ARIZONA STATE SENATE

ACTIVE CALENDAR COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE #2

February 20, 2007

SB 1073 deferred annuities; cash surrender; payment

Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Requires insurance companies to pay cash surrender benefits to policyholders within thirty days of annuity contract termination.

For Bill: Bryan Ginter, Self (02/16/2007); Henry GrosJean, AZ Assoc. of Insurance & Financial Advisors (02/07/2007); J. Michael Low, ACLI, Prudential, MetLife (02/12/2007); Richard Tannehill, Self (01/18/2007)

Against Bill: Don Isaacson, State Farm Insurance (01/16/2007)

Neutral: Karlene Wenz, Department of Insurance (02/12/2007)

SB 1085 constable ethics standards and training

Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Substitutes the Constable Ethics Committee with the Constable Ethics Standards and Training Board (Board) and prescribes additional responsibilities. Additionally replaces the Constable Ethics Committee Fund with the Constable Ethics Standards and Training Board Fund (Fund).

For Bill: Richard Bohan, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors (02/05/2007); Jesse Bolinger, Self (02/05/2007); Courtney Gilstrap LeVinus, Arizona Multihousing Association (02/03/2007); Bryan Ginter, Self (02/05/2007); Phil Hazlett, Arizona State Constables Association (02/05/2007); Beth Lewallen, County Supervisors Association (02/05/2007); Dennis Lusk, Constable Ethics Committee (02/05/2007); Ronald Myers, Arizona Constables State Association (02/05/2007); Vince Roberts, Pima County Constables (02/05/2007); John Ronquillo, Arizona Association of Counties (02/05/2007); Nicole Stickler, Arizona Association of Counties (02/05/2007)

Neutral: Ray Churay, Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (02/05/2007)

SB 1166 jury duty exemption; cognitive disability

Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Enables prospective jurors with permanent cognitive disabilities to be permanently excused from jury service.

Neutral: Jerry Landau, Administrative Office of the Courts (02/14/2007)

SB 1183 ~~parking agreements; technical correction~~

(S/E: victims' rights; work leave; information)

Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Expands victims’ rights notice requirements and specifies documentation requirements with regard to the right to leave work to obtain relief.

For Bill: Bryan Ginter, Self (02/16/2007); Chris Groninger, Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence (02/12/2007); Kendra Leiby, Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence (02/12/2007); Bill Montgomery, Self (02/12/2007); Bob Rosenberg, Self (02/10/2007); Thomas Van Dorn, AZ Assoc. of Chiefs of Police & Phoenix Police (02/12/2007)

SB 1221 residential mortgage fraud

Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Establishes the crime of residential mortgage fraud.

For Bill: Elaine Arena, Phoenix Chapter Appraisal Institute (02/05/2007); Arthur Chapa, Pima County Board of Supervisors (02/05/2007); Joe Conner, Arizona Mortgage Lenders Association (02/05/2007); Janna Day, AZ Finanical Services Association (02/05/2007); Kevin B. DeMenna, Arizona Mortgage Lenders Association (02/12/2007); David Emerick, HSBC North America (02/05/2007); Ryan Englin, Arizona Mortgage Lenders Association (02/05/2007); Tom Farley, Arizona Association of Realtors (02/04/2007); Jeff Forster, Arizona Mortgage Lenders Association (02/05/2007); Steve Gervais, Pinnacle West/ SunCor (02/05/2007); Bryan Ginter, Self (01/27/2007); Wayne Harding, Phoenix Chapter of the Appraisal Institute (01/31/2007); Wayne Harding, Phoenix Chapter of the Appraisal Institute (02/05/2007); Elaine Honneger, Arizona Mortgage Lenders Association (02/05/2007); Scott Kailikea, AMLA (02/05/2007); Deborah Kinnaman, AMLA (02/05/2007); Kelsey Lundy, Citigroup (01/30/2007); Felecia Rotellini, Department of Financial Institutions (02/05/2007); Joan Serviss, Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans (02/05/2007); Eileen Sigmund, AZ Real Estate Investors Association (01/30/2007); Tanya Wheeless, Arizona Bankers Association (02/05/2007); Eric Wold, Arizona Mortgage Lenders Association (02/05/2007)

Neutral: Tory Anderson, Arizona Department of Real Estate (01/31/2007)

SB 1258 emergency; confiscation of weapons; prohibition

Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Prohibits the Governor, Adjutant General or any other official from placing restrictions on firearms or ammunition during a state of emergency.

