Legislation Archives - Page 4 of 20

Kavanagh, Olson Lead GOP Against Hobbs’ Veto History

February 18, 2026 3:50 pmMarch 4, 2026 1:52 pm

PHOENIX — Republican lawmakers are moving to reintroduce dozens of bills previously vetoed by Arizona’s Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs. This strategy is already colliding with a separate, high-stakes fight over the state’s tax conformity with federal tax standards after Hobbs’...

Noem Thanks Heap, Gillette for Election Integrity Support

February 17, 2026 9:05 amMarch 4, 2026 1:52 pm

PHOENIX – U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem held a Phoenix press conference on Thursday, February 12, 2026, to promote the federal SAVE Act and encourage Arizona officials to partner with the Department of Homeland Security to review voter registration...

Cade’s Law HB2665 Advances after Adopting Floor Amendment

February 11, 2026 3:56 pmFebruary 24, 2026 7:50 am

PHOENIX – House lawmakers advanced House Bill HB2665 on Monday after adopting a floor-style verbal amendment aimed at tightening the bill’s wording and addressing concerns that its original draft created an ambiguous new path to manslaughter liability based on “directed...

Hernandez, Kolodin Advance Bipartisan Court ‘Due Process’ Bill

February 9, 2026 4:04 pmFebruary 24, 2026 7:51 am

PHOENIX – House Bill 2976, a proposal to require due process protections before state or county entities materially alter the statutory administrative authority of elected justices of the peace (JP), advanced Wednesday after a contentious hearing that devolved into a...

Detransitioner Chloe Cole Testifies on Fink Bill HB2085

February 2, 2026 1:33 pmFebruary 17, 2026 12:21 pm

PHOENIX—Renowned de-transitioner and anti- “gender-affirming-care” advocate Chloe Cole spoke at an Arizona House of Representatives hearing on House Bill HB2085 on Thursday, January 22, 2026. By her count, Cole has been to at least 40 states to speak on gender...

AZ GOP and DEMS Clash over Unborn Child Legislation

January 27, 2026 2:10 pmFebruary 17, 2026 12:22 pm

Three bills moving through the Arizona House—HB2043, HB2144, and HB2074—are intended to expand the legal recognition of unborn children in Arizona law, aimed explicitly at homicide cases, family-court child support, and abortion-related criminal reporting. Supporters are framing them as “catch-up”...

Biasiucci Pushes Bipartisan Bill Nixing Municipal Grocery Taxes

January 26, 2026 1:51 pmFebruary 5, 2026 9:57 am

Biasiucci Pushes Forward on Statewide Elimination of Municipal Grocery Taxes Under ‘Affordable Arizona’ Proposal By Holly Dietrich | Arizona Globe PHOENIX – State Representative Leo Biasiucci (R-30) continued to push legislation eliminating municipalities’ ability to tax groceries, presenting the proposal...