Arizona House advances multiple Senate bills, including emergency civilian review board measure
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Summary
The Arizona House on the floor moved several Senate bills forward, approving a range of measures on public safety, health and administrative cleanup; an emergency measure on civilian review boards passed with the required supermajority and several bills were placed on third reading or sent to the Senate.
The Arizona House of Representatives met in session and took action on a slate of Senate bills, moving several measures forward and approving one emergency provision. In roll-call votes, lawmakers passed an emergency measure for civilian review boards and advanced bills covering mental-health services, privacy protections and criminal statutes.
In one of the day’s largest votes, the House approved Senate Bill 15 o 3 — a measure related to civilian review boards that the clerk recorded passing with 54 ayes, 0 nays and 6 not voting; the bill carried the emergency clause and therefore requires the supermajority thresholds specified on the floor. The clerk announced that the emergency clause was enacted following the vote.
The House also moved several Senate bills through committee and onto third reading or passage. The clerk recorded passage and forwarding to the Senate for Senate Bill 11 93 (personal identifying information) at 51 ayes, 3 nays, 6 not voting, and Senate Bill 14 48 (amendments to assault statutes) at 41 ayes, 13 nays, 6 not voting. Earlier, Senate Bill 11 13 (mental health services amendments) was recorded as passing on the floor and the clerk instructed that the action be conveyed to the Senate.
Committee reports dominated much of the floor work. Members rose to report that committees recommended do-pass on multiple bills — including measures on health, transportation, artificial intelligence infrastructure and government housekeeping — and the Committee of the Whole repeatedly moved to report those recommendations to the full House.
Several procedural and conference-committee motions were approved. Representative Copper moved that the House not concur with Senate amendments to a House bill and requested a conference committee; the speaker appointed members to meet with the Senate to resolve differences. The House adjourned following a motion from Majority Leader Carbone and will reconvene at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 14, 2026.
What happens next: Bills placed on third reading will return to the floor for final passage votes; measures conveyed to the Senate will await the Senate’s action or further conference if amendments were not concurred.
