HOUSE |
INTRODUCED SENATE |
INTRODUCED TOTAL |
TRACKING BY PEOPLES LOBBYISTS |
REACTED TO BY PEOPLES LOBBYISTS |
| 1,027 | 775 | 1,802 | 492 | 162 |
Our 6th year, 10th week. For an activity update on the bills we are tracking, go to https://rb.gy/c9uff3
We are in the last few weeks of the 2025 legislative session. Because of that, the activity at the capitol is at a feverish pace, in an effort to finish as much business as possible before adjournment.
DEADLINES:
Friday, 3/28 – Last day for bills to be heard in committees
Friday, 4/18 – Last day to consider bills in conference committees
Tuesday, 4/22 – 100th day of this session. Target date to adjourn
We are also in the season of the STRIKE EVERYTHING amendments to bills. These “amendments” do not just amend bills, but replace all the content with a totally different content. For a list of bills being subjected to strike everything amendments, go to https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/StrikeEverything.
HOBBS WATCH
As of the time of this writing, 13 bills have been sent to Hobbs, 2 have been signed, and 1 was vetoed. Those numbers will change drastically in the next few days.
Bills Sent to Hobbs https://rb.gy/9n2614
Bills Vetoed by Hobbs https://rb.gy/pxkzkp
Hobbs Contacts: Phone Phoenix: 602.542.4331 Tucson: 520.628.6580 Email https://rb.gy/zpy39v
Among the bills that experienced action this week, a few deserve to be highlighted:
HB2518 – employment; prohibitions; corporation commission The purpose of this bill is to close the revolving door created when members of the corporation commission go back and forth between working for the regulators and working for the regulated. This creates a significant conflict of interest. HB2518 failed last week because it had some provisions that some members did not like. It was brought up again under a reconsideration provision, after being amended, and passed out of the House. It is now working its way through the Senate.
SB1013 – municipalities; counties; fee increases; vote This bill was destroyed via a strike everything amendment, but the loss was minimal because of two reasons. First, SB1013 was a prime candidate for a Hobbs veto. Second, the language of SB1013 is still alive in another bill, SCR1008 – municipalities; counties; vote; fee increases This bill is advancing and as a ballot referral is not subject to a Hobbs veto. If it clears the legislature, the voters, not Hobbs, will determine its fate.
HCR2042 – preferential treatment; discrimination; prohibited acts This is an important bill, prohibiting discrimination in hiring. It is very much an antidote to the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion virus. As a voter referral bill, it is safe from the clutches of a Hobbs veto.
HERE IS THE LIST OF ALL THE TRACKED BILLS THAT SAW ACTION THIS WEEK
Next week will also be very active in terms of legislative action.
LIST OF ALL TRACKED BILLS SCHEDULED FOR ACTION NEXT WEEK
