Forty-eighth Legislature
Second Regular Session
April 17, 2008
HB 2037 schools;
transfer students; late enrollment
(S/E: schools; minimum recess time)
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Requires public schools to provide 30 minutes of recess daily to each pupil in grades one through six, beginning in school year 2009-2010.
For Bill: Colby Bower, American Cancer Society (03/26/2008); Steve Gall, Self (03/26/2008); Art Harding, Arizona Department of Education (03/26/2008); Tim Vaske, American Heart Association (03/26/2008)
Against Bill: Tom Dorn, Arizona Charter Schools Association (03/26/2008); Charles Essigs, AZ Association of School Business Officials (03/26/2008); Janice Palmer, Arizona School Boards Association (03/25/2008); Sam Polito, Tucson Area School Districts (03/25/2008); Eileen B. Sigmund, Arizona Charter Schools Association (03/26/2008); Michael Smith, Arizona School Administrators (03/26/2008)
HB 2123 park model
trailer spaces
(Now: landlord charges; utilities)
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Establishes guidelines under the Recreational Vehicle (RV) Long-Term Rental Space Act for the charging of utilities to RV owners.
For Bill: Noel Benoist, NAIV and AITVA Co-founder AAMHO Chapter President and more (02/27/2008); Dave Boring, Self (02/27/2008); Susan Brenton, Self (02/27/2008); Jean Creagan, AAMHO (03/26/2008); Jay Cross, Self (02/26/2008); Janna Day, MHCA-Manufactured Housing Communities of AZ (02/27/2008); Ronald Feinstein, AAMHO (03/26/2008); Sharon Gilham, Self (02/27/2008); Michael Preston Green, Manufactured Housing Communities of Arizona (03/26/2008); Neil Hyland, Self (02/27/2008); Harry Johnson, Self (03/26/2008); Larry Lucero, Tucson Electric Power Co. (03/25/2008); John MacDonald, Arizona Association of Manufactured Home Owners (03/26/2008); Ruben Montalvo, AAMHO (02/27/2008); Alice Stetch, Self (03/26/2008); Dan Thompson, Arizona Travel Parks Association (02/27/2008); Dana Tranberg, AAMHO (Arizona Association of Manufactured Home and RV Owners) (03/26/2008); Betty Westlake, Self (02/27/2008); Ralph Wilcox, Self (02/27/2008); Mike Williams, Arizona Travel Parks Association (02/27/2008)
HB 2208 community
colleges; equalization; technical correction
(Now: universities;
energy report)
(S/E: graduate medical education; federal match)
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Enables local governments to receive federal matching monies for the costs incurred pursuant to a specific contract between the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) Administration and providers or other entities to provide graduate medical education (GME) services as an administrative activity.
For Bill: Kevin Burns, University Medical Center (03/27/2008); Arthur Chapa, Pima County Board of Supervisors (03/27/2008); David Landrith, Arizona Medical Association (03/26/2008); Norma Peal, University Physicians Healthcare (03/27/2008); Ed Wren, UMC and UPH (03/27/2008)
Neutral: Sarah Groves, Self (02/12/2008)
HB 2348 cease and
desist orders; disclosure
(S/E: State Treasurer; warrants)
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Requires a valid warrant to be presented for withdrawal of monies from the State Treasurer.
For Bill: Robert Charlton, AZ DFI (02/04/2008); Dean Martin, AZ State Treasurer (04/07/2008); Lee Miller, Arizona Association of Mortgage Brokers (02/04/2008)
HB 2395 PSPRS;
investments; management
(S/E: driving; operating under the influence)
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Increases penalties for persons convicted of operating a watercraft while intoxicated. Requires the Arizona Department of Transportation’s (ADOT) Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) to order a person whose license is suspended as a result of a driving under the influence offense to complete alcohol or other drug screening as a condition of license reinstatement. Requires the time period that an ignition interlock device (IID) is ordered to be reduced by six months under certain circumstances. Expands circumstances in which an officer must serve an order of license suspension.
