Arizona House gives first reading to dozens of measures, refers them to Rules and adjourns sine die

PHOENIX — The Arizona House of Representatives on June 27, 2025, gave first reading to a large set of bills and Senate messages, referred those measures to the House Rules Committee and adjourned sine die after the presiding officer called for a voice vote.

The clerk read a long list of measures that received first reading, including technical corrections and policy bills such as HB 2039 (technical correction), HB 2131 (short-term rentals), HB 2143 (water resources), HB 2144 (technical corrections to change of venue), HB 2148 (foreign medical), and dozens of other bills, concurrent memorials and resolutions. The presiding officer announced that the messages from the Senate would not be read aloud and that unamended Senate measures would be entered into the journal and transmitted as appropriate.

“All measures that have been first read are referred to rules only and placed on file,” the presiding officer said during proceedings. The clerk was instructed to transmit any unamended House measures received from the Senate to the governor or the secretary of state.

Why it matters: First reading and referral to Rules is a routine procedural step that places measures on the committee track and records Senate messages in the House journal, preserving each bill’s formal status before committee consideration or further floor action.

The House approved its journal for previous days (June 26 and June 27) and adopted a motion to appoint a committee to notify the Senate. The final formal step was a motion to adjourn sine die. After the presiding officer asked for the ayes and nays, members responded by voice; the presiding officer announced the ayes had it and declared the House adjourned sine die.

Votes at a glance: Adjourn sine die — motion approved by voice vote; no roll-call tally recorded in the transcript.

Members used the closing moments of the session for personal remarks. Several representatives offered public thanks to legislative staff, pages and family members. Representative Gutierrez said, “We could not do anything that we do here without these folks,” in thanking staff. Other lawmakers, including Representative Neil Carter, Representative Pamela Carter and Representative Lupe Contreras, also expressed gratitude to assistants, pages, committee staff and family before the chamber cleared.

No policy decisions on the listed bills were taken on the floor during this proceeding; the transcript records only first readings, referrals to Rules and the adjournment.

The House adjourned the first regular session sine die, concluding the floor work recorded in the chamber transcript for June 27, 2025.