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Arizona House Approves Bill Ensuring In-Person Clergy Hospital Visitations
PHOENIX – Some find it hard to believe that a law was necessary, but the Covid epidemic has limited the access clergy members have had to the sick and dying. As a result, the Arizona House of Representatives stepped up and approved HB 2575,...
Covid Liability Bill Wins Bipartisan Support, Heads To House
On Wednesday, the Arizona Senate passed SB 1377 in a bipartisan vote, a bill that offers protection from litigation for businesses and others who act in “good faith” to implement reasonable policies to protect their customers, clients, and...
Tourism Bill Would Increase Hotel Lodging Costs To Fund Local Promotional Efforts
By Terri Jo Neff | A bill that would allow many municipalities and counties to “assess” hotels and other transient lodging businesses up to $5 per room per night to fund a tourism promotion agency was defeated Tuesday on the House Floor but it can...
Legislation Would Allow Sheriff’s Deputies To Practice Law or Partner With An Attorney
By Terri Jo Neff | Sheriff’s deputies across Arizona will be able to practice law or form a partnership with an attorney-at-law if House Bill 2763 becomes law, but first the bill has to make it out of the House Rules Committee on Tuesday. The...
Appropriations Committee Set To Consider Anti-App Tax Bill
By B. Hernandez | PHOENIX – As Big Tech continues to flex it monopolistic powers, State Rep. Regina Cobb is hoping to help consumers save money and innovators compete in the tech market. Rep. Biasiucci has thrown his support behind Cobb’s bill,...
Arizona House Committee Passes Term Limits On Congress Resolution
the Arizona House Government and Elections Committee passed HCR 2015 for an amendment proposal convention that would help put term limits on Congress. The resolution is sponsored by Rep. Ben Toma representing District 22, part of the Phoenix...
Bill Recognizes Right Of County Recorders To Have Voice In Some Elections Lawsuits
By Terri Jo Neff | In a move strongly supported by Arizona’s 15 elected county recorders, the House Government & Elections Committee approved a bill Thursday which greatly limits the powers of the Arizona Secretary of State (SOS) when it comes...
Arizona Small Businesses Tax Relief Passes Out Of House Ways And Means Committee
PHOENIX – On Wednesday, the House Ways and Means Committee approved legislation that revises Arizona tax structure for taxpayers and protects small business from over taxation by the federal government, without impacting the state general fund. The...
ESA Bill For Children From Lower-Income Families Passes Arizona Senate
After a heated floor discussion on Monday, the Arizona State Senate passed Senate Bill 1452, a bill which will expand educational opportunities for children from low-income homes. The bill passed long party lines. The bill, if passed in the Arizona...
Bill Would Require New Homes To Have Designated Outlet To Charge Electric Vehicles
Monday afternoon the Arizona Senate Committee on Government will consider a bill sponsored by Sen. Victoria Steele (D-LD9) that would prohibit a municipality or county from issuing a single-family residential building permit unless there is a...
Pandemic Liability Bill Moves To Rules Committee
A state senate committee will discuss a bill Monday that protects individuals, businesses, schools, medical providers, and the government from civil liability for actions taken in response to public health pandemics unless a litigant can prove by...
Kelly Votes To Deny Lifesaving Care To Children Born Alive
PHOENIX – Newly-elected Senator Mark Kelly stunned moderate Democrats and Republicans during the recent “vote-a-rama,” in which the U.S. Senate began the process to pass a COVID-19 relief bill via reconciliation. While a majority of Arizonans...
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