Thanks to our AZ NOW Legislative Coordinator Dianne Post for our weekly update. 1-27-17 / updated 1-29-17

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2017 Legislation List 1/27/17
NUMBER
TITLE/CONTENT
STATUS/ACTION
 
HCR 2006
Constitutional Convention
OPPOSE - House Federalism, Property rights and Public Policy on 1/31, the last thing we need is a constitutional convention with the Alt Right writing the new constitution!
 
HCR 2010
Constitutional Convention
OPPOSE - House Federalism, Property rights and Public Policy on 1/31, the last thing we need is a constitutional convention with the Alt Right writing the new constitution!
 
HB2238
Sex trafficking – makes many changes to different laws changing “child prostitution” to “sex trafficking” to fit with federal and international aw, recommended 6 years ago! Took out “intent” requirement as required, defines same as federal definition, Farnsworth
SUPPORT Judiciary & Public Safety Committee, hearing on 2/1 - finally puts the responsibility where it belongs on the adult abuser not on the child victim.
 
HB2302
Electoral College – shall vote for candidate with highest # of votes in state
READ - House Federalism, property rights and public policy, 1/31/2017. It depends on what you think about the Electoral College role.
 
SB1174
Desegregation money – force schools to do override naming it desegregation money and if don’t pass, then reduce money by 15% for 5 years. Also limits override in amount and years (7).
OPPOSE - Appropriations on 1/31/2017 – this is one of the annual attempts to cut off the desegregation money to schools.
 
SB1239
Cannot park in the cross hatched area of a disability parking even if you have a sticker i.e. a way to punish them, Kavanagh
READ: transportation and technology, hearing on 1/31/17.
Dispute in thinking on this whether it’s to harm the disability community because of the law suits against business or to help them. Considering Kavanagh introduced the bill prohibiting complaints for 60 or 90 days, I think it’s to stick them in the eye, but I could be wrong.
 
SB1279
Special sentence, unlawful presence, - Increases sentencing time with presumptive and no way out with parole, probation, community or commutation, if person was undocumented
OPPOSE - Hearing in Commerce and Public Safety on 1/30, is added penalty and never get out for person who is undocumented. Increases needs for prison beds.
Additional Bills coming up week of January 30, 2017.
Sorry for this coming so late. These updates were not available until Sunday. I can only assume that the staff is as crazy busy as I am trying to keep up. But these bills are coming up this week so please respond on the RTS system, with an email or a phone call if you can. To save my own time, I have lumped them together for all the groups I am monitoring for, so if it’s not your issue, just skip it. Thank you for all you do.