Senate Member
Committee Assignments
| Committee | Position | Minutes | Agendas |
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| Government | Chairman | Click here | Click here |
| Appropriations | Vice-Chairman | Click here | Click here |
| Public Safety, Military and Technology | Vice-Chairman | Click here | Click here |
| Finance ( until 01-04-2016 ) | Member | Click here | Click here |
| State Debt and Budget Reform | Member | Click here | Click here |
| Personal Information: | |
| Home City: Fountain Hills Occupation: Retired Member Since: 2007 |
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| John Kavanagh is a twenty-year resident of District 23, which covers most of Scottsdale, Fountain Hills, Rio Verde, and the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation. John and his wife, Mayor Linda Kavanagh of Fountain Hills, have been married for 37 years and have two sons, Jonathan and Nicholas. John is a professor of criminal justice at Scottsdale Community College and director of the colleges Administration of Justice Studies and Forensic Science Program. Prior to teaching at Scottsdale Community College, John taught at Arizona State University and served 20 years as a police officer with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, retiring as a detective sergeant.
John served six years as a town councilman in Fountain Hills and also served three years on the Lafayette, New Jersey Town Council. He is also a Republican State Committeeman. John was awarded a BA in Liberal Arts from NYU, a Masters Degree in Government from St. Johns University (Queens, NY), and a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from Rutgers. He is also a military veteran. John has also served on or belonged to many other government boards and community service organizations, including a Parks and Recreation Commission, Board of Health, School District Advisory Panel, Planning Advisory Group, Community Center Volunteers, Senior Services Board of Directors, the American Legion, the Civic Association, Historical Society, Friends of the Chamber of Commerce and Scottsdale Republican Forum. |
Sponsored Bills
P* = Prime-Prime
P = Prime
C = Co-sponsor
P = Prime
C = Co-sponsor
| Bill Number | Sponsor Type | Short Title |
|---|---|---|
| HB2224 | P | private firearm transactions; prohibited encumbrances |
| HB2338 | C | educational institutions; firearms; rights-of-way |
| HB2388 | C | qualified disability expenses; eligible individuals |
| HB2443 | C | metal dealer licensure; local authority |
| HB2452 | C | cash assistance; eligibility; children |
| HB2468 | C | internet crimes against children; appropriation |
| HB2483 | P | municipal population estimates; use |
| HB2517 | C | businesses; professions; regulation restrictions |
| HB2524 | C | uniform firearms transfer compact |
| HB2617 | P | Israel; boycotts; contracts; investments |
| HCM2010 | C | Robert Levinson; release from Iran |
| HCR2037 | C | early childhood literacy; school monies |
| HCR2040 | P | state monies; prohibited investments; terrorism |
| HCR2048 | P | death resolution; Honorable Jack Brown |
| SB1004 | C | garden produce; regulatory exemption |
| SB1008 | P* | VLT; fee exemptions; first responders |
| SB1009 | P* | confidential data; criminal records check |
| SB1010 | P* | recycled materials report; state agencies |
| SB1017 | P* | municipal service access cards; requirements |
| SB1018 | P* | aid; execution of process; injury |
| SB1039 | P* | jury service; eight-year exemption (NOW: grand jury; excuse; jury service) |
| SB1040 | P* | department of administration; continuation |
| SB1041 | P* | taxation; destination management companies' vendors |
| SB1042 | P* | Prescott historical society; continuation |
| SB1043 | P* | state personnel board; continuation |
| SB1044 | P* | special census; lawful presence |
| SB1045 | P* | pioneers' home; miners hospital; continuation |
| SB1047 | P* | county attorney; powers and duties |
| SB1048 | P* | ADE; appropriation; geographic literacy |
| SB1054 | P* | law enforcement activity; recording prohibition |
| SB1055 | P* | schools; computer coding instruction |
| SB1056 | P* | recycled materials; purchase; agencies; repeal |
