| Bills Advancing Many Republican bills are advancing in the AZ legislature. Below is a list of some bills up for the Committee of a Whole (COW) or a Third Reading. These are the last stages of a full vote of that house. If you click on the bill number, a pdf summary of the bill will appear. What can we do? * Use Request to Speak Evelyn’s trick – go to My Bill Positions and fill in the bill number at the top. The bill number with a description will appear. Click on it. You can vote up or down without comment. * Contact Representatives: State Senator Vince Leach — President Pro Tempore Email: VLEACH (602) 926-3106 Karen Fann — President Senate Email: KFANN (602) 926-5874 Russell “Rusty” Bowers — Speaker of the House Email: RBOWERS (602) 926-3128 * Write letters to the editor: AZ Daily Star Tucson Local Media AZ Daily Sun SB1020 Removes the ability of a county recorder or other officer in charge of elections to designate emergency non-electioneering polling places. COW 2 February 22nd SB1105 Increases, from 100 to 200 words, the length of an initiative or referendum description included on initiative and referendum petitions. Senate – COW #3 – February 22, 2021 SB1268 Outlines requirements for a labor organization that collects benefit monies or union dues (labor organization) relating to financial disclosures, benefit choice and benefit contributions. Senate – COW – February 22, 2021 SB1377 Establishes, retroactive to March 11, 2020, reduces civil liability standards for specified acts or omissions during a state of emergency for a public health pandemic. Senate – COW #3 – February 22, 2021 SB1494 Requires, retroactive to taxable years beginning January 1, 2020, the amount of any Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) premiums paid or incurred by a taxpayer that is disallowed as a deduction for federal income tax purposes to be subtracted when computing a corporation’s Arizona gross income. Senate – Third Reading – February 22, 2021 SCR1009 Supports the enactment of the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act and the Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2019. Senate – COW – February 22, 2021 |
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