Call to action on bills SB1455, HB2478, HB2402, HB2221
NOTE: The following items need special attention:
SB1455 – Student opt-out bill
The motion to reconsider has carried, meaning that a second vote may be taken in the Senate. As of this writing, a vote has not been scheduled yet. We need to contact all senators and request that SB1455 be brought up for a vote, and we also need to request that senators vote yes.
HB2478 – NOW: qualifications, county school superintendents.
(A strike-all bill). This is a very simple bill. It simply removes the requirement that a county superintendent has to be a certified teacher. We want the most qualified persons and the most likely to represent the voters to hold those jobs. It does not entail classroom teaching, so the requirement does not make any sense. It just cleared Senate COW and is awaiting 3rd reading vote. Please contact all senators and request a yes vote on HB2478.
HB2402 – Bonds, Disclosure, Notice
A common sense bill that simply requires that the cost of bond issues be disclosed to voters. Who could possibly oppose advising customers of the cost so that they may make a wise purchase? The amendment in the senate did not significantly affect the intent of this bill. It is now awaiting action in the house. Please contact representatives and request they vote yes on HB2402
LOTS OF 2ND AMENDMENT BILLS STILL IN PLAY. If you are not getting the alerts from the AzCDL, request to be put on their contact list at http://www.azcdl.org/
The following table contains legislative bill(s) that are coming up soon for action in our state legislature. Please choose the bills that are most important to you, then contact everyone in the “who to contact” column and ask them to vote yes or no, depending on your wishes.
| BILL # | SHORT TITLE OR WHAT THE BILL DOES (1) |
WHO TO CONTACT (2) |
WHERE (3) |
DATE (3) |
TIME (3) |
VOTE (4) |
| SB1455 |
PARENTAL OPT-OUT – THIS BILL HAS BEEN AMENDED VIA STRIKE-ALL WITH THE TEXT OF THE OLD HB2056 THAT BOYER KILLED IN THE HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | ALL SENATORS | NOT SET YET | Y | ||
| HB2478 |
NOW: qualifications, county school superintendents | ALL SENATORS | NOT SET YET | Y | ||
| HB2402 |
bonds; disclosure; notice TRANSPARENCY IN BOND ELECTIONS STILL GOOD BILL AFTER AMENDED |
ALL REPRESENTATIVES | NOT SET YET | Y | ||
| HB2221 |
attorney regulation; assessments; membership dues LAWYERS RIGHT TO WORK |
ALL SENATORS | SENATE COW | MON 3/28 | Y |
Footnotes:
(1) It is impossible to provide an adequate description in such limited space. For more information on any bill, click the bill number to access the AZLEG page dealing with that bill. If that does not work for you, go to http://azleg.gov/ and enter bill number on the upper right hand corner of the main page.
(2) For a roster of legislators, including committee members and contact info, go to
https://www.dropbox.com/s/9ymrgc8338dncjs/AZLEG-ROSTER-2016.xls?dl=0
(3) When a bill is scheduled to be heard in committee, the location, date, and time are provided. Otherwise the fields are blank
(4) Indicates our recommendation. Y = favor, N = oppose. ? = no consensus or not enough information.
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