Arizona Rules Committee finds multiple measures constitutional and advances mass motion

The Arizona Legislature Rules Committee approved a mass motion finding a package of House and Senate measures and a Senate concurrent resolution "constitutional and in proper form," the committee announced after a roll call vote.

Vice Chair Carter moved the mass motion listing a set of measures that the committee had asked staff to review. The motion named House bills 2083 and 2308; Senate bills 1029, 1038, 1049, 1053, 1057, 1058, 1093, 1126, 1160, 1210, 1211, 1237, 1293, 1294 and 1430; and Senate Concurrent Resolution 1006. Tim Fleming, the committee's rules attorney, told members his office had reviewed the measures and said it was their opinion the measures were constitutional and in proper form.

"We reviewed all those measures, and it's our opinion that they are constitutional and in proper form," Tim Fleming said, adding that he was available to answer questions.

The committee proceeded to a roll call. Representatives Contreras, De Los Santos and Boley recorded aye votes, and Vice Chair Carter and Chairman Hendricks also voted aye. The chair announced a tally of 5 ayes, 0 nays and 3 not voting; members called but not recorded as voting included Representative Carbone, Representative Mathis and Speaker Montenegro.

With the recommendation recorded, the chairman stated the measures were recommended as constitutional and in proper form and then adjourned the meeting.

The committee took no further substantive action on the individual bills during this brief session; the mass motion's result is a procedural recommendation that these measures are legally sufficient for further consideration under the legislature's process.