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Arizona Senate convenes, refers bills to committees and adjourns until March 24
Summary
The Arizona Senate opened a routine floor session, dispensed with the reading of the prior journal, introduced and referred several bills (including an electric-vehicle charger report and a bill on fire-incident grants), scheduled committee meetings and adjourned until Monday, March 24, 2025.
The Arizona Senate convened for a procedural floor session that included introduction and referral of multiple bills, committee scheduling and a motion to adjourn until Monday, March 24, 2025, at 1:15 p.m., the chamber recorded.
Senators dispensed with the reading of the journal from Wednesday, 03/19/2025 and approved it “as recorded by the secretary,” and the body took action to introduce and refer bills to standing committees, including measures described on the floor as an electric vehicle charging-station report and a bill to appropriate funds for fire-incident management grants.
The procedural actions mattered because they set which committees will consider the measures and placed several bills on the chamber’s second-reading calendar. The session did not include extended debate on policy measures; most floor time was used for introductions, scheduling and short announcements.
On the floor, members announced committee meeting times. The Rules Committee was scheduled to meet Monday, March 24, at 1 p.m. in Caucus Room 1. The Federalism Committee was set for 1:30 p.m. on Monday or upon adjournment of the floor. The Finance Committee was scheduled for 1:30 p.m. or upon adjournment in Senate Hearing Room 1. The Military Affairs and Border Security Committee was listed for 1:30 p.m. or upon adjournment in Senate Hearing Room 109.
The Senate recorded several bill introductions and referrals by caption as they were read into the journal on the floor: “HP 2,300, electric vehicle charging station report;” “HGR 20 37, prohibited weapon definition repeal;” and two bills read together as “HB 24 42, homeowner association budget ratification requirement” and “HB 25 42, state contracts foreign advisory prohibition.” Later in the session the clerk read “House Bill 24 56, appropriation, fire incident management grants” and entered a series of messages from the House listing additional bills for the journal.
Members also recognized ceremonial items and guests. Donna Kafar, the legislative chaplain, offered the opening prayer and Senator Bullock led the pledge. Senator Bravo introduced the doctor of the day, Matthew Chung, who was identified as a Phoenix native completing his internal medicine residency. Senator Mesnard introduced a guest in the gallery, Alex Taylor of Chandler, a junior at Corona del Sol High School and a member of the Tempe Union High School District Army Junior ROTC. Senator Kubey announced the birth of his grandson, Marlo Scott Begley, born just hours earlier at the Willow Center in Senator Alston’s district. Staff member Heather Covert was recognized for her birthday.
Senator Michelle Carroll (recorded on the floor as Senator Carroll) moved that “the Senate stand adjourn until Monday, 03/24/2025 at 01:15PM.” The motion was put to the body and the presiding officer announced the motion carried. No roll-call vote or individual tallies were recorded in the transcript; the outcome was announced as approved and the Senate adjourned.
Because most items were introduced and referred rather than debated to a final vote, the session’s primary effect was procedural: routing bills to committees and scheduling follow-up hearings. Bills placed under second reading and the committee calendar will determine when substantive floor debate occurs.
Votes at a glance
- Reading of the journal of Wednesday, 03/19/2025: reading dispensed with and approved as recorded by the secretary (outcome announced on the floor). - Introduction/first reading and reference of bills (including captions read for HP 2,300; HGR 20 37; HB 24 42; HB 25 42): entered on the journal and referred to committees (procedural). - House Bill 24 56 (appropriation, fire incident management grants): read into the journal and placed under second reading. - Motion to adjourn until Monday, 03/24/2025 at 1:15 p.m.: moved by Senator Carroll; outcome announced as approved (voice vote; tally not recorded in the transcript).
Ending
The Senate’s next scheduled convening, as announced when the floor adjourned, is Monday, March 24, 2025, at 1:15 p.m.; committee notices read on the floor indicate multiple policy committees will meet that day or immediately after the floor convenes.
