Michael Carbone — Called during the roll vote on HCR 2052.
Michael Carbone — Called during the roll vote on the mass motion.
Laurin Hendrix — Voted aye on House Bill 2076.
Laurin Hendrix — Voted aye on House Bill 2136.
Laurin Hendrix — Voted aye on House Bill 2158.
Laurin Hendrix — Voted aye on House Bill 2159.
Laurin Hendrix — Responds that the committee reads there to be an entrenchment issue.
Laurin Hendrix — Voted aye on HB 4030.
Laurin Hendrix — Voted aye on HB 4030.
Laurin Hendrix — Presided over the discussion and recognized speakers.
Laurin Hendrix — Presided over the vote and motion.
Laurin Hendrix — Voted aye on the mass motion.
HB2136 — The committee discussed House Bill 2136, beginning with a motion to recommend it as constitutional and proper form. The Rules Attorney explained a vagueness concern in the bill’s current drafting and recommended adding a statutory definition for "subvert," noting the sponsor agreed that clarifying language would be helpful. Members also discussed constitutional issues, including potential Fifth Amendment, First Amendment overbreadth, and due process concerns. The discussion concluded with a vote, and the committee recommended House Bill 2136 as constitutional and proper form by a 5-2 vote.
HB2158 — House Bill 2158 was moved for consideration and reviewed by the Rules Attorney, who explained that it amends the definition of predatory animals in Title 17 to include bears, cougars, mountain lions, and wolves. The attorney noted a potential conflict with federal law regarding wolves and said the sponsor was considering an amendment to remove wolves. The discussion concluded with the bill being recommended as constitutional and in proper form by a 5-2 vote.
HB2159 — The committee considered House Bill 2159 and a motion was made to recommend it as constitutional and proper form. The Rules Attorney noted federal preemption concerns, including the bill’s relation to the Mexican wolf, and the committee then proceeded to vote. House Bill 2159 was ultimately recommended as constitutional and proper form by a 5-2 vote.
HB2497 — House Bill 2497 is brought forward for constitutional and proper form review. A motion is made to recommend the bill as constitutional and proper form, and the Rules Attorney briefly explains that the bill concerns Arizona citizens’ right to lawfully hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife. The discussion then notes a recommended amendment to remove the legislature from paragraph D to avoid an entrenchment issue, and the committee proceeds to the question of recommending the bill as constitutional and proper form.
Joseph Chaplik — Representative De La Santos is recognized by the chair and then immediately asks whether an entrenchment issue still exists even without the dormant voter protection clause.
John Kavanagh — Recorded as voting aye and then moves to the next bill.
John Kavanagh — Questions whether the constitutional provision actually prohibits leases longer than 20 years and suggests the bill may be constitutional with advertising.
John Kavanagh — Argues the bill would be constitutional if there is an advertisement/public auction.
John Kavanagh — The chair thanks him for a Shakespearean reference, likely referring to his earlier comment.
John Kavanagh — Moves House Bill 4030.
HB2755 — House Bill 2755 is discussed as a measure allowing renewal of state trust land mineral leases without a public auction. The committee first moves the bill as constitutional and proper form, then the Rules Attorney recommends a floor amendment to ensure any renewal, combined with the original lease term, does not exceed the Constitution’s 20-year limit. The attorney clarifies that the concern is an as-applied scenario where continuity could extend beyond 20 years without an advertised auction. The discussion concludes with the committee taking up the question of recommending HB 2755 as constitutional and proper form.
HCR2052 — Referenced as having comments in substance the same as those on House Bill 4030.
HCR2052 — HCR 2052 was recommended as constitutional and proper form by a vote of five ayes, two nays, and one absent.
Jeff Weninger — Raised a question about the Rules Attorney's reading of the 2% cap and argued it does not require annual 2% tax increases.
Jeff Weninger — Continued explaining the office's reasoning regarding the bill and the constitutional issue.
Jeff Weninger — Voted aye on HB 4030 and is directing the motion.
Jeff Weninger — Voted aye on HB 4030 and is being addressed to proceed.
Jeff Weninger — Moved HCR 2052 and commented that, as a referral, voters could undo what was done in 1980.
Jeff Weninger — Raised the point that the measure is a referral and asked whether the 1980 voter action would be applicable.
Jeff Weninger — Asked to make the mass motion and noted HB 2956 is held.
Jeff Weninger — Voted aye on the mass motion; name appears to be a transcription error.
David Livingston — Representative De La Santos was called during multiple roll votes and motions, including HB 4030, HCR 2052, and the mass motion, and was recorded as voting nay on the first two measures.
HB2956 — Noted as held.
HB2956 — Secretary said it would be held.
HB2076 — House Bill 2076 was introduced and discussed as a school safety bill allowing employees to carry concealed firearms. The Rules Attorney explained that while immunity for governmental employees would be constitutionally permissible, the bill as drafted also extended immunity to private school employees, creating a constitutional issue. The committee discussed a floor amendment to limit the immunity provision to public school employees only, preserving the rest of the bill. The discussion concluded with a vote recommending HB 2076 as constitutional and proper form, which passed 5-2.
Patricia Contreras — Representative De Los Santos is mentioned first in connection with a question about whether an amendment would remove private school teachers from the bill, and then repeatedly during roll-call votes on House Bills 2076, 2136, 2158, and 2159, where the member is recorded as voting nay or appearing in the roll call.
Patricia Contreras — Called during the roll vote on HB 4030.
Patricia Contreras — Called during the roll vote on HB 4030.
Patricia Contreras — Called during the roll vote on HCR 2052.
Patricia Contreras — Called during the roll vote on the mass motion.
Christopher Mathis — Voted nay on House Bill 2076.
Christopher Mathis — Asked whether both First Amendment and due process issues were present.
Christopher Mathis — Voted nay on House Bill 2136.
Christopher Mathis — Voted nay on House Bill 2158.
Christopher Mathis — Voted nay on House Bill 2159.
Christopher Mathis — Asks whether there is also a dormant Voter Protection Act concern.
Christopher Mathis — Continues pressing the dormant VPA theory and says he wanted to raise the issue.
Christopher Mathis — Asks whether the proposed amendment would be a belts-and-suspenders approach to make the bill clearly constitutional.