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Arizona Senate advances broad slate of House bills; votes at a glance
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Summary
The Arizona Senate moved multiple House bills through third reading on April 7, 2026, adopting amendments and approving a large set of measures (many by voice or unanimous recorded votes). Key items included bills on elections, water policy, air quality and professional licensing; several bills passed with unanimous or near-unanimous tallies and were transmitted to the House or governor as appropriate.
The Arizona Senate convened April 7, 2026, took up a long calendar of House bills and approved a wide range of measures, many after brief floor amendments or committee recommendations.
On procedural motions, the chamber resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole to consider the capital and additional calendars and agreed to read bills by number and title only before considering floor amendments and final action.
Notable third-reading outcomes included House Bill 2,006 (conduct of elections), which passed on a recorded vote of 29 ayes, 0 nays and 1 not voting; the secretary recorded the action and the bill was transmitted to the House. House Bill 20-50, House Bill 20-46 and a sequence of retirement- and licensing-related bills similarly passed (recorded tallies ranged from unanimous 29-0 results to other tallies recorded on the floor). Several bills addressing professional licensure, education and health-care regulation also cleared the Senate on third reading.
On the environmental and water-related side, House Bill 24-28 (air quality) and House Bill 28-75 (local regulation and airport buffer provisions) were amended on the floor and recommended do pass as amended. House Bill 28-77 (timeshare sales and licensure) received a committee amendment and was recommended do pass as amended.
A group motion was made to concur in multiple House amendments on Senate bills (including SB 10-92 and others listed on the final reading), and the Senate placed those measures under final reading. Several senate-origin bills listed for final reading were read and voted on, with recorded tallies entered by the secretary.
Votes at a glance (selected items recorded on the floor): - HB 2,006 (elections): Passed, 29 ayes, 0 nays, 1 not voting (transmitted to House). - HB 20-26 (groundwater/assured water supply/commingling): Passed, 16 ayes, 13 nays, 1 not voting (transmitted to House). - HB 20-29 (WIFA/water conservation grant analysis): Floor amendment failed on division (13 ayes, 14 noes); bill moved with due-pass recommendation and later passed 29-0 (recorded on final action). - HB 24-28 (air quality amendments adopted): Amended on floor; recommended do pass as amended; passed on third reading (29-0 recorded on final reading). - HB 28-75 (local regulation/airport buffer): Bullock floor amendment added small hub airports to a 2.5-mile buffer and additional consultation; amendment adopted and bill recommended do pass as amended. - HB 28-77 (timeshare sales/licensure): Committee amendment adopted; bill recommended do pass as amended. (For full list of bills read and transmitted on April 7, see the committee and final-reading reports entered into the Senate journal.)
Several floor amendments were procedural or technical and were adopted without extended debate; where an amendment was contested (for example the WIFA-related floor amendment), the Senate used a division to record the outcome. The session concluded with the Majority Leader moving adjournment; the Senate stood adjourned until Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.
The reporting here reflects roll-call and division tallies recorded on the Senate floor and the committee reports that were read into the record during the April 7 session.
