Arizona House advances wide-ranging package of bills; dozens pass on third reading

PHOENIX — The Arizona House of Representatives on March 4, 2025, debated and voted on a broad package of legislation on third reading, approving measures on subjects including transportation projects, public safety data systems, water and groundwater matters, parental- and family-law changes, and local tax rules.

Lawmakers advanced dozens of bills in floor votes after Committee of the Whole consideration earlier in the day. Several members offered brief explanations before the roll-call votes; many measures passed by recorded tallies and were sent to the Senate for consideration. One bill failed on third reading and a handful of bills were retained on the calendar for later action.

The roll-call votes addressed a wide range of state policy. Representative Marshall described one bill as a “data bill” intended to give law enforcement “on demand, actionable intelligence” and streamline information-sharing between agencies. Representative Carbone and other floor leaders moved the Committee of the Whole reports and the motions to adopt recommendations. Several members from both parties used their explanatory remarks to highlight local impacts or policy disagreements before voting.

Votes at a glance (bill — outcome — roll-call tally as announced on the floor):

- HB 2014 — Passed — 43 ayes, 15 nays (as announced on the floor). (Third reading passage; the clerk recorded and the bill was conveyed to the Senate.) - HB 2100 — Passed — 35 ayes, 23 nays. - HB 2111 — Passed — 34 ayes, 24 nays; 2 not voting. - HB 21 52 — Passed — 33 ayes, 25 nays; 2 not voting. - HB 2200 — Passed — 58 ayes, 0 nays; (clerk recorded, signed in open session). - HB 22 20 — Passed — 55 ayes, 3 nays, 2 not voting (appropriation to the Department of Transportation; members described local safety and evacuation benefits for mountain and Pinal County roadways). - HB 22 22 — Passed — 37 ayes, 21 nays. - HB 22 34 — Passed — 31 ayes, 27 nays, 2 not voting (Pinal County transportation study committee appropriation). - HB 22 54 — Passed — 36 ayes, 22 nays (parenting-time/legal decision-making provisions). - HB 22 56 — Passed — 36 ayes, 22 nays; 2 not voting. - HB 22 68 — Passed — 46 ayes, 12 nays, 2 not voting (Department of Forestry and Fire Management matter). - HB 23 23 — Passed — 58 ayes, 0 nays, 2 not voting (automatic projects fund update). - HB 23 24 — Passed — 50 ayes, 8 nays (forfeiture-related provisions; a member voiced concern about warrant and civil asset forfeiture procedures during explanation of vote). - HB 23 40 — Passed — 48 ayes, 10 nays (homicide-related statutory section amendment). - HB 23 87 — Passed — 50 ayes, 8 nays; 2 not voting (money transmission/money services licensing). - HB 24 32 — Passed — 58 ayes, 0 nays (parenting time evidence/video-recording provisions; some members expressed interest in adding audio requirements in future amendments). - HB 25 41 — Passed — 32 ayes, 26 nays (child welfare related provisions). - HB 25 52 — Failed — 30 ayes, 28 nays, 2 not voting (hunting-related amendment failed on third reading; the House later voted to reconsider placement and returned the bill to third reading order). - HB 25 57 — Passed — 58 ayes, 0 nays, 2 not voting (appropriations to Department of Transportation; members stressed high crash counts and local congestion for Maricopa corridor projects). - HB 26 27 — Passed — 58 ayes, 0 nays, 2 not voting (Arizona State Board of Pharmacy technical update). - HB 26 81 — Passed — 32 ayes, 26 nays; 2 not voting (medical/abortion-related restrictions; significant floor debate and divided votes of members explaining health and legal concerns). - HB 26 89 — Passed — 56 ayes, 2 nays, 2 not voting (public-safety cancer insurance plan continuation option for retirees). - HB 26 95 — Passed — 55 ayes, 3 nays (adult protective services/financial-institution reporting adjustments; at least one member raised privacy concerns about bank disclosures). - HB 27 06 — Passed — 46 ayes, 12 nays, 2 not voting (court-ordered treatment statutory additions). - HB 27 27 — Passed — 44 ayes, 14 nays, 2 not voting (water-related statutory changes). - HB 27 30 — Passed — 58 ayes, 0 nays, 2 not voting (Department of Juvenile Corrections matters). - HB 27 39 — Passed — 32 ayes, 26 nays (pure food labeling provisions; sponsor framed as a consumer-labeling measure). - HB 27 53 — Passed — 31 ayes, 26 nays, 3 not voting (groundwater amendments). - HB 27 67 — Passed — 31 ayes, 26 nays, 3 not voting (elector qualification/registration changes). - HB 27 69 — Passed — 57 ayes, 0 nays, 3 not voting (transfer of state sovereign land to Bullhead City provisions). - HB 27 98 — Passed — 31 ayes, 26 nays, 2 not voting (municipal and county zoning provisions). - HB 28 03 — Passed — 31 ayes, 26 nays, 3 not voting (homeless service provider disclosure/consumer protection amendments; members debated impacts on mixed-hotel sheltering for domestic violence survivors). - HB 29 33 — Passed — 48 ayes, 9 nays, 3 not voting (veterans services appropriation for Pinal County housing and employment support). - HCR 20 21 — Passed — 37 ayes, 21 nays (concurrent resolution relating to a municipal transaction privilege tax measure; floor explanations referenced local budgets and differing mayoral views).

Several bills were retained on the calendar after Committee of the Whole reports earlier in the day; earlier committee recommendations were read into the record before the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole.

Floor debate was generally concise; members used brief explanations of vote to cite local impacts, safety concerns, or policy principles. Representative Marshall emphasized law-enforcement data sharing and privacy safeguards for a public-safety bill; Representative Marshall’s remarks were framed as a description of the bill’s purpose to “empowers the police officers with on demand, actionable intelligence” and to “respect data privacy.” Representative Keshle and others explained a medical-drug oversight bill as intended to preserve physician oversight and patient safety; other members described that bill as an intrusion on medical decision-making and voted accordingly.

The House also held ceremonial introductions and proclamations earlier in the day, including recognition of a visiting pediatrician and students, and a proclamation naming March National Lowrider Month. Those items were handled during the introductions and did not change the roll-call outcomes on the third-reading bills.

What’s next: Passed bills will be conveyed to the Senate for further consideration. Bills retained on the calendar remain eligible for later floor action. Several members asked for follow-up or technical fixes during committee or floor explanations; sponsors signaled willingness to work with stakeholders on amendments where requested.

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Vote tallies and motion outcomes here are taken verbatim from the House floor record and the clerk’s readouts during the March 4, 2025 floor session.)