How does a "dead" bill get revived?
The answer to the question regarding the failure of the bill one day but, at a later time revived is as follows: House Rule 24 (Reconsideration) states that it is in order for any member who voted on the prevailing side of the vote to move for the reconsideration thereof at a time certain not to exceed seven days.
In this case of HB2582 for example, even though the bill failed on Third Read last Thursday, March 9 by a vote of 26-31-3, Representative Gary Pierce, who voted "NO"(on the prevailing side), made a motion, which carried, to reconsider HB 2582 on Monday, March 14, 2006. The bill passed on Reconsideration yesterday by a vote of 35-25-0 and was sent to the Senate.
How can I look up information on a Bill if I know the bill number?
The summary of bill can be located on the legislature's website at www.azleg.gov Type in the bill number (HB 2582 for example) in the upper right hand corner & click on the search button. When the bill number comes up, go to the category for bill summaries & fact sheets & click on the version which indicates as engrossed & passed by the House.
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Services for The Honorable Senator Jarrett
Jarrett funeral is scheduled
East Valley Tribune
March 14, 2006
Funeral services have been scheduled for Sen. Marilyn Jarrett, the longtime Mesa lawmaker who died Friday, a day after being found unconscious in her Capitol office.
A public viewing will be 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday in the Rotunda of the Old Capitol Building, 1700 W. Washington St., Phoenix.
The funeral, which is open to the public, will be 10 a.m. Monday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Mesa Citrus Heights Stake, 2549 N. 32nd St., Mesa. Burial will be at City of Mesa Cemetery, 1212 N. Center St.
Flowers can be sent to Bunker Funeral Home, 33 N. Centennial Way, Mesa.
Donations to the Marilyn Jarrett Memorial Fund will be accepted by Bank of America and will go toward college costs for her grandchildren.
East Valley Tribune
March 14, 2006
Funeral services have been scheduled for Sen. Marilyn Jarrett, the longtime Mesa lawmaker who died Friday, a day after being found unconscious in her Capitol office.
A public viewing will be 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday in the Rotunda of the Old Capitol Building, 1700 W. Washington St., Phoenix.
The funeral, which is open to the public, will be 10 a.m. Monday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Mesa Citrus Heights Stake, 2549 N. 32nd St., Mesa. Burial will be at City of Mesa Cemetery, 1212 N. Center St.
Flowers can be sent to Bunker Funeral Home, 33 N. Centennial Way, Mesa.
Donations to the Marilyn Jarrett Memorial Fund will be accepted by Bank of America and will go toward college costs for her grandchildren.
Pending Health Insurance Legislation
To entice small businesses to offer health insurance, lawmakers on Monday passed a bill that would exempt health insurers from some state requirements.
The bill would exempt insurance companies from certain mandates, including coverage of diabetes equipment and supplies, such as insulin.
Lawmakers hope the bill would cut insurance costs to make it more affordable for small businesses. The provisions of HB2698 were approved on a 38-22 vote, after initially failing late last week. The bill still needs Senate approval and the governor's signature to become law.
A Senate panel approved a bill that adds a health-insurance mandate. HB2364 would require insurance firms that offer prescription coverage to include payment for up to 75 percent of a special amino-acid-based food that is used to treat people with severe food allergies. It is nearing a vote of the full Senate.
The bill would exempt insurance companies from certain mandates, including coverage of diabetes equipment and supplies, such as insulin.
Lawmakers hope the bill would cut insurance costs to make it more affordable for small businesses. The provisions of HB2698 were approved on a 38-22 vote, after initially failing late last week. The bill still needs Senate approval and the governor's signature to become law.
A Senate panel approved a bill that adds a health-insurance mandate. HB2364 would require insurance firms that offer prescription coverage to include payment for up to 75 percent of a special amino-acid-based food that is used to treat people with severe food allergies. It is nearing a vote of the full Senate.
Additional Legislative Activites
English-only backed in teacher hires
By Howard Fischer
Arizona Daily Star
March 14, 2006
PHOENIX — State representatives voted Monday to bar schools from requiring teachers to speak anything other than English.
They also agreed to ask Arizonans to once again declare English the official language of the state.
