Rep. John Gillette Archives

Kolodin Explains Bill Assignments: ‘Appropriations, Expertise, or a Quiet Death’

March 26, 2025 3:47 pmMarch 30, 2025 4:05 pm

During the 2025 legislative session, several high-profile bills received dual-committee assignments instead of the usual process of a single-committee approval ahead of a review by the rules committee. Critics claimed Speaker Montenegro intentionally sent these bills to multiple committees for...

EXCLUSIVE: Gillette Gives Green Light on ‘Defend the Guard’ Hearing

March 25, 2025 5:30 pmMarch 30, 2025 3:07 pm

Arizona’s “Defend the Guard” bill, SB1495/HB2188, originally assigned to the House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections (FMAE) Committee on March 12, 2025, received a green light for a hearing by Chairman John Gillette (R-30). Gillette had held off on moving...

Arizona Republicans Applaud Trump’s 2025 Address

March 5, 2025 7:49 amMarch 15, 2025 1:10 pm

In what some are calling “the most consequential speech ever given by a President,” Donald Trump laid out his new brighter vision for America last night. In his address to the joint session of Congress, which he had entitled “The...

Biasiucci Leads MAHA Supporters to Ensure Passage of HB2164

January 24, 2025 2:12 pmJanuary 30, 2025 9:25 am

Arizona State Rep. Leo Biasiucci (R-30) met this week with a cadre of legislators and local leaders as a part of his legislative push to ban harmful additives and dyes in school lunches. The legislation, dubbed House Bill HB 2164,...

Rep Gillette Sponsors Bill to Unshackle Realtors

January 15, 2025 8:45 amJanuary 18, 2025 10:57 am

In the wake of lawsuits between real estate organizations and the Department of Justice (DOJ), as well as real estate organization infighting, proposed Arizona House Bill HB2003 will prevent brokerages from requiring union and association membership of their agents. This...

Arizona Legislature Kicks Off with Democrats vs. ESA (Again)

January 14, 2025 11:45 amJanuary 17, 2025 8:19 pm

The 57th Arizona Legislature opened its session with a series of dueling press conferences that spotlighted the continued divide between the Republicans and Democrats. Like last year, the forefront of this year’s legislative agenda is the ongoing battle over the...

Arizona Democrats Celebrate Prop 139 Abortion Win

November 28, 2024 8:30 amDecember 12, 2024 10:04 am

In one of the state’s most polarizing decisions, Arizona voters approved Proposition 139 on November 5, enshrining abortion rights into the state constitution. While supporters, including Democratic leaders Governor Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes, lauded the measure as...