Session:

House Member

Personal Information:
Home City: Laveen
Occupation: Managing Director, Education Non-Profit
Member Since: 2015

In 2018, Reginald Bolding was re-elected to serve a third-term in the Arizona House of Representatives. Bolding was also elected by his colleagues to serve in Democratic Leadership as the House Minority Whip. He serves as the Ranking Member of the House Education Committee and sits on the Federal Relations Committee. Bolding has established himself as one of the most respected legislators in the chamber working on legislation focused on education, economic development, criminal justice, and veterans and civil rights. Bolding has been a leading advocate fighting for issues directly impacting our most vulnerable Arizona communities.

While serving in the legislature, Representative Bolding has been recognized as the Public Elected Official of the Year by several organizations including the AFL-CIO (2018), the National Association of Social Workers (2018), the Arizona Community Action Association (2017), along with several other awards including being named to the Phoenix Business Journal's 40 under 40 list (2012).

Arizona State Representative Reginald Bolding is an educator, community leader and social entrepreneur. Bolding, a first-generation college student, is an outstanding scholar in both education and justice studies. After graduating at the top of his class from the University of Cincinnati, where he earned an undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice and International Security, Bolding turned down a full-ride law school scholarship to become a Special Education teacher in South Phoenix to teach underserved youth.

Growing up in an underserved neighborhood himself, Bolding understood firsthand the obstacles and barriers faced by youth and families in these communities and wanted to help create change. He has launched and founded several social ventures focused on community and youth employment. In 2010, he started a non-profit organization to provide students from low-income communities access to internships and workforce development training at top companies and organizations in Arizona. Currently, Bolding runs a civic engagement organization, Arizona Coalition for Change, which empowers everyday citizens to grow their civic and political power to change their communities for the better.

Nationally, Bolding serves as the Chair of Business and Economic Development for the National Black Caucus of State Legislators. In the community Bolding sits on the Board of Directors for the ChildrenÂ’s Museum of Phoenix and Leading for Change. Bolding lives in Phoenix with his wife Cymone and their daughter Faith.