Proponents of both measures say they're designed to recognize English already is the language of Arizona and make that fact part of public policy.
Rep. Chuck Gray, R-Mesa, said his plan to restrict school hiring practices goes a step further. It ensures applicants for teaching jobs who don't speak a foreign language are not blocked from employment.
"We're in an English-speaking country, we're in an English-speaking state," he said. "The (teaching) materials are in English."
The preliminary vote on Gray's proposal came over the objections of several legislators.
"If it's going to be dealt with, it should be dealt with on the local level," said Rep. Steve Gallardo, D-Phoenix, who also serves on the board of the Cartwright Elementary School District. "There's a reason we elect school board members throughout the state."
But Gray said the state is responsible for ensuring that students get educated. He said lawmakers are entitled to have uniform hiring requirements "so a teacher can move from district to district without worrying" about being denied a job because he or she doesn't speak a foreign language."
School districts could still say they prefer someone who speaks another language. But it would spell out that, except when hiring foreign-language teachers, schools cannot refuse to hire those whose only language is English.
Rep. Gary Pierce, R-Mesa, said that is in the best interests of students. "Do we want the best teacher in science or math or economics?" he asked. "Or do we want to sacrifice that, sacrifice competency, by requiring they be bilingual when, in fact, they don't really have to teach in a second or other language?"
The second bill, to amend the state constitution to declare English the official language, is similar to one approved by voters in 1988. But the state Supreme Court blocked its enforcement, saying it violated federal constitutional rights.
The new version allows government employees, including legislators, to communicate "unofficially" with people in any language, including writing a letter, even on official stationery.
Rep. Russell Pearce, R-Mesa, said, "Official English promotes unity, official English empowers immigrants, official English is common-sense government. We speak English; we ought to promote it."
But Rep. Pete Rios, D-Dudleyville, called the latest incarnation unnecessary, as everyone knows that state business is conducted in English.
Rios, who filed the suit blocking the 1988 law, said legal problems remain with the revised version.
Both measures require a final roll-call vote before going to the Senate. Official English would also have to be ratified by voters in November.
Legislative Briefing
Capitol Media Services
Arizona Daily Star
March 14, 2006
Phone records
The House voted unanimously Monday to make it illegal for companies or individuals to use deceptive means to obtain the phone records of any Arizona resident.
The proposed law comes as some firms advertising on the Internet have offered to sell anyone's phone bills. But the information usually is obtained from the phone company through illegal means, often by someone posing as a police officer or investigator.
Rep. Jonathan Paton, R-Tucson, want to make the sale of such records illegal and also directs phone companies to establish procedures to protect against unauthorized disclosure. The measure now goes to the Senate.
Human egg sales
A Senate panel voted 5-2 Monday to ban the sale of human eggs — but not before narrowing the scope of the ban.
The bill approved by the House made it a crime for women to sell and for doctors, researchers and others to buy human eggs for any purpose, punishable by up to a year in prison, regardless of whether it was for cloning research or for in vitro fertilization to help women get pregnant.
The measure was amended to allow fertility-related sales to continue without state regulation.
The measure now goes to the full Senate.
Classroom flags
On a voice vote, the House of Representatives gave preliminary approval Monday to requiring that an American-made U.S. flag be in every public school, community college and state university classroom.
Current law says only that every school must have a flag, presumably displayed on a pole in front of the building.
Rep. Russell Pearce, R-Mesa, said the measure, which still requires a final vote, recognizes "our heritage."
Pearce agreed to amend the measure to require schools to first try to get donated flags from businesses. Then the state would fund any gaps.
Undocumented workers
The House voted 31-29 Monday to make it a violation of state law for companies to knowingly hire people not in this country legally.
The resolution seeks to ask voters to enact new sanctions against employers, including fines and possible loss of their state or local licenses. It also requires state agencies to audit up to 5 percent of companies they license to verify all their workers are legal.
By Howard Fischer
Arizona Daily Star
March 14, 2006
PHOENIX — State representatives voted Monday to bar schools from requiring teachers to speak anything other than English.
They also agreed to ask Arizonans to once again declare English the official language of the state.
Proponents of both measures say they're designed to recognize English already is the language of Arizona and make that fact part of public policy.
