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House passes motion to advance HB 2404 to add committee chairs as nonvoting members of Arizona Commerce Authority board
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Summary
House Committee on International Trade gave House Bill 2404 a "due pass" recommendation on a 9–0 vote; the bill would add the chairpersons of the Senate Finance Committee and the House International Trade Committee (or their designees) to the Arizona Commerce Authority board as ex officio nonvoting members.
Luke Luca explained House Bill 2404 to the Arizona House Committee on International Trade, saying, “house bill 2404 expands the Arizona Commerce Authority's board of directors to include as ex official members without the power to vote the chairpersons of the Senate Finance Committee and of the House of Representatives International Trade Committee or its successor committees or the chairperson's designees.”
Why it matters: The bill would formalize legislative representation on the Arizona Commerce Authority’s board in a nonvoting, ex officio capacity, the sponsor said, to improve collaboration and early legislative input on the authority’s decisions.
Chairman Rivero described the bill’s genesis as an effort to increase legislative participation without usurping executive functions. He said the intent is collaborative oversight and to give committee members an opportunity to sit at the table when matters with late-stage funding or program requests arise.
Committee action: The committee voted to return HB 2404 with a due-pass recommendation. A motion to return the bill with a due-pass recommendation was made by the vice chair (identified in the transcript only by role) and the secretary called the roll. The committee recorded nine ayes, zero nays and one member absent; the chair announced, “with the vote of 9 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent, not voting. You have given house bill 2404 a due pass recommendation.”
Details of the bill: According to the brief explanation to the committee, HB 2404 would add the Senate Finance Committee chair and the House International Trade Committee chair (or their designees) as ex officio, nonvoting members of the Arizona Commerce Authority board of directors. The bill text as presented to the committee was summarized during Luke Luca’s explanation; no additional statutory citations were provided during the hearing.
Next steps: With a due-pass recommendation from this committee, HB 2404 advances through the legislative process according to House rules. No public testimony was recorded on the bill during this committee hearing.
Votes at a glance: The roll-call recorded the following explicit "Aye" votes during the clerk’s roll call: Representative Austin; Representative Carbone; Representative Hendricks; Representative Hernandez; Representative Travers; Representative Winegar; Representative Wilmette; Vice Chairman Pena; Chairman Rivero. One member was recorded absent; the transcript did not name the absent member.
The committee adjourned after the vote and moved on to other business.
