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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Bad bills dealing with student privacy and voter information pamphlets still in play.
Activity Report on bills SB1455, HB2088, SB1423, HB2201, HB2691, SB1141, HB2481, HB2481, HB2043, HB2221, HB2570, HCR2009
TWO BILLS THAT NEED SPECIAL ATTENTION:
SB1010 recycled materials report; state agencies This is a strike-all bill and now has nothing to do with recycled materials. As amended, it allows the sharing of some student personally identifiable information to be shared with third parties without parental consent. It was HELD in the House Government and Higher Education Committee, but it will probably surface again soon. Please contact all representatives and request a NO vote on SB1010. To read the offending amendment, click HERE
SB1351 schools; elections; ballot arguments; exclusion, As submitted, this was a great bill dealing with information placed on the information pamphlets distributed to voters regarding bond issue elections. It would have allowed governing board members to omit their name from the PRO argument if they were not in favor of the bond issue. As amended, this bill does the opposite. It effectively hides from voters any hint that there was any opposition by any board member to the request for additional bonds. Please contact all representatives and request a NO vote on SB1351. If you rendered a “for” vote on the RTS, please update it to “against”. To read offending amendment, click HERE
(*) For full info on any bill, click on the bill number column.
To see exactly how every legislator voted, click on the Results column.
Make a note of this information because it could be very valuable at election time, to evaluate whether candidates’ campaign rhetoric is supported or contradicted by their actions.
The latest results of actions on bills that we are watching, as reported on http://www.azleg.gov/, are as follows:
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BILL # (*) |
SHORT TITLE or WHAT THE BILL DOES
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WHERE |
RESULTS (*) |
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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 |
SENATE 3RD READING (may be reconsidered) |
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SCHOOLS, ASSESSMENTS, INFORMED CONSENT PROTECTS PRIVACY OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION |
SENATE EDUCATION |
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gold and silver coins; taxation
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HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS |
HELD |
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sovereign authority; commandeering; prohibition; exception |
SENATE FEDERALISM, MANDATES AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY |
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refugee resettlement; procedures; audit |
SENATE FEDERALISM, MANDATES AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY |
HELD |
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legal tender; taxation; regulation
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HOUSE FEDERALISM AND STATES RIGHTS
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schools; primary property tax ratesEXPANDS THE ABILITY OF BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS TO INCREASE PROPERTY TAXES |
SENATE FINANCE |
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schools; primary property tax ratesEXPANDS THE ABILITY OF BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS TO INCREASE PROPERTY TAXES
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SENATE EDUCATION |
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legal tender exchange; tax exclusion |
SENATE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS SUSAN DONAHUE JOINED DEMS TO KILL IT |
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attorney regulation; assessments; membership dues LAWYERS RIGHT TO WORK |
SENATE GOVERNMENT |
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local government bonds; ballot statement TRUTH IN BOND ELECTIONS |
SENATE GOVERNMENT |
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independent redistricting commission; elected membership WOULD ELIMINATE A LOT OF THE ABUSES PERPETRATED BY THE APPOINTED COMMISSION |
SENATE GOVERNMENT |
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Student Privacy and Parental opt-out among topics the AZ LEG will take up this week.
This week the AZ Legislature will be acting on bills SB1455, HB2088, SB1423, HB2201, HB2691, SB1141, HB2481, HB2481, HB2043, HB2221, HB2570, HCR2009
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT BILLS COMING UP:
SB1455 – OPT-OUT – Third reading vote by all senators on Monday 3/7 RTS comments NOT allowed
HB2088 – PRIVACY OF STUDENT DATA – Senate Education on Thursday 3/10 RTS comments allowed
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 | 3RD READ SENATE FLOOR | MON 3/7 | Y | |
| HB2088 | SCHOOLS, ASSESSMENTS, INFORMED CONSENT PROTECTS PRIVACY OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION | SENATE EDUCATION | SHR-1 | THU 3/10 | 9:00 AM | Y |
| SB1423
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gold and silver coins; taxation | HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS | HHR-3 | MON 3/7 | 2:00 PM | Y |
| HB2201 | sovereign authority; commandeering; prohibition; exception | SENATE FEDERALISM, MANDATES AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY | SHR-3 | TUE 3/8 | 9:00 PM | Y |
| HB2691 | refugee resettlement; procedures; audit | SENATE FEDERALISM, MANDATES AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY | SHR-3 | TUE 3/8 | 9:00 PM | Y |
| SB1141 | legal tender; taxation; regulation | HOUSE FEDERALISM AND STATES RIGHTS | HHR-5 | WED 3/9 | 9:00 AM | Y |
| HB2481 | schools; primary property tax rates EXPANDS THE ABILITY OF BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS TO INCREASE PROPERTY TAXES | SENATE FINANCE | SHR-3 | WED 3/9 | 9:00 AM | N |
| HB2481 | schools; primary property tax rates EXPANDS THE ABILITY OF BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS TO INCREASE PROPERTY TAXES | SENATE EDUCATION | SHR-1 | THU 3/10 | 9:00 AM | N |
| HB2043 | legal tender exchange; tax exclusion | SENATE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS | SHR-109 | WED 3/9 | 2:00 PM | Y |
| HB2221 | attorney regulation; assessments; membership dues LAWYERS RIGHT TO WORK |
SENATE GOVERNMENT | SHR-3 | WED 3/9 | 2:00 PM | Y |
| HB2570 |
local government bonds; ballot statement TRUTH IN BOND ELECTIONS |
SENATE GOVERNMENT | SHR-3 | WED 3/9 | 2:00 PM | Y |
| HCR2009 | independent redistricting commission; elected membership WOULD ELIMINATE A LOT OF THE ABUSES PERPETRATED BY THE APPOINTED COMMISSION |
SENATE GOVERNMENT | SHR-3 | WED 3/9 | 2:00 PM | 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.
Additionally, if a bill is scheduled to be heard in committee, make sure you submit your comments via the “Request to Speak” ( ALIS / RTS ) program
Click on “Sign-On” below to sign-in and let your opinion be known. If you are not sure how to do it, read full instructions at https://www.dropbox.com/s/n6ae6g1d2hfo5ic/RTS-ADI-Instructions.doc?dl=0
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