House Oversight Archives

Rivero Bill Streamlines Contempt Charges for False Testimony

April 26, 2025 6:00 amMay 2, 2025 8:44 am

If Representative Tony Rivero (R-27) has his way, false testimony in legislative committees will soon become a thing of the past — or at least be a lot less tempting. He sponsored House Bill HB2824, which allows any legislative committee...

WEEK in REVIEW: April 6 – April 12, 2025

April 13, 2025 6:38 pmApril 21, 2025 6:29 pm

Hobbs Shunned Gress-Chaired Ad Hoc Oversight Committee Just minutes before a legislative hearing on Arizona’s $122 million shortfall in developmental disabilities funding, Governor Katie Hobbs barred her agency heads from participating, calling the ad hoc oversight committee a “political circus.”...

Kolodin and Chaplik Champion ‘AZ DOGE’ Bill Cutting Oversight Waste

February 26, 2025 8:34 amMarch 5, 2025 8:22 am

In a decisive move to streamline government operations, the Arizona House of Representatives has advanced House Bill 2031, legislation aimed at reducing the number of state boards and commissions. The bill, introduced by District 3 Republican Representatives Alexander Kolodin and...

Indicted Senators Retain Committee Roles – for Now

April 29, 2024 10:46 amMay 8, 2024 2:45 pm

(The Center Square) – Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen is holding off on disciplinary action against Sens. Jake Hoffman (R-LD15) and Anthony Kern (R-LD27) following their indictments in the 2020 elector case. Petersen said that due process will need to...

State Representative Jacqueline Parker speaking with the media at a press conference for the Arizona Freedom Caucus at the Arizona Capitol building in Phoenix, Arizona.

Toma Creates Ad Hoc Committee on Executive Oversight

March 28, 2024 12:17 pm

Arizona’s House Speaker Ben Toma (R-27) is putting teeth into his rhetoric against abuse and weaponization by overzealous partisan politicos. On Monday, March 26, 2024, he announced the formation of an ad hoc committee to investigate allegations of abuse of...