Arizona Senate advances a slate of consent-calendar bills; one measure fails
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The Arizona State Senate on the floor advanced multiple bills on the consent calendar and transmitted them to the House, while one mental-health-related bill failed on third reading; several measures passed unanimously or with large majorities.
PHOENIX — The Arizona State Senate on the floor took up a series of third readings on consent-calendar measures, approving most and transmitting them to the House while one mental-health-related bill failed.
On third reading, Senate Bill 11 12 (statutory changes relating to mental-health services) failed after the roll was recorded; the secretary announced the tally as reported in the transcript and stated the bill did not pass. By contrast, the Senate approved a series of other measures on the consent calendar, with clerks recording the following outcomes and instructions to transmit the bills to the House: Senate Bill 11 53 (special license plates for the Grand Canyon Conservancy) passed (tally recorded in the transcript as 21 ayes, 6 nays, 3 not voting); Senate Bill 12 42 (mental-health-related statutes) passed; Senate Bill 10 23 (amendments to Title 32 relating to optometrists) passed (reported 25 ayes, 2 nays, 3 not voting); Senate Bill 10 97 (appropriation for named claimants) passed (reported 27 ayes, 0 nays, 3 not voting); Senate Bill 12 10 (private postsecondary education institutions) passed (reported 26 ayes, 1 nay, 3 not voting); Senate Bill 14 01 passed (reported 23 ayes, 4 nays, 3 not voting); Senate Bill 14 30 (Department of Revenue statutory changes) passed (reported 27 ayes, 0 nays, 3 not voting); Senate Bill 14 52 (Attorney General-related provisions) passed (reported 20 ayes, 7 nays, 3 not voting); and Senate Bill 16 13 (statutory repeals/amendments) passed (reported 27 ayes, 0 nays, 3 not voting). The Senate also approved Senate Concurrent Memorial 1003, urging Congress to consider a constitutional amendment to allow states to regulate campaign finance; the transcript shows the memorial passed by recorded voice with 25 ayes and 2 nays.
During the floor debate on Senate Bill 11 53, sponsor Senator Rogers said he was honored to carry what he described as the state's first Grand Canyon license plate and noted it benefits the Grand Canyon Conservancy. Senator Epstein rose to explain a no vote, stating in the transcript: "Trump officials have removed signs and displays about climate change and about the mistreatment of Native Americans" at national parks and saying she voted no in protest of those federal actions.
The clerk and secretary recorded the official tallies and the Senate's actions were entered in the journal; the bills passed were transmitted to the House for further action. Several of the recorded vote lines in the transcript include brief transcription inconsistencies in numerical phrasing; reported counts above reflect the tallies as they appear in the record.
The Senate recessed later in the session for a brief memorial and to invite family members of the late George Cunningham onto the floor (see separate story). The body adjourned at the end of the day until the next scheduled floor session.