For Bill: Gary Christensen, NRA, AZ State Rifle & Pistol Assoc. (02/11/2007); Dave Kopp, Arizona Citizens Defense League, Inc. (02/11/2007)

Against Bill: Bryan Ginter, Self (02/16/2007); Todd Landfried, Self (02/12/2007)

SB 1289 occupational safety; employee death; penalties

Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Enables an employee’s estate to receive the additional $25,000 penalty that is assessed against an employer for willful or repeated violations.

For Bill: Mike Colletto, Professional Fire Fighters of Arizona (02/11/2007); David Gore, Professional Fire Fighters of Arizona (02/11/2007)

Neutral: Scot Butler, Industrial Commission (02/14/2007)

SB 1444 performance based incentives program

Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Increases the limit to award state employees for recognition of special future services from $250 per month to $275 per month.

For Bill: Bill Everson, Fraternal Order of Police, Arizona Labor Council (02/04/2007); James Mann, Arizona Fraternal Order of Police (02/05/2007); Bryan Soller, Arizona State Fraternal Order of Police (02/04/2007); Matthew Taylor, Fraternal Order of Police (02/05/2007)

SB 1556 ~~fire districts; noncontiguous county areas~~

(S/E: noncontiguous county areas; fire districts)

Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Authorizes the formation of a noncontiguous county island fire district (District) consisting of noncontiguous county islands and allows the District to contract with a city or town to provide fire and emergency services. In addition, the bill eliminates the authority to form a county island fire district as enacted by Laws 2006, Chapter 2.

For Bill: Elizabeth Archuleta, Coconino County (02/14/2007); Richard Bohan, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors (02/14/2007); Scott Butler, City of Mesa (02/13/2007); Mary Dalton, Central Yavapai Fire District (02/13/2007); John Flynn, Apache Junction Fire District (02/14/2007); David Gore, Professional Fire Fighters of Arizona (02/14/2007); Nena Henry, Self (02/14/2007); Tim Hill, Professional Firefighters of Arizona (02/14/2007); Patrice Kraus, City of Chandler (02/14/2007); Todd Madeksza, County Supervisors Association (02/14/2007); Lee Miller, Arizona Fire District Association (02/14/2007); Stephanie Prybyl, Town of Gilbert (02/14/2007); Ken Strobeck, League of Arizona Cities and Towns (02/13/2007); Mark Young, Town of Queen Creek (02/13/2007)

Against Bill: Glen Taylor, Self (02/14/2007)

Neutral: Elaine Arena, Rural/Metro (02/14/2007); Jessica Blazina, City of Glendale (02/14/2007); Gary Morris, Self, Rural/Metro (02/14/2007); Sam West, Rio Verde Fire District Steering Committee (02/14/2007)

SCR 1022 school district expenditures; authorization..

Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Authorizes the expenditure of local revenues by school districts in excess of the constitutional aggregate expenditure limitation by $7,984,452 for FY 2006-2007.

For Bill: Jennifer Daily, Arizona Education Association (02/12/2007); Charles Essigs, AZ Association of School Business Officials (02/13/2007); Janice Palmer, Arizona School Boards Association (02/13/2007); Sam Polito, Tucson Area School Districts (02/13/2007); Michael Smith, Arizona School Administrators (02/13/2007)

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“For” and “Against” data on bills is derived from information provided by the public to the Request to Speak system and is current as of the date listed.

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