At a glance: House government committee actions and votes, March 26, 2026

The Arizona House Committee on Government considered a slate of bills on March 26, 2026 and returned multiple measures with due‑pass recommendations. Below are the items the committee recorded and the outcomes they announced during the hearing.

Votes at a glance

- SB 11‑41 (elector vacancies): Motion to return with a due‑pass recommendation. Outcome announced: due pass; recorded on the floor as 4 ayes, 3 nays.

- SB 11‑86 (disclosure for RFP/grant applicants): Staff explained the bill; committee returned the bill with a due‑pass recommendation (vote tally not explicitly recorded in the transcript beyond the committee announcing the bill was given due pass).

- SB 18‑08 (HOA flag‑flying protections for allied nations): Sponsor and Game & Fish witnesses discussed agreed language and concerns; the committee returned the bill with a due‑pass recommendation (4 ayes, 3 nays announced).

- SB 10‑50 (lifetime pass for qualifying veterans at state parks): After an amendment narrowing eligibility and agency testimony on fiscal impact, the committee returned the bill with a due‑pass recommendation (6 ayes, 0 nays, 1 present).

- SB 11‑40 (misdemeanor expungement pathway): The committee adopted an amendment limiting certain uses of expunged records and returned the bill with a due‑pass recommendation (7 ayes, 0 nays).

- SB 14‑37 (public records delivery/costs): Testimony for and against focused on access versus administrative cost; committee returned the bill with a due pass (4 ayes, 3 nays).

- SB 12‑46 (condominium foreclosure thresholds): Stakeholders described the change as aligning condo thresholds with recent changes; committee returned the bill with a due‑pass recommendation (7 ayes, 0 nays).

- SB 16‑64 (constable nomination petition thresholds): Arizona Association of Counties testified in support; committee returned the bill with a due‑pass recommendation (7 ayes, 0 nays).

- SB 13‑38 (eligibility for public benefits for certain foreign nationals): Staff explained the bill; committee returned the bill with a due‑pass recommendation (4 ayes, 3 nays).

Details and next steps

Many bills were moved with floor amendments or with requests that sponsors coordinate with state agencies about language and fiscal impact. For measures with fiscal uncertainty (notably SB 10‑50), agencies and JLBC/OSPB were asked to provide full fiscal notes to members before floor action. Several items were also flagged for potential floor amendments to reconcile agency and sponsor language.

The committee adjourned after completing its agenda; bills reported from committee will proceed through the calendar and potential floor action.