Forty-eighth Legislature
Second Regular Session
ARIZONA STATE SENATE
THIRD READING
April 15, 2008
HB 2021 enduring freedom memorial; extension.
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): An emergency measure that extends the completion and dedication deadline of the Enduring Freedom Memorial to December 31, 2010 and the completion and dedication deadline of the Bill of Rights monument to December 31, 2013.
For Bill: Danielle Cleveland, Self (03/18/2008); David Hampton, Arizona Dept. of Veterans Services (03/24/2008); Tom Smith, Self (01/29/2008)
HB 2046 Arizona highways special plates
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Creates the Arizona Highways special plate and requires the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to deposit all donations collected through the issuance of the plates in the Arizona Highways Magazine Fund. Requires ADOT to issue the In God We Trust special plate if an entity provides the necessary monies to implement the plate.
For Bill: Barry Aarons, (03/17/2008); Kevin Biesty, ADOT (03/17/2008); Marcus Dell'Artino, Arizona Hotel and Lodging (03/10/2008); Win Holden, Arizona Highways Magazine (03/18/2008)
HB 2129 internet age misrepresentation
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Establishes the offense of unlawful age misrepresentation as using an electronic communication device to knowingly misrepresent the person’s age for the purposes of committing a sexual offense. Classifies unlawful age misrepresentation as a class 3 felony subject to sentencing as a dangerous crime against children (DCAC) if the victim is under 15 years of age and requires upon conviction a person to register as a sex offender.
For Bill: Rebecca Baker, Maricopa County Attorney's Office (03/10/2008); Rob Dalager, City of Phoenix Police Department (03/09/2008); David Gass, Attorney General's Office (03/10/2008); Peter Gentala, Center for Arizona Policy (03/10/2008); Ashley Lur, Self (02/14/2008); Amber Wakeman, City of Tempe (02/12/2008)
HB 2167 charter schools; academic contests fund
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Allows charter schools to receive monies from the Academic Contests Fund (Fund).
For Bill: Tom Dorn, Arizona Charter Schools Association (03/19/2008); Art Harding, Arizona Department of Education (03/19/2008); Martha Morgan, Arizona State Board for Charter Schools (03/14/2008); Janice Palmer, Arizona School Boards Association (03/18/2008); DeAnna Rowe, State Board for Charter Schools (03/13/2008); Eileen B. Sigmund, Arizona Charter Schools Association (03/19/2008)
HB 2249 military procession right-of-way
(Now: right-of-way; military procession)
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Prescribes the regulations for the operation of military escort vehicles participating in a military procession and defines military procession. Specifies additional requirements for funeral escort vehicles and funeral escort vehicle drivers.
For Bill: Ray Churay, Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (03/18/2008); Don Farris, PGR (02/13/2008); Gary Godel, Patriot Guard Riders (03/18/2008); Grant Keck, Patriot Guard Riders (03/18/2008); Jeffrey Rath, Patriot Guard Riders (03/18/2008); Thomas Rohan, Patriot Guard Riders (03/18/2008); Neil Scherer, Patriot Guard Riders (02/13/2008); Jeffrey Schops, Patriot Guard Rider (03/18/2008); Michael Stuntz, Patriot Guard Riders (02/13/2008); Harold Thomas, Patriot Guard Riders, Inc. (03/18/2008)
HB 2268 osteopathic board; omnibus
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Makes numerous changes to the Arizona Board of Osteopathic Examiners in Medicine and Surgery (Board).
For Bill: Joseph Abate, Arizona Osteopathic Medical Assn. (03/24/2008); Jack Confer, Arizona Osteopathic Board (03/27/2008); David Landrith, Arizona Medical Association (03/25/2008); David Landrith, Arizona Medical Association (03/26/2008); Tara Plese, Arizona Association of Community Health Centers (02/06/2008); Amanda Weaver, Arizona Osteopathic Medical Association (03/27/2008)
HB 2277 child support; presumptions
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Requires the court to presume, in the absence of contrary testimony, that a parent is capable of full-time employment at least at the applicable state or federal adult minimum wage, whichever is higher.
For Bill: Russell Smoldon, Self (03/13/2008)
HB 2334 sale of beef by producer
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Adds beef, lamb and other food products to the definition of “food product” for the purposes of farmers’ markets.
For Bill: Bas Aja, Arizona Cattlemens Association (03/19/2008); Philip Bashaw, Arizona Farm Bureau (02/12/2008); Tom Reilly, Self (02/13/2008); Paul Schwennesen, Self (03/14/2008); Joe Sigg, Arizona Farm Bureau (01/28/2008)
Neutral: Beth Lewallen, County Supervisors Association (03/19/2008)
HB 2351 property tax lien interest calculation
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Clarifies that interest begins to accrue on tax liens on the first day of the month following the purchase for both initial tax liens and subsequent tax liens.
For Bill: Beth Lewallen, County Supervisors Association (03/21/2008); Derek Mills, Arizona Association of Counties (03/26/2008); Nicole Stickler, Arizona Association of Counties (02/04/2008); Jennifer Sweeney, Arizona Association of Counties (03/26/2008)
HB 2365 emergency medical services; protocols
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): An emergency measure that requires the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Council to recommend standards to allow for the transport of a patient to a health care institution licensed as a special hospital and that is connected to an emergency receiving facility. Permits the Department of Health Services (DHS) to authorize other entities to use data in the Arizona State Trauma Registry (ASTR) for specified purposes and restricts the use of confidential information in the ASTR.
