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House Republican caucus concurs with Senate amendments to three House bills
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Summary
Members of the Arizona House Republican caucus agreed to concur with Senate amendments to House Bills 2610, 2779 and 2867. Lawmakers briefly discussed a free-speech amendment to HB2867, the parental-notification focus of HB2779 and the bills' procedural history; sponsors were not present for detailed questions.
The Arizona House Republican caucus agreed to concur with Senate amendments to three House bills — House Bill 2610, House Bill 2779 and House Bill 2867 — during a caucus meeting on blue sheet 11.
The action was procedural: members went through each bill and indicated whether they would “concur” with Senate changes. Representative Griss said she concurs with the Senate amendments to HB2610. Representative Hernandez said she concurs with the Senate amendments to HB2779. Representative Webb said he concurs with the Senate amendments to HB2867.
The caucus discussion added brief substantive context for two bills. Representative Webb said Senator Mesnard offered an amendment to HB2867 that "put guardrails in for, just ensuring that free speech wasn't infringed upon," and that the amendment made the bill "back better, in my opinion." Webb said he sent an explanatory email to members the day before and encouraged questions.
On HB2779, a staff member told members that the bill's sponsors were not present at the caucus, limiting staff's ability to answer detailed questions. Representative Hernandez described the change that caucus staff could see as involving parental notification of juveniles and said, "It does establish a training program, 380." A caucus member asked whether the change merely required appointment of a committee; staff and members clarified that the visible change relates to parental notification, not solely committee appointment.
Representative Griss also said HB2867 traces to a bipartisan ad hoc committee in the prior session and described the bill as the committee's work product. Griss said members of that ad hoc committee included Livingston and Colin (she noted Wade was not a member then), and that transcripts and prior testimony are available for members who want more background.
The transcript of the caucus does not record a formal roll-call vote or tally for the concurrence statements, and sponsors' absence meant detailed technical questions remained unresolved at the meeting. After the three concurrence statements and short discussion, the caucus adjourned.
