House Member
Committee Assignments
| Committee | Position | Minutes | Agendas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | Chairman | Click here | Click here |
| Elections | Member | Click here | Click here |
| Energy, Environment and Natural Resources | Member | Click here | Click here |
| Personal Information: | |
| Home City: Cave Creek Occupation: Clinical Associate Professor - Education Leadership Member Since: 2011 |
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| Representative Heather Carter is your state representative from North Phoenix, Cave Creek, and North Scottsdale.
Currently, Representative Carter is the Chairperson of the House Health Committee, and a member of the Committee on Elections and Committee on Energy, Environment and Natural Resources. First elected in 2010,she has a track record of sponsoring legislation that solves many of the complex problems facing Arizona, making her one of the most effective legislators at the Capitol. As your state legislator, she has worked to streamline government, improve the economy, encourage job creation, protect the most vulnerable, reform education and healthcare, while maintaining a balanced state budget through responsible spending measures. For her work at the Capitol, Representative Carter has won a number of prestigious awards from education groups, veteran organizations, healthcare and patient advocacy groups, including many other “Legislator of the Year” honors. In her professional life, she is a well-respected educational leader in her community, working as a clinical associate professor at Arizona State University, preparing teachers and leaders for Arizona Schools. She also works with local school districts on educational reform issues. She was a 7th grade teacher in the Paradise Valley Unified School District and currently serves as a parent/community representative on many committees for Cave Creek and Paradise Valley Unified School District and Paradise Valley Community College. Married for 20 years, Representative Carter and her husband reside in Cave Creek with their daughter, who attends public school in the Paradise Valley Unified School District. |
Sponsored Bills
P* = Prime-Prime
P = Prime
C = Co-sponsor
P = Prime
C = Co-sponsor
| Bill Number | Sponsor Type | Short/NOW Title |
|---|---|---|
| HB2108 | C | schools; CPR instruction |
| HB2144 | C | genetic testing; informed consent |
| HB2151 | C | tax credit; teachers' school supplies |
| HB2154 | C | failure to appear; arrest; fingerprinting |
| HB2158 | P* | dispensing contact lenses; technical correction |
| HB2165 | P | peace officer memorial board; members |
| HB2197 | P | fire districts; merger; consolidation |
| HB2198 | P | fire districts; vacancies; board operations (NOW: vacancies; fire districts; board operations) |
| HB2256 | P | tax subtraction; uniformed services pay |
| HB2261 | C | electronic benefit transfers; prohibitions; violations |
| HB2264 | C | insurance; prescription eye drops; refills |
| HB2302 | C | securities; issuers; website operators |
| HB2303 | C | exempt transactions; securities registration |
| HB2309 | P | children's health insurance program |
| HB2310 | C | biological products; prescription orders |
| HB2352 | P* | teachers; human trafficking; continuing education |
| HB2353 | P* | regulatory boards; sunrise; draft legislation |
| HB2354 | P* | tax credit; unified sports programs |
| HB2355 | P* | opioid antagonists; prescription; dispensing; administration |
| HB2356 | P* | gifted pupils; group B weight |
| HB2357 | P* | AHCCCS; podiatry services |
| HB2358 | P* | prevention education; appropriation |
| HB2359 | P* | physician assistants; continuing medical education |
| HB2360 | P* | technical correction; designated representative |
| HB2361 | P* | technical correction; state land; sale (NOW: child care facilities; diabetes; study) |
| HB2362 | P* | technical correction; AHCCCS; application process (NOW: nurse licensure compact) |
| HB2363 | P* | personal information; breach; records; exception |
| HB2364 | P* | medical board; license renewal |
| HB2365 | P | study committee; Arizona's 911 system |
| HB2366 | C | automated traffic safety devices |
| HB2388 | P | qualified disability expenses; eligible individuals |
| HB2442 | C | behavioral health; urgent need; children |
| HB2452 | C | cash assistance; eligibility; children |
| HB2458 | P | child protection registry; prohibited communications |
| HB2459 | C | appropriations; attorneys; child safety |
| HB2460 | C | lifespan respite care program; appropriation |
| HB2461 | C | lifespan respite care; program termination |
| HB2462 | C | domestic violence service providers |
| HB2466 | C | electronic legal material |
| HB2467 | C | fiduciary access to digital assets |
| HB2468 | C | internet crimes against children; appropriation |
| HB2476 | C | school property; sales; leases; use |
| HB2501 | P* | health regulatory boards; transfer; DHS |
| HB2502 | P* | medical licensure compact |
| HB2503 | P* | psychologists; licensure compact |
| HB2504 | P* | revenue department; technical correction (NOW: physical therapy licensure compact) |
| HB2505 | P* | technical correction; power authority; water |
| HB2506 | P* | state bonds; technical correction |
| HB2508 | C | JTED funding reductions; repeal. |
| HB2516 | P | indoor tanning; minors; restricted use |
| HB2517 | P | businesses; professions; regulation restrictions |
| HB2522 | P | DCS; intake hotline; reports |
| HB2523 | P* | contact lenses; prescriptions. |
| HB2529 | C | SNAP; benefit match; farmers markets |
| HB2532 | P* | contact lenses; prescriptions |
| HB2540 | C | prohibition; photo radar |
| HB2586 | C | dependency; households; felony reports |
| HB2617 | C | Israel; boycotts; contracts; investments |
| HB2631 | C | public school tax credit; expansion |
| HB2640 | P* | appropriation; pediatric neurological autoimmune disorders |
| HB2642 | P* | JTED restoration and reforms. |
| HB2665 | C | charter schools; preference; foster children |
| HB2686 | P* | school district tax levy; retention |
| HB2687 | P* | appropriation; college entrance examinations |
| HB2688 | P* | schools; additional funding weight; disabilities |
| HCR2027 | P* | national wear red day |
| HCR2039 | P | multiple sclerosis awareness week (NOW: public service corporations; furnishing electricity) |
| HCR2041 | C | human trafficking awareness month (NOW: corporation commission; distributed energy resources) |
| HCR2042 | C | adverse childhood experiences; prevention |
| HCR2048 | C | death resolution; Honorable Jack Brown |
| HR2004 | P | death resolution; Laura Knaperek |
| SB1114 | C | appropriation; veterans' services; veterans' home |
| SB1137 | C | schools; CPR instruction. |
| SB1143 | C | internet crimes against children; appropriation. |
| SB1198 | C | public library operation; third party contracts |
| SB1210 | C | resource center fund; purposes |
| SB1211 | C | victim compensation fund; allocations |
| SB1239 | P | schools; state seal of biliteracy |
| SB1242 | C | attorney general; initiation of action |
| SB1258 | C | JTED funding reductions; repeal |
| SB1321 | C | schools; statewide achievement assessments; menu |
| SB1375 | C | telephone solicitations |
| SB1385 | P | children's health insurance program. |
| SB1413 | C | fiduciary access to digital assets. |
| SB1414 | C | electronic legal material. |
| SB1417 | C | distributed energy generation systems |
| SB1428 | P | PSPRS modifications |
| SB1429 | P | public retirement systems; special election |
| SB1450 | P | severe combined immunodeficiency; screening; appropriation |
| SB1507 | C | ALTCS; dental services |
| SCR1019 | P | public retirement system benefits |
| SCR1021 | P | death resolution; Samuel L. Polito |
| SCR1022 | C | death resolution; Honorable Tony West |
| SCR1023 | C | Honorable Tony West; death resolution |