Weekly Legislative Reports

This was “crossover” week in the 2019 session of the Arizona Legislature, featuring lengthy floor calendars designed to move bills out of their “house of origin.” As is customary, only the Appropriations Committees and Rules Committees in both houses met this week, with all other committees taking the week off from hearings to focus on floor action.

Today, Friday, February 22nd, marks the traditional “halfway point” of the legislative session, as this was the final week for bills to be heard in their “house of origin” (House bills in the House, and Senate bills in the Senate). This is true for bills and committees, except for the respective Appropriations committees, which have one extra week to consider bills.

The 2019 Regular Session of the Arizona Legislature is nearing its traditional “halfway point,” with Friday, February 22 being the final day for bills to have a committee hearing in their “house of origin” (House bills in the House, and Senate bills in the Senate).

Nearly 1,200 bills have been introduced so far in the 2019 Regular Session of the Arizona Legislature, with more coming between now and Monday, February 11, the final day for bills to be introduced in either house. With the passage and signing of the Drought Contingency Plan last week, work has now begun in earnest on the hundreds of other bills awaiting a committee hearing.

The 2019 Regular Session of the Arizona Legislature now has nearly 1,000 bills introduced, and more to come as filing deadlines are arriving soon in both the House and Senate. Resolution of the Arizona Drought Contingency Plan (DCP) was achieved yesterday, as both houses passed a series of bills just in time for the January 31 federal deadline for Arizona to complete its work on the DCP.

The 54th Arizona Legislature, 1st Regular Session, is in full swing, with more than 700 bills already introduced, and many more to come as filing deadlines loom in both the House and Senate. Resolution of the Arizona Drought Contingency Plan (DCP) is a major issue sure to take up a good deal of legislative time in the next week, with a January 31 federal deadline for Arizona to complete its work on the DCP.