Committee reviews large third-week consent calendar of bills covering elections, taxes and criminal law
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A legislative committee reviewed a broad third-week consent calendar that included measures on elections, tax-code cleanups, campaign finance reporting thresholds and criminal offenses; most bills were presented by staff and set on the consent calendar with limited discussion.
A committee of the Arizona Legislature on March 11 reviewed a third-week consent calendar that bundled a series of bills touching elections, tax statutes, campaign finance and criminal classifications.
Staff presenters summarized several measures placed on the third-week consent calendar, including bills that would: require transmission of cast vote records to the secretary of state (SB 1038); certify vendors providing fraud-countermeasure features for ballot paper (SB 1057); add county recorders and legislative election committee leaders as public officers the secretary of state consults (SB 1237); and make technical, clarifying changes to tax statutes administered by the Department of Revenue (SB 1430). A staff member described each bill and said they were available to answer questions.
Other consent items included SB 1006, which raises the in-state individual contribution threshold for itemization in campaign reports from $100 to $200; SB 1029, which designates a candidate committee’s intent to terminate upon a candidate’s death and allows specified replacements for the treasurer; and SB 1058, which would bar government entities and certain private actors from maintaining firearm registries or using merchant category codes to single out firearm retailers.
A staff presenter summarized SCR 1006, a voter-subject resolution concerning restroom accommodations and parental permission before school employees use a name or pronoun that differs from official school records. Staff also presented SB 1210 on registration for certain out-of-state online postsecondary institutions and SB 1049 on spousal maintenance guideline factors.
Committee members raised few objections during the rapid presentations; staff repeatedly closed each item by saying they were available to answer questions. The chair advanced the consent calendar items toward their next procedural placement.
The committee then proceeded to several items that prompted more extended discussion (detailed in separate articles), and adjourned after completing the listed presentations.