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Senate approves package of House bills and a school-mandatory-reporting statute on third reading
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Summary
On April 2, 2025, the Arizona Senate took third-reading votes on multiple House bills and on Senate Bill 1437 (mandatory reporting). Most measures passed with bipartisan margins; recorded tallies included HB2013 (27-3), HB2066 (29-1), HB2128 (30-0), HB2166 (30-0), and SB1437 (22-8).
The Arizona Senate took third-reading votes on a series of measures and approved several on the floor.
House Bill 2013 (related to public safety cancer insurance) passed on third reading by a vote the clerk recorded as 27 ayes and 3 nays. House Bill 2066 (an amendment to Title 36 concerning child care programs, adding Section 36-894.02) passed 29-1. House Bill 21-28, relating to environmental remediation, passed unanimously, 30-0. House Bill 21-66 passed 30-0 as recorded on the floor. Senate Bill 1437, on mandatory reporting by school employees and related investigations, was returned from the House with amendments; the Senate concurred and passed final reading by a 22-8 vote.
Each measure was taken on third reading and recorded by the secretary; the clerk repeatedly announced tallies after roll-call voting. The Senate instructed the secretary to record the actions and transmit the passed House bills as indicated in the floor record.
Votes at a glance (floor-record tallies): - House Bill 20-13: 27 ayes, 3 nays — passed (described on the calendar as related to public safety cancer insurance). - House Bill 20-66: 29 ayes, 1 nay — passed (amends Title 36; relates to child care programs; adds Section 36-894.02). - House Bill 21-14: 17 ayes, 13 nays — passed (see separate coverage for on-floor concern about sentencing language). - House Bill 21-28: 30 ayes, 0 nays — passed (contains provisions tied to environmental remediation; multiple statutory sections referenced on the floor). - House Bill 21-66: 30 ayes, 0 nays — passed (text/subject on the floor not specified beyond bill number). - Senate Bill 14-37 (SB1437): 22 ayes, 8 nays — final reading and passage after concurrence in House amendments addressing mandatory reporting by school employees.
Why it matters: The bills cover a range of state policy areas from child care and public-safety related insurance to environmental remediation and mandatory reporting in schools. Vote tallies and the floor-recorded instructions to transmit passed bills are part of the legislative process that advances these measures to the next procedural step.