Rep. Chuck Gray, R-Mesa, said his plan to restrict school hiring practices goes a step further. It ensures applicants for teaching jobs who don't speak a foreign language are not blocked from employment.
"We're in an English-speaking country, we're in an English-speaking state," he said. "The (teaching) materials are in English."
The preliminary vote on Gray's proposal came over the objections of several legislators.
"If it's going to be dealt with, it should be dealt with on the local level," said Rep. Steve Gallardo, D-Phoenix, who also serves on the board of the Cartwright Elementary School District. "There's a reason we elect school board members throughout the state."
But Gray said the state is responsible for ensuring that students get educated. He said lawmakers are entitled to have uniform hiring requirements "so a teacher can move from district to district without worrying" about being denied a job because he or she doesn't speak a foreign language."
School districts could still say they prefer someone who speaks another language. But it would spell out that, except when hiring foreign-language teachers, schools cannot refuse to hire those whose only language is English.
Rep. Gary Pierce, R-Mesa, said that is in the best interests of students. "Do we want the best teacher in science or math or economics?" he asked. "Or do we want to sacrifice that, sacrifice competency, by requiring they be bilingual when, in fact, they don't really have to teach in a second or other language?"
The second bill, to amend the state constitution to declare English the official language, is similar to one approved by voters in 1988. But the state Supreme Court blocked its enforcement, saying it violated federal constitutional rights.
The new version allows government employees, including legislators, to communicate "unofficially" with people in any language, including writing a letter, even on official stationery.
Rep. Russell Pearce, R-Mesa, said, "Official English promotes unity, official English empowers immigrants, official English is common-sense government. We speak English; we ought to promote it."
But Rep. Pete Rios, D-Dudleyville, called the latest incarnation unnecessary, as everyone knows that state business is conducted in English.
Rios, who filed the suit blocking the 1988 law, said legal problems remain with the revised version.
Both measures require a final roll-call vote before going to the Senate. Official English would also have to be ratified by voters in November.
Legislative Briefing
Capitol Media Services
Arizona Daily Star
March 14, 2006
Phone records
The House voted unanimously Monday to make it illegal for companies or individuals to use deceptive means to obtain the phone records of any Arizona resident.
The proposed law comes as some firms advertising on the Internet have offered to sell anyone's phone bills. But the information usually is obtained from the phone company through illegal means, often by someone posing as a police officer or investigator.
Rep. Jonathan Paton, R-Tucson, want to make the sale of such records illegal and also directs phone companies to establish procedures to protect against unauthorized disclosure. The measure now goes to the Senate.
Human egg sales
A Senate panel voted 5-2 Monday to ban the sale of human eggs — but not before narrowing the scope of the ban.
The bill approved by the House made it a crime for women to sell and for doctors, researchers and others to buy human eggs for any purpose, punishable by up to a year in prison, regardless of whether it was for cloning research or for in vitro fertilization to help women get pregnant.
The measure was amended to allow fertility-related sales to continue without state regulation.
The measure now goes to the full Senate.
Classroom flags
On a voice vote, the House of Representatives gave preliminary approval Monday to requiring that an American-made U.S. flag be in every public school, community college and state university classroom.
Current law says only that every school must have a flag, presumably displayed on a pole in front of the building.
Rep. Russell Pearce, R-Mesa, said the measure, which still requires a final vote, recognizes "our heritage."
Pearce agreed to amend the measure to require schools to first try to get donated flags from businesses. Then the state would fund any gaps.
Undocumented workers
The House voted 31-29 Monday to make it a violation of state law for companies to knowingly hire people not in this country legally.
The resolution seeks to ask voters to enact new sanctions against employers, including fines and possible loss of their state or local licenses. It also requires state agencies to audit up to 5 percent of companies they license to verify all their workers are legal.
Voting Today? Bring I.D.
Ignore voter registration ruling, state official says
By C.J. Karamargin
Arizona Daily Star
March 14, 2006
PHOENIX — Secretary of State Jan Brewer will tell county election officials to ignore a ruling that Arizonans do not need to show proof of citizenship when they register to vote with a federal registration form.
