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Votes at a glance: key bills the Arizona Senate advanced Feb. 24, 2025
Summary
On Feb. 24, 2025 the Arizona Senate advanced multiple bills on third reading. This roundup lists each bill the Senate passed or retained on the calendar during the floor session, the committee reporting action when given, and the final recorded floor vote where provided.
The Arizona Senate moved several bills on Feb. 24, 2025. Below are short summaries and the final recorded floor outcomes from the day's session. Bills that drew extended debate have separate coverage.
- Senate Bill 12-45 (Department of Child Safety information review): Committee on Health and Human Services recommended the bill "do pass." Final Senate vote recorded as 18 ayes, 12 nays. The secretary was instructed to transmit the bill to the House.
- Senate Bill 12-46 (child neglect: financial-resources exception): Committee on Health and Human Services recommended the bill "do pass." A Farnsworth floor amendment was adopted; final Senate vote recorded as 30 ayes, 0 nays.
- Senate Bill 12-86 (county planning: administrative review of approvals): Committee on Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency recommended the bill "do pass." A Gowan floor amendment was adopted; final Senate vote recorded as 28 ayes, 2 nays.
- Senate Bill 13-48 (state fire marshal planning/related sections): Committee reported the bill "do pass." Final Senate vote recorded as 29 ayes, 1 nay.
- Senate Bill 13-53: retained on the calendar by unanimous request (no final third-reading vote recorded on Feb. 24).
- House Bill 26-88 (internal revenue conformity; substituted for a Senate bill and placed on third reading): Final Senate recorded vote 30 ayes, 0 nays; the bill was transmitted following the vote.
Procedural context: many of these measures were presented to the Committee of the Whole, reported out with committee recommendations and, where noted, had brief floor amendments adopted prior to third-reading votes. The secretary recorded final tallies and the Senate instructed transmission to the House where appropriate.
For readers: separate articles cover bills that drew floor debate (for example, measures on foreign-entity land conveyances, the contractor recovery fund and international medical licensure).
