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Arizona Senate advances a slate of House bills, adopts floor amendments and sends measures to the House
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Summary
The Arizona Senate convened a long floor session on April 15, 2026, advancing multiple House bills with committee and floor amendments and recording roll-call votes on several measures, including bills on child welfare, energy zoning, and first‑responder benefits.
The Arizona State Senate spent its April 15 floor session advancing a large set of House-originated measures, adopting committee and floor amendments and recording roll-call votes that sent multiple bills back to the House.
Committee of the Whole sessions across calendars produced due-pass recommendations on a range of bills. Lawmakers adopted floor amendments to several measures, including an amendment to HB 2456 that adds siting priorities for applicants for a certificate of environmental compatibility for nuclear generating units and an amendment to HB 2923 that extended a deadline for judicial review in mental‑health treatment cases. Committee chairs repeatedly reported the committee of the whole’s recommendations and the Senate voted to adopt those reports.
On third reading, the Senate recorded votes and explanations on many measures. House Bill 2035 (child welfare and placement) passed (recorded vote: 17 ayes, 10 nays, 3 not voting) after floor debate and statements by members explaining their votes. Other bills advanced on recorded tallies: HB 2109 (wireless communications devices) passed (22 ayes, 6 nays, 2 not voting), HB 2189 (nursing rules for licensed health aids) passed (25 ayes, 3 nays, 2 not voting), and HB 2244 (judgments) passed unanimously in the recorded tally on the floor. The chamber also approved HB 2440 (transition program), HB 2594 (domestic relations technical changes), HB 2932 (AHCCCS-related provisions) and HB 2456 (energy/zoning for small modular reactors) as amended; the secretary was instructed to transmit each passed bill to the House.
The Senate completed final reading of Senate Bill 1503, which includes provisions on civilian review boards and carried an emergency clause that required a supermajority; the body approved the bill with sufficient votes to satisfy the emergency requirement and ordered it transmitted to the governor.
The session concluded with conference committee appointments for several House bills (including HB 2003) and scheduling announcements for conference hearings. The Senate adjourned and will reconvene on Thursday, April 16, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.
Votes at a glance (floor-recorded tallies as announced in the transcript): House Bill 2035 — passed (17–10–3); HB 2109 — passed (22–6–2); HB 2189 — passed (25–3–2); HB 2244 — passed (28–0–2); HB 2440 — passed (28–0–2); HB 2594 — passed (28–0–2); HB 2932 — passed (17–11–2). Several committee-reported bills were adopted with committee/floor amendments as noted in the record. The secretary of the Senate was instructed to transmit passed bills to the House or, in the case of a bill requiring the governor’s attention, to the governor’s office.
The Senate’s procedural record shows widespread use of committee amendments, floor amendments, and short explanations of votes; where members offered substantive objections or concerns on the floor, their statements were recorded. The next steps for several measures include House concurrence or conference committee work when the House returns the companion measures.
