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Arizona House places dozens of bills on the calendar, schedules committee meetings and adjourns to Jan. 23
Summary
The Arizona House of Representatives convened, recorded attendance, read long lists of first- and second-reading bills to be placed on the calendar and heard committee meeting announcements before approving a motion to adjourn until 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.
The Arizona House of Representatives convened Wednesday, recorded attendance and placed a large number of bills on the chamber calendar before approving a motion to adjourn until 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, the presiding Speaker said.
The reading and referral of bills — including first and second readings across policy areas from health care and education to transportation and water resources — constituted the day’s substantive work. Clerk entries show 54 members present, 0 absent and 6 excused.
Members heard the clerk and presiding officer read two long lists of bills that the House referred to the calendar or to standing committees for further consideration. The measures read on first and second reading included dozens of House bills (HB) covering appropriations, health and human services, judiciary matters and a wide range of other subjects. Committee chairs announced scheduled committee meetings and one committee cancellation before the chamber recessed and later approved the adjournment motion.
The chamber recorded the motion to adjourn, offered by Chairman Livingston. After members voted by voice, the Speaker announced that the ayes had it and ordered the House adjourned until 10 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. The motion was carried by voice vote; a numerical roll-call tally was not specified in the transcript.
Among procedural items recorded on the floor: the clerk entered standing committee reports into the journal and the House directed that bills listed on the calendar not be read aloud in full. Committee announcements included a scheduled Appropriations Committee meeting in room Henry 1 at 2 p.m. and a Science and Technology Committee meeting at 2 p.m.; one transportation and infrastructure meeting was announced as canceled.
No floor debate on specific bills, formal amendments, committee substitutions or recorded roll-call votes on individual measures are shown in the transcript provided. The bills themselves were listed by number with committee referrals; details of bill text, fiscal notes, sponsors, committee assignments, or scheduled hearings were not specified on the floor during the session excerpt.
The session also included ceremonial introductions of guests and the Doctor of the Day, but those items were ceremonial and not part of legislative action.
Votes at a glance
- Motion to adjourn to 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025 — Mover: Chairman Livingston; Outcome: approved by voice vote; numerical tally not specified.
Clarifying details recorded on the floor include the attendance count (54 present, 0 absent, 6 excused) and the adjourn date and time (10 a.m., Jan. 23, 2025). The transcript lists numerous bills placed on the calendar or referred for printing; more detailed legislative action on those bills (committee hearings, amendments, or recorded votes) is not shown in the provided excerpt.
