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Senator Oscar (Senator Diaz on the transcript) moved under Senate rule 28(b) to suspend specific Senate rules and place SCR 10-36 on the order of business for immediate third reading, and requested a roll-call vote. Diaz described the motion as an effort to create “a pathway forward” on education funding and argued that teachers need both pay increases and safe school facilities. On the floor, Diaz said that forcing teachers into “crumbling buildings” while raising pay would be a failure; he concluded, “And that's why I vote no” on the substitute adjournment motion he opposed.

Several Democratic senators urged the body not to adjourn. Senator Miranda spoke on the floor that it was March 31 and stakeholders had not yet been brought together on the issue; Senator Alston recalled prior work on the funding package and asked for time to discuss it further. Senator QB likewise urged senators to remain and “tend to the people’s business,” saying the session should address “a crisis in our public education system.” Those remarks occurred during the debate on whether to adjourn rather than immediately take up the sponsor’s motion to suspend rules.

After floor discussion and a substitute motion to adjourn, the clerk recorded the outcome as 17 ayes, 11 nays and 2 not voting; the Senate announced it would reconvene the following day at 1:15 p.m. The journal entry records that the Schamp substitute motion to adjourn carried and that the body would return to the floor at the stated time.

Ending: The transcript shows the dispute centered on whether to use an expedited floor procedure to consider an education-related measure. The adjournment vote ended the immediate effort to suspend the rules; senators who favored taking up the item signaled intent to continue advocacy when the Senate reconvenes.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","03/31/2025 - Senate Floor Session","oneSentenceSummary","Senators debated whether to suspend rules and take up education-related business, with Democrats urging immediate action on teacher pay and school maintenance. A motion to adjourn carried 17-11; the Senate will return at 1:15 p.m. the next day.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature Arizona, Arizona","taxId",78572,"location","Arizona","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6095852,"Arizona Senate approves package of House bills and adopts resolution backing Palo Verde",190,1751840,1942540,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2836515-2263ab915d117cd23dd0296833f8e172&start=1751&end=1942","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2836515-2263ab915d117cd23dd0296833f8e172/thumbnail_1751840.jpg","/articles/6095852/Arizona/Arizona-Senate-approves-package-of-House-bills-and-adopts-resolution-backing-Palo-Verde","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6095852-8f61d5571c41de55be796dc6a22d14ad/orig.mp4?Expires=1771157853&Signature=cccpSKYARW4K0w9ujDhdYKc42wSMKb2KVjkqw6gJ6u9m9Qtvs3ccESJpjOV0P8-0PsLDMvAQ0BFI0s~~QtnLAa5yXbRrJ3EbXeAz9wKPpbmYmrdEiJdb3xe3cgi6OnM~OGcRz0Z5m9Z3A~92QwT~PP7hxRkxN~7sQdQ2PbDfgMTJgXqg8Scs74pMammoUvMSocGqeBrY1CdqslKpgafnbLhzSLolXVLYAjCU0G4kZjsKRCGpnxrSdROfIlR5RKZk3-5LoTPWCsNL2ndPRnB5J4cIDYdwYuwvY5A0J7xyC7xj7pxXdwp0NLLRj10ZAGniKhSx7wmsMWy99nhjKZrozQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Arizona State Senate, March 31, 2025 — The Arizona Senate on March 31 approved a series of House bills on third reading and adopted a concurrent resolution expressing support for the Palo Verde Generating Station.

The package of bills included measures on water quality, technical registration, municipal zoning and other subjects. Lawmakers recorded final passage for several bills during third-reading votes and instructed the secretary to transmit the measures to the House.

House Bill 21-27, a measure described on the floor as relating to water quality control, passed on third reading by a vote of 28 ayes, 0 nays and 2 not voting. House Bill 2,200, a change described in the calendar relating to the state board of technical registration, also passed 28-0 with two not voting. House Bill 2,110, described on the floor as an amendment to municipal zoning statutes and treated as an emergency measure, passed by a recorded vote of 27 ayes, 1 nay and 2 not voting; the clerk noted the measure required a two-thirds vote to pass with an emergency clause. House Bill 25-81 (third-reading text identified on the calendar as linked to the Department of Public Safety) passed with a 27-1-2 tally on third reading. The Senate recorded passage and directed the secretary to transmit each passed bill to the House.

The Senate also adopted House Concurrent Resolution 20-22, a concurrent resolution stating support for the Palo Verde Generating Station. The clerk recorded the final vote as 25 ayes, 3 nays and 2 not voting. A senator who explained a yes vote said on the floor that Palo Verde provides a large share of Arizona's carbon-free electricity and was important to state energy reliability; that senator stated, “I vote aye.”

Committee of the Whole activity and committee recommendations preceded many of the third-reading votes. Earlier in the session the Committee of the Whole reported that several bills, including HB 21-10 and HB 25-81, received due-pass recommendations; committee chairman Vince Leach signed the report of the committee of the whole.

The clerk recorded each final action on the journal and the Senate directed the secretary to transmit passed measures to the House for further processing. The journal shows the bills and the concurrent resolution were passed in open session and the secretary was instructed to record and transmit the actions.

Ending: The Senate moved on to procedural and floor business after the votes. The secretary was instructed to record the actions and transmit the passed measures to the House.","On March 31, 2025, the Arizona Senate passed multiple House bills on third reading — including measures on water quality, technical registration and municipal zoning — and adopted a concurrent resolution supporting the Palo Verde Generating Station. Most measures passed by clear margins; HCR 2022 passed 25-3 with two not voting.","actionData","errors"]

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Floor clash over adjourning underscores split on education funding; adjournment motion passes 17-11

Arizona Senate approves package of House bills and adopts resolution backing Palo Verde