Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/22/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Key Moments

  • Eva Diaz — Mentioned as one of the possible leaders of the Pledge of Allegiance.
  • Timothy Dunn — Timothy Dunn is identified during the opening proceedings as the likely person to lead the Pledge of Allegiance, and he is then formally called upon to do so.
  • Pastor Ron Lagata — Named as the pastor who will lead the prayer.
  • Shawnna Bolick — Senator Shawnna Bolick was recognized for a point of personal privilege, introduced guests, and then read a proclamation against human trafficking, with the proclamation also identifying her as the issuing senator and tying the remarks to the related event.
  • Ron Lagata — Introduced as a chaplain and pastor from the member's district; background and ministry history are described.
  • Chaplain Lagata — Further biographical details are given, including service with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.
  • Boots — A person in the gallery is identified as Boots and acknowledged by the speaker.
  • Warren Petersen — Named as a signatory to the proclamation.
  • Joseph Grossman — The speaker mentions Joseph Grossman as a former constituent who introduced them to the organization and then welcomes him to the Senate, treating both references as part of the same introduction and acknowledgment.
  • Rosanna Gabaldón — Senator Rosanna Gabaldón is recognized by the presiding officer and then rises to speak on a point of personal privilege, beginning an introduction of guests in the gallery, including a visitor connected to military bases.
  • Jalen Castro — Jalen Castro is introduced and recognized as an air traffic controller apprentice at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and as someone interested in public service. She is further praised for her military service and encouraged as a future leader, with remarks noting her potential to serve in higher public office someday.
  • David Farnsworth — Senator David Farnsworth was recognized by the presiding officer and then took the floor to make a personal privilege introduction of Dr. Roy Starr, a guest in the gallery.
  • Dr. Roy Starr — Dr. Roy Starr is introduced as a good friend of the senator and a guest in the Senate. The senator describes him as a doctor of philosophy with an emphasis on world religions and warmly notes their regular Sunday conversations and shared love of teaching and learning. He is then welcomed to the Senate as someone shadowing the senator that day.
  • Frank Carroll — Senator Frank Carroll is recognized by the presiding officer and then rises for a point of personal privilege to introduce guests in the gallery connected to the Arizona Space Commission and Space Force.
  • Charles Edelman — Introduced as the next guest after the L.T. Mars remarks.
  • Charles Adelman / Charles Edelman — Introduced as CEO and co-founder of XRDNA and described as working on spatial addressing and security technologies.
  • Oliver Parsons — Oliver Parsons is introduced as an Arizona Space Marshal, a major in the U.S. Air Force Reserve, and vice president at XRDNA. He is further described as working at the intersection of national security, spatial intelligence, and emerging technology, focused on turning complex challenges into practical capabilities for government and mission partners.
  • SB1216 — Listed under second reading of bills; described as traumatic event counseling.
  • SB1232 — Listed under second reading of bills; described as military competitive permitting.
  • SB1235 — Listed under second reading of bills; described as EMS reciprocity compact.
  • SB1236 — Listed under second reading of bills; described as access to women verification present availability.
  • SB1237 — Listed under second reading of bills; described as election procedures manual consultation.
  • SB1238 — Listed under second reading of bills; described as physician assistants license for compact.
  • SB1239 — Listed under second reading of bills; described as sex offender statute of limitations.
  • SB1240 — Listed under second reading of bills; described as probation success initial payments calculation.
  • SB1241 — Listed under second reading of bills; described as municipalities, counties, private permitting providers.
  • SB1242 — Listed under second reading of bills; described as mental health hearings audio visual technology.
  • SB1243 — Listed under second reading of bills; described as court order treatment guardians notice release.
  • SB1244 — Listed under second reading of bills; described as court order treatment continuation.
  • SB1246 — Listed under second reading of bills; described as ADOT rodeo road.
  • SB1247 — Listed under second reading of bills; described as homeowners associations foreclosure process.
  • SB1248 — Listed under second reading of bills; described as assisted living centers occupants.
  • SB1249 — Listed under second reading of bills; described as juvenile detention centers education programs.
  • SB1250 — Listed under second reading of bills; described as Alzheimer's disease state appropriation.
  • SB1251 — Listed under second reading of bills; described as appropriation, Department of Gaming.
  • SB1253 — Listed under second reading of bills; described as safe housing providers hospital deliveries.
  • SB1254 — Listed under second reading of bills; described as real property conveyances from requirements.
  • SB1255 — Listed under second reading of bills; described as Arizona Jazz Day.
  • SB1259 — Listed under second reading of bills; described as campaigns protected residential addresses.
  • SB1260 — Listed under second reading of bills; described as complaints and decisions online access.
  • SB1261 — SB 1261 is listed on the second reading calendar and identified as a short-term rentals bill.
  • SB1264 — SB 1264 is listed on the second reading calendar; the transcript text is garbled, but it appears to reference the bill without any substantive discussion beyond its placement on the agenda.
  • SB1265 — SB 1265 is listed on the second reading calendar and identified as the weights and measures food appropriations bill.
  • SB1266 — SB 1266 is briefly listed during the second reading of bills. The transcript text is garbled, but the mention appears to be a single calendar listing with no substantive discussion of the bill.
  • SB1269 — SB 1269 is listed on the second reading calendar and described as relating to fire district formation and county supervisors.
  • SB1270 — SB 1270 is listed on the second reading calendar and identified as dealing with correction officers supplemental contributions.
  • SB1271 — SB 1271 is listed on the second reading calendar as the business crime reporting penalty prohibition.
  • SB1273 — SB 1273 is listed in the second reading calendar as an appropriation bill related to a port of entry/port of entries item.
  • SB1274 — SB 1274 is listed during second reading of bills, with the transcript text being garbled in both mentions; the second mention appears to further identify or clarify the bill title, but no substantive discussion of the bill occurs.
  • SCR1011 — SCR 1011 appears on the second reading calendar and is identified as a resolution concerning congressional term limits conventions.