For Bill: Jimmy Chavez, AZ Highway Patrol Association (04/06/2008); Doug Cole, PSPRS (03/10/2008); Mike Colletto, Professional Fire Fighters of AZ (03/05/2008); Pete Dunn, Arizona Judges Association (01/27/2008); Luis Ebratt, Arizona Conference of Police & Sheriffs (01/27/2008); Bill Everson, Arizona State FOP and Arizona Labor Council (03/31/2008); Charles Foy, Arizona State Employees Assoc/CWA (03/31/2008); John Wayne Gonzales, City of Phoenix (03/10/2008); David Gore, Professional Fire Fighters of Arizona (03/10/2008); Alberto Gutier, AZ Interlock Distributors Association (04/10/2008); James Hacking, Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) (03/07/2008); John Kaites, PSPRS (03/10/2008); Jennifer Kraham, Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (01/28/2008); Rob LaFontaine, City of Bullhead City (01/28/2008); Jerry Landau, Administrative Office of the Courts (04/09/2008); Kelsey Lundy, Arizona Police Assoc. & AZ Highway Patrol Assoc. (01/28/2008); James Mann, Arizona Fraternal Order of Police (03/31/2008); Wilfred McFadden, Self (01/28/2008); Bill McLean, Arizona Game and Fish Commission (04/09/2008); Bill Montgomery, Self (04/10/2008); Dale Norris, Arizona Police Association (03/07/2008); John Ortolano, AZ Fraternal Order of Police (03/31/2008); Kevin Perguson, Arizona Game and Fish (04/10/2008); Stephanie Prybyl, Town of Gilbert (03/10/2008); Mike Senn, Arizona Game and Fish Department (04/09/2008); Randy Smith, Arizona State Fraternal Order of Police (03/31/2008); Bryan Soller, Arizona State Fraternal Order of Police (03/31/2008); Molly Steffens, Self (04/10/2008); Brigitte Targosz, Self (04/10/2008); Wendy Townsend, Self (04/10/2008); Jacqueline Walker, City of Kingman (04/10/2008); Mike Williams, Distilled Spirits Council of US, Scottsdale Hospitality Group (04/10/2008)
Against Bill: Ralph Black, Self (04/10/2008); Kenneth Sharp, Self (04/09/2008)
Neutral: Don Isaacson, Arizona Licensed Beverage Association (04/09/2008)
HB 2474 materialmen's liens; surety bonds
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Establishes that a surety bond to discharge a mechanic’s lien also serves to release a stop notice or bonded stop notice, with respect to the same labor and materials.
For Bill: Barry Aarons, Construction Trades Coalition (03/19/2008); Stan Barnes, Southern Arizona Home Builders Association (02/12/2008); Rob Dalager, Diamond Ventures (03/12/2008); Kevin B. DeMenna, AZ State Contractor's Coalition (03/18/2008); Courtney Gilstrap LeVinus, AZ Multihousing Assoc (03/11/2008); Yvonne Hunter, Pinnacle West Capital Corps/Suncor (03/12/2008); Spencer Kamps, Home Builders Association of Central Arizona (03/19/2008); Mark Minter, Arizona Builders' Alliance (03/19/2008); Scot Mussi, Home Builders Assoc. of Central AZ (02/13/2008); Farrell Quinlan, Arizona Contractors Association (03/19/2008); Jeff Sandquist, Robson Communities (03/12/2008)
Against Bill: Michael Boyd, Self (03/12/2008); Mike Boyd, MKB Construction (03/12/2008); Carla Brandt, Cobra Stucco (03/12/2008); Carol Floco, American Subcontractors Assoc. of Arizona (03/11/2008); Carol Floco, American Subcontractors Assoc. of AZ (03/12/2008); Mark Giebelhaus, Self (03/11/2008); David Howells, Self (03/12/2008); Debra Margraf, Arizona Chapter NECA (03/11/2008); Carl Triphahn, PIPE (03/12/2008)
HB 2602 criminal history records; DES
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Requires the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to authorize the exchange of criminal justice information with Child Protective Services (CPS) for specified purposes.
For Bill: Phelan Bennett, Self (03/20/2008); Beth Rosenberg, Children's Action Alliance (03/19/2008)
HB 2621 biofuel
standards
(Now: standards; biofuel)
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Requires the Director of the Department of Weights and Measures to establish standards for biofuel labeling, transfer documents, and registration and reporting requirements.
For Bill: Sandy Bahr, Sierra Club - Grand Canyon Chapter (03/18/2008); Stan Barnes, Pinal Energy (03/17/2008); Donald G. Begalke, Self (03/17/2008); Jim Buster, AZ Dept. of Environmental Quality (03/19/2008); Colleen Crowninshield, Tucson Regional Clean Cities (03/17/2008); Ginny Dickey, AZ Dept. of Environmental Quality (02/13/2008); Dennis Ehrhart, Dept of Weights and Measures (03/19/2008); Mark Ellery, Caljet of America, LLC (03/19/2008); Jeff Gray, City of Phoenix (02/13/2008); Robert Shuler, Pinal Energy and CalJet (03/14/2008); Joe Sigg, Arizona Farm Bureau (02/12/2008); Bobbi Sparrow, AZ Automobile Dealers Assoc. (02/13/2008); Melissa Taylor, City of Phoenix (03/19/2008); Chris Udall, Agri-Business Council of Arizona (03/19/2008)
Against Bill: Andrea Martincic, Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association (03/19/2008)
Neutral: Susie Stevens, Western States Petroleum Association (03/19/2008)
HB 2834 boxing commission; unarmed combat; rules
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Requires the Arizona State Boxing Commission (Commission) to adopt rules for unarmed combat consistent with the mixed martial arts unified rules of conduct adopted by the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board (SACB) for five years. Allows the Commission to establish a fee for unarmed combat events.
For Bill: Jason Genet, Self (02/27/2008); Todd Lally, Self (02/27/2008); Trevor Lally, Self (02/27/2008); Jack Lasota, Self (03/31/2008); James Varner, Self (02/27/2008)
Against Bill: John Montano, Arizona State Boxing Commission (02/27/2008)
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