For Bill: Elizabeth Baskett, Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association (03/11/2008); Jason Bezozo, Banner Health (03/13/2008); Michelle Pabis, Scottsdale Healthcare (03/31/2008); Mark Starling, Banner Heart Hospital (03/13/2008)
HB 2378 counties; debit card acceptance
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Allows counties to accept credit and debit cards for payment of services.
For Bill: Mark Barnes, Pinal Board of Supervisors (03/10/2008); Richard Bohan, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors (01/29/2008); Todd Madeksza, County Supervisors Association (03/10/2008); Nicole Stickler, Arizona Association of Counties (03/10/2008); Jennifer Sweeney, Arizona Association of Counties (03/10/2008)
HB 2409 ambulance rates; adjustments
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Changes the formula the Director of the Department of Health Services (Director) uses to determine whether to hold a hearing on an increase in ambulance rates.
For Bill: Elaine Arena, Rural/Metro (03/18/2008); Scot Butler, Southwest Ambulance (03/20/2008); Meghaen Duger, Professional Medical Transport (03/19/2008); John Flynn, Arizona Urban Fire District Assoc. (03/19/2008); Mitch Menlove, Arizona Ambulance Association (03/18/2008); Lee Miller, Arizona Fire District Association (02/13/2008); Bob Ramsey, Professional Medical Transport (03/19/2008); Roy Ryals, Arizona Ambulance Association (02/13/2008); Roy Ryals, Arizona Ambulance Association (03/20/2008); Charlie Smith, Arizona Ambulance Association (02/13/2008); Charlie Smith, LifeStar EMS (03/20/2008)
HB 2420 flood control districts; property
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Allows flood control districts to sell land, after obtaining an appraisal by a certified appraiser, to the state or a county without having a public auction.
For Bill: Donald G. Begalke, Self (03/17/2008); Rory Hays, Flood Control District of Maricopa County (03/19/2008); Clemenc Ligocki, Maricopa County Public Works (03/19/2008); Todd Madeksza, County Supervisors Association (03/18/2008); Jennifer Sweeney, Arizona Association of Counties (03/18/2008); Michael Wilson, Flood Control District of Maricopa County (02/05/2008)
HB 2441 school textbooks; alternative media producers
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Requires the State Board of Education (SBE) to designate alternative media producers to adapt existing standard print or specialized textbooks, or both, for special education pupils in Arizona. Requires the SBE to post the list of designated media producers on its website.
For Bill: Jennifer Daily, Arizona Education Association (03/26/2008); Alexander Dominick, Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (02/06/2008); Sandy Dominick, Self (03/26/2008); Charles Essigs, AZ School Business Officials (03/26/2008); Barbara Fenster, Self (02/06/2008); Roger Heldenbrand, Self (02/06/2008); Cindy Huie, Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (03/26/2008); Jake Logan, Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (03/26/2008); Janice Palmer, Arizona School Boards Association (03/25/2008); Sam Polito, Tucson Area Schools (03/26/2008); Carrie Schaffer, Self (03/26/2008)
Neutral: Beth Sauer, Arizona School Boards Association (02/05/2008)
HB 2658 insurance contracts; small employer coverage
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Modifies the circumstances under which a health care insurer or accountable health plan (AHP) may nonrenew, discontinue or terminate an individual’s coverage or a health benefits plan. Stipulates that the premium tax exemption for AHPs applies to coverage of voluntary small employer risk pools. Classifies a group disability policy issued in-state or out-of-state as a health benefits plan subject to the AHP statutes.
For Bill: Elaine Arena, Printing Industries Assn., of Arizona (03/25/2008); Charles Bassett, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (02/14/2008); Michelle Bolton, National Federation of Independent Business (03/26/2008); David Childers, America's Health Insurance Plans (02/18/2008); Kevin B. DeMenna, Aetna (02/18/2008); Michael Preston Green, Humana Inc. (02/18/2008); Henry GrosJean, AZ Assoc of Insurance & Financial Advisors (02/18/2008); Glenn Hamer, Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry (03/25/2008); Karlene Wenz, Department of Insurance (03/24/2008)
HB 2669 technical correction; behavioral health
(Now: behavioral health delivery system; study)
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Establishes the Behavioral Health Delivery System Task Force (Task Force).
For Bill: Elizabeth Baskett, Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association (03/18/2008); Jason Bezozo, Banner Health (03/18/2008); Sarah Groves, Self (02/12/2008); Emily Jenkins, Az Council of Human Service Providers (03/20/2008); Gary Perrin, AZ Psychological Association (03/20/2008); Beth Rosenberg, Children's Action Alliance (03/19/2008); Susie Stevens, Arizona Psychological Association (03/20/2008); Troy Stewart, Self (02/14/2008)
HCM 2008 urging enactment; federal A-PLUS act
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Urges the United States Congress to enact the “Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success Act (A-PLUS).”
For Bill: Art Harding, Arizona Department of Education (02/20/2008); Matthew Ladner, Self (02/20/2008)
Against Bill: Anna Gaines, Self, Self (02/18/2008); Janice Palmer, Arizona School Boards Association (03/25/2008)
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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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