Sponsored Bills

Bill NumberSponsor TypeShort/NOW Title
HB2099Cvoting rights; restoration; felonies.
HB2100Cappropriation; 2020 census; outreach
HB2101Cminors; consent; housing; shelter services
HB2102Crailroad crew requirements
HB2103Cappropriation; DOR; auditors and collectors
HB2104CTANF; sanctions
HB2123CTPT; distribution; community college districts..
HB2124Cchild care assistance monies; allocation
HB2125Csupplemental appropriation; child care assistance
HB2142P*driver license fees; homeless exemption
HB2154Cprivate prison security officers; certification
HB2155Cprivate prison contractors; public records
HB2156Cemployment; training; termination; conditions; discrimination
HB2157Covertime pay
HB2169P*incarceration; prohibited; failure to pay
HB2170P*juveniles; natural life sentence; repeal
HB2171P*indigent defense fund; distribution; purpose
HB2172P*rear-facing car seats
HB2173P*peace officer database; disciplinary actions
HB2174P*criminal; arrest records; erasure
HB2184CEnglish language learners; instruction; budgeting..
HB2186Cschool meals; unpaid fees
HB2193P*high schools; college accessibility awareness
HB2194P*inmate telephone systems; prohibited contracts
HB2203Cappropriation; school facilities; building renewal
HB2208Cearly ballots; affidavit; collection
HB2209Cearly ballot collection; limitations; repeal
HB2210Ccampaign finance; covered transfers; disclosure
HB2211Cvoting centers; board of supervisors
HB2213Crepetitive offenders; strike prior felony
HB2215Cautomatic voter registration; licenses; IDs
HB2216Cvoter registration same day
HB2217Ccapital investment incentives; small businesses
HB2218Cappropriations; primary care loan repayment
HB2219Cresults-based funding; schools; repeal; appropriation
HB2220Ccharter schools; auditors; requirement
HB2221Ccharter school board members; conflicts
HB2222Ccharter schools; procurement requirements
HB2223Cyouth entrepreneurship; pilot program; appropriation
HB2224Cprocurement; Arizona bidders; preference
HB2226Cfamily leave
HB2227Cemployment; employee work scheduling
HB2228Cschools; prohibited courses; repeal
HB2250CSTO scholarship; means testing
HB2251CSTO aggregate credits; cap freeze
HB2252CSTO scholarship; student transfers
HB2253CSTO scholarships; beneficiary recommendations
HB2254CSTO cap; general fund percentage
HB2255CSTO credit cap; growth trigger
HB2256CSTO; administrative costs; allocation
HB2268Cappropriations; community colleges
HB2296Ccorporate income tax; rate increase
HB2297Ccorporate minimum income tax
HB2310Cschool procurement; lowest bidder; repeal
HB2311Cincorrect arrest; record clearance
(NOW: record clearance; incorrect arrest)
HB2312Cappropriation; coordinated homeless youth services
HB2313CTPT; use tax; service; exclusions
HB2314Cconsular identification cards; permitted use
HB2321Cpublic service scholarship fund
HB2332Cabortion; religious employers; contraception; repeal
HB2333Ccampaign finance; corporate recipients; registration
HB2334Cindependent expenditures; corporations; funding disclosure
HB2335Cstudent loan servicers; licensure
HB2336Cstate employees; political activities
HB2337Cfamily planning; grant distribution; repeal
HB2338Cappropriation; financial aid trust fund
HB2339Cappropriation; affordable housing
HB2340Ccampaign finance; repeal; reenactment
HB2341Cballot measures; descriptive title; summary
HB2343Ccontraception; cost sharing prohibition
HB2344Ccriminal responsibility; gender identity; expression
HB2345Ccredit security freezes; timing
HB2346Cretirement systems; investment fees; disclosures
HB2347Cmedical services; purchase; premiums
HB2348Ccollege credit by examination; repeal
HB2351Cmedical services; purchase; study committee
HB2365Ctax credits; affordable housing
HB2381Ccrime reporting; gender identity; expression
HB2426Cstate employees; paid family leave
HB2427Cpostsecondary education; residents; financial aid
HB2455Cstate aviation fund; purpose
HB2456Cappropriation; state aviation fund
HB2457Cschool instruction; AIDS; homosexuality.
HB2491P*Arizona national board certification fund
HB2492P*state highway work zones; accidents
HB2525Cexperienced teacher retention pilot program
HB2529Cdiaper changing stations; public restrooms
HB2531Chands-free wireless communication devices; driving
HB2537Cmedical marijuana act; modifications
HB2555Ccivil penalty; marijuana
HB2558Cstatewide ADA coordinator; appropriation
HB2562Cschool counselors; grants.
HB2570Cstudy committee; murdered indigenous women.
HB2571Cdetained juveniles; advisements; notifications
HB2583Cinternal revenue code; conformity
HB2619Cschool district overexpenditures; crisis teams
HB2624CDCS; investigation; schools; children; disabilities
HB2625Cappropriation; military; discharge; tribal ceremonies
HB2626Cappropriation; laboratory; Navajo technical university
HB2627CDWR; tribal consultation
HB2629Celection law revisions
HB2630Cfreshwater ecosystems; ecological water; survey.
HB2642Ccharter schools; lunches; national acts
HB2644Ckinship foster care; provisional license
HB2645Cappropriations; early childhood; block grants
HB2646Cdepartment of agriculture; application review
(NOW: commerce authority; application review)
HB2647Cteacher resignation; contract damages
HB2648Cappropriation; school support personnel; salaries
HB2649Cschool funding; inflation adjustments
HB2650Cteachers; contracts; salary reductions
HB2651Ccharter school governance; meetings; records
HB2652Cteacher evaluations; academic progress measures
HB2653Cschool funding task force
HB2656Cabortion; reason; report; repeal
HB2691Cappropriation; rollover; additional assistance
HB2694Cfuneral escorts; funeral board licensure
HB2696Cfetal resuscitation; repeal
HB2702CTPT; marketplace facilitators; nexus
HB2709CCTEDs; nonprofits; private postsecondary institutions
HB2714Cappropriations; universities; resident tuition.
HB2726Ccorporate income tax credit; moratorium
HB2727Ccommerce authority; qualified investors; report
HB2741P*contracting; investments; prohibition; border wall
HB2742P*schools; current year funding; elimination
HB2743P*schools; suspensions and expulsions
HB2744P*schools; poverty foster neglect weight
HB2745P*auditor general; audit; prison spending
HCM2001Cdeported veterans; medical treatment
HCR2007Cpublic programs; citizens; repeal
HCR2015P*conduct of elections; voters' rights
HCR2016Cmarriage requirement; repeal
HCR2017P*jazz day; jazz appreciation month
HCR2021Cright to vote
HCR2030Cratification of equal rights amendment. . .
HCR2032Cholocaust education; support; schools
HCR2035COfficer Clayton Townsend; death resolution
HCR2036Ctax expenditures; rates; supermajority vote
HCR2037Ccampaign finance; disclosure; source
HCR2038Cincome tax; education
HR2003Cwhite supremacists; neo-Nazis; condemning
SB1014CEnglish language learners; instruction; budgeting
SB1165Cprohibition; texting while driving
(NOW: texting while driving; prohibition)
SB1250Csexual assault protective order
(NOW: protective orders; sexual assault)
SB1324Crepeal; right to work
SB1363Ctobacco products; prohibited sales; signage
SB1474CPOW/MIA flag; display
SB1518Cappropriations; universities; resident tuition
SB1534Cfixed-index annuities; disclosure; indexing
(NOW: annuity disclosure; rules)
SCR1009Cratification of equal rights amendment..
SCR1012Cright to work; repeal
SCR1027CStan Furman; death resolution