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House committee OKs bill for voters to kill Clean Elections
A House committee has passed a measure asking voters to eliminate the Citizens Clean Elections Commission.
Arizona House set to debate abortion restrictions bill
The Arizona House is set to debate a bill barring women from buying any health care plan through the federal marketplace that includes abortion coverage.
Not really a cop: Glendale lawmaker incorrectly claims to be a police officer
On March 10, Republican lawmaker Anthony Kern said in a Republican caucus meeting that he recommended passage of SB1445 “as a certified peace officer.”
House again votes against moving up date of Arizona primary
The Arizona House has for the second time voted down a proposal to move the state's primary elections from the fourth Tuesday in August to the second Tuesday in July.
House again rejects bill cutting income tax to offset online tax
The House for the second time Tuesday rejected a bill cutting income taxes if Arizona begins collecting sales taxes from online purchases, a vote that shows even some Republican lawmakers are hesitant to cut potential sources of revenue while the state is facing years of tight budgets.
Arizona House OKs bill to create lieutenant governor office
The state House passed one of two bills Tuesday to create an office of lieutenant governor by 2023 pending Arizona voters' approval.
House gives initial approval to interstate firearms compact
State lawmakers are moving to deny future legislatures – and even future voters – the power to mandate background checks on the private sale of guns.
House to vote on ditching Common Core standards
The Arizona House is set to debate a proposal that would ditch the state's new Common Core school standards and strip the state Board of Education's power to adopt new standards.
Arizona House adopts bill to OK new loans for payday lenders
The Arizona House passed a bill Wednesday that allows payday lenders to offer a new product with more than 200 percent interest, despite voters barring them from operating in the state under a 2008 initiative.
Full House approves reduction in speeding fine, no insurance report
Speeding just a little bit over the limit might soon result in just a slap on the wrist. On a 40-20 vote the House on Tuesday approved legislation to say that driving 10 miles faster than what is posted is no longer a traffic violation subject to fines of up to $250.
House approves anti-‘revenge porn’ law, plus several others
Today’s legislative session included the House moving measures forward outlawing "revenge porn"; allowing those convicted of prostitution to have their records cleaned and allowing Arizona high school students to gain admission into an in-state school without taking fine arts.
Arizona House sets vote on revisions to ‘revenge porn’ law
The Arizona House is set to vote on a bill revising a 2014 law barring so-called "revenge porn."
