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Gress proposes lowering age required to serve in legislature
Arizona voters could decide next year how they feel about having people who aren't yet old enough to drink making state laws.
Plethora of new state laws take effect Tuesday
Tuesday is the day when most of the 321 measures approved by the Legislature take effect.
Almost 400 new laws take effect Friday
Come this Friday, women who want an abortion will be asked new questions, consumers can have their credit frozen for free, Grade A eggs can stay on the shelf longer, and 15-year-old children won't be able to legally marry.
Guns, gold and billboards: Hundreds of new laws to take effect
Foes of the new law expanding the school voucher program have until close of business Tuesday to submit at least 75,321 valid signatures on referendum petitions. If successful, the law remains on “hold” until November 2018 when voters get the last word on whether to ratify or veto the change.
New laws affect short-term rentals, photo radar, public notices
Arizonans who like to rent out their homes to visitors and don’t want local officials to stop them will benefit from a new law that took effect Sunday.
From wine to potlucks, school gardens and political rallies: New laws take effect Aug. 6
Like wine? Neighborhood potlucks? As of Aug. 6, you should be able to get more of both.
July 3 marks start of new laws on escaping speeding tickets, lottery wins, fundraising and more
Come Friday, you’ll be able to escape speeding tickets twice as often, sell junk food to raise money for school programs, and be able to hide your big Lottery win from friends and families, at least for awhile.
Winners and losers: Who benefited most and least from this year’s session
Some individuals and groups did better than others in the just completed legislative session. We take a closer look, but remembering that one person’s victory could be considered another person’s loss:
New TPT law takes effect, but changes are likely
How much headache can a barrel of screws create? A lot – if you bought them before Jan. 1, 2015, and you happened to be a subcontractor.
New laws take effect on everything from microbreweries to animal fighting
More than 160 new laws took effect on Sept. 30, the general effective date for legislation passed during the 2009 regular session. Many of the laws are technical changes to existing law. Others have more far-reaching impacts on the daily lives of Arizona residents.
10 new laws that got lost in the shuffle
The 2009 legislative session started out slowly in terms of bill advancement, but it ended in a flurry that left even some lawmakers wondering what all they had voted on. When the Legislature adjourned sine die on July 1, lawmakers had sponsored 1,133 bills during the 2009 regular session. A total of 213 made the cut and were passed by the Legislature. And 191 bills were signed into law.
