Senate reconsiders and passes House Bill 2874, stripping emergency clause
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Summary
The Arizona Senate voted to reconsider and then passed House Bill 2874 on reconsideration, removing its emergency clause by a 16–12 tally; the bill concerns rules on campaign contributions and expenses and drew objections over the need for an emergency designation.
The Arizona Senate on the floor session moved to reconsider its earlier passage of House Bill 2874 and then approved the bill on reconsideration, removing the emergency clause by a recorded tally of 16 yes to 12 no.
Senator JD Mesnard moved that "the senate reconsider its action whereby it passed House Bill 28 74 on third reading on 03/26/2026." The presiding officer conducted a division and announced the motion to reconsider passed by 16 ayes and 12 nays. Later, after third reading, the clerk recorded final passage of House Bill 2874 without the emergency clause.
The clerk described House Bill 2874 in the record as relating to campaign contributions and expenses. During explanation of vote, Senator Gonzalez said she was voting no on the emergency clause because "there is no emergency" and questioned the need to treat the measure as urgent. Gonzalez also reiterated broader objections to the chamber's rules, which she called "unjust, unconstitutional, and undemocratic."
President Pro Tem (presiding officer) handled the roll call and announced the results on the floor. The Senate's action removed the emergency clause from the bill; the record shows the bill passed without that clause and will proceed according to the chamber's transmission procedures.
The session record shows the motion to reconsider was made and carried, and that the final recorded vote on the bill without the emergency clause was 16–12. The journal will reflect the reconsideration motion, the final vote tally, and the bill's passage without the emergency clause.