In an angry letter to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, Brewer dismissed the ruling as "completely inconsistent, unlawful and without merit."
The commission informed Brewer last week that "Arizona may not refuse to register individuals to vote in a federal election for failing to provide supplemental proof of citizenship," as required under Proposition 200.
Overwhelmingly approved by voters in November 2004, Prop. 200 made Arizona the first state in the nation to require proof of citizenship for voter registration.
Under its terms, county election officials must reject any voter registration form that is not accompanied by documentation such as a birth certificate, passport, tribal ID card or an Arizona driver's license issued after Oct. 1, 1996, when proof of legal residency for licenses became necessary.
But the commission determined that applying the state requirement to a voter using a federal registration form could result in a loss of voting rights, because "no state may condition acceptance of the federal form upon receipt of additional proof" of citizenship.
Brewer asked the commission to tell voters using the federal form to register in Arizona to provide sufficient proof of citizenship. "To do so otherwise would be incredibly irresponsible and may unnecessarily disenfranchise voters," she wrote.
The federal registration form, which was created and is regulated by the commission, requires only that a voter attest to being a citizen. It is available at www.eac.gov, the commission's Web site.
By C.J. Karamargin
Arizona Daily Star
March 14, 2006
PHOENIX — Secretary of State Jan Brewer will tell county election officials to ignore a ruling that Arizonans do not need to show proof of citizenship when they register to vote with a federal registration form.
In an angry letter to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, Brewer dismissed the ruling as "completely inconsistent, unlawful and without merit."
The commission informed Brewer last week that "Arizona may not refuse to register individuals to vote in a federal election for failing to provide supplemental proof of citizenship," as required under Proposition 200.
Overwhelmingly approved by voters in November 2004, Prop. 200 made Arizona the first state in the nation to require proof of citizenship for voter registration.
Under its terms, county election officials must reject any voter registration form that is not accompanied by documentation such as a birth certificate, passport, tribal ID card or an Arizona driver's license issued after Oct. 1, 1996, when proof of legal residency for licenses became necessary.
But the commission determined that applying the state requirement to a voter using a federal registration form could result in a loss of voting rights, because "no state may condition acceptance of the federal form upon receipt of additional proof" of citizenship.
Brewer asked the commission to tell voters using the federal form to register in Arizona to provide sufficient proof of citizenship. "To do so otherwise would be incredibly irresponsible and may unnecessarily disenfranchise voters," she wrote.
The federal registration form, which was created and is regulated by the commission, requires only that a voter attest to being a citizen. It is available at www.eac.gov, the commission's Web site.
Water Bills
2 Water Bills Moving through The Senate Currently:
Bill: HB2431 – Water Supply Notification
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=hb2431
Summary: This bill would require information on a property’s water supply to be made available to buyers for areas that have not been subdivided. Buyers would also be informed who to go to if the property does not have a water supply determination. Currently, only initial buyers must receive this information
Bill:HB2294– Regional Planning for Water Resources
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=hb2294
Summary: This bill requires the cities and towns that must include water resources in their general plans to project water demand for the next 20 years. It requires that cities outside an Active Management Area (AMA) plan for water use in coordination with other governing bodies in the same groundwater basin with regards to water supplies, conservation efforts, and drought management efforts. It also requires cities that do not have general plans to collaborate and provide information to other governing bodies in their region. This measure is needed to empower governing bodies outside the AMAs to sustainably plan their water use.
Bill: HB2431 – Water Supply Notification
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=hb2431
Summary: This bill would require information on a property’s water supply to be made available to buyers for areas that have not been subdivided. Buyers would also be informed who to go to if the property does not have a water supply determination. Currently, only initial buyers must receive this information
Bill:HB2294– Regional Planning for Water Resources
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=hb2294
Summary: This bill requires the cities and towns that must include water resources in their general plans to project water demand for the next 20 years. It requires that cities outside an Active Management Area (AMA) plan for water use in coordination with other governing bodies in the same groundwater basin with regards to water supplies, conservation efforts, and drought management efforts. It also requires cities that do not have general plans to collaborate and provide information to other governing bodies in their region. This measure is needed to empower governing bodies outside the AMAs to sustainably plan their water use.
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