| SB1057 | P* | crimes; culpable mental state; requirement |
| SB1058 | P* | landlord-tenant relationship; unlawful occupants |
| SB1061 | P* | process servers; motor vehicle records |
| SB1088 | P* | secured residential communities; process servers |
| SB1089 | P* | county property; wireless communication facilities |
| SB1132 | P* | executive clemency board; salary; duties |
| SB1137 | C | schools; CPR instruction. |
| SB1142 | C | DCS; backlog cases; private contractors |
| SB1157 | C | small property tax balance delinquency |
| SB1161 | P* | corporation commission; searchable database; appropriation (NOW: public assistance; elderly; SNAP) |
| SB1162 | P* | alarm industry; fingerprint requirements |
| SB1163 | P* | underground facility; damage; notice |
| SB1164 | C | G&F; licenses; veterans |
| SB1166 | C | service animals; certification; registration; identification |
| SB1167 | C | service animals; abuse; prohibited ownership |
| SB1197 | P | schools; cursive writing requirement |
| SB1210 | P* | resource center fund; purposes |
| SB1211 | P* | victim compensation fund; allocations |
| SB1213 | C | adjutant general; national guard rules |
| SB1226 | C | department of homeland security; continuation |
| SB1227 | P* | animal cruelty; sentencing; bond |
| SB1228 | P* | DUI; drugs; ignition interlock requirement (NOW: ignition interlock requirement; DUI; drugs) |
| SB1236 | P | estimates; state budget; notice. |
| SB1240 | P* | private postsecondary institutions; police officers (NOW: peace officers; appointment; training) |
| SB1241 | C | photo radar prohibition; state highways |
| SB1256 | P* | drug lab remediation; assayers; repeal |
| SB1257 | P* | misconduct involving weapons; public places |
| SB1259 | C | groundwater; extinguishment credits; Pinal AMA |
| SB1263 | C | county seal; use; violation |
| SB1266 | C | firearms; state preemption; penalties |
| SB1267 | C | military service; postsecondary academic credit |
| SB1279 | P | empowerment scholarships; expansion; phase-in |
| SB1281 | P* | animal cruelty; classification |
| SB1282 | P* | public records; unduly burdensome requests |
| SB1283 | P* | controlled substances prescription monitoring program |
| SB1284 | P* | public accommodation; services; civil actions |
| SB1285 | P* | aggressive solicitation; approaching stopped vehicle |
| SB1286 | P* | internet sex offender website; offenses |
| SB1299 | C | child support action; affirmative defense |
| SB1316 | P* | board of trustees; disincorporation; repeal (NOW: consumer lending; regulations; licensure) |
| SB1322 | P | community colleges; expenditure limitation |
| SB1323 | P | vexatious litigants; workers' compensation |
| SB1324 | P | abortion clinics; medication abortions |
| SB1351 | P | schools; elections; ballot arguments; exclusion |
| SB1366 | C | laboratories; pharmacogenetic testing |
| SB1367 | P | Assyrian genocide; monument; procedures |
| SB1373 | P* | liquor omnibus |
| SB1378 | P | prohibited money transfers; immigration; violations |
| SB1381 | C | wine; direct shipment |
| SB1417 | P | distributed energy generation systems |
| SB1428 | P | PSPRS modifications |
| SB1429 | P | public retirement systems; special election |
| SB1438 | C | computer system; software; sale; lease (NOW: software; computer system; sale; lease) |
| SB1447 | P* | consumer lending; licensure; regulation |
| SB1448 | P* | racing; elimination; hardship tax credit |
| SB1449 | P* | unmanned aircraft; prohibited operations (NOW: prohibited operations; unmanned aircraft) |
| SB1474 | P | human fetus; embryo; prohibited actions |
| SB1485 | P | payroll deductions; charitable contributions; prohibition |
| SB1487 | P | state law; local violations; penalties |
| SB1496 | C | homeowners' associations; director removal |
| SB1497 | C | homeowners' associations; board conflicts |
| SB1504 | P* | drop box; private property; consent |
| SB1524 | C | regulatory actions; limitation |
| SCR1008 | C | grandfamily/kinship care month |
| SCR1019 | P | public retirement system benefits |
| SCR1021 | C | death resolution; Samuel L. Polito |
| SCR1022 | C | death resolution; Honorable Tony West |
| SCR1023 | C | Honorable Tony West; death resolution |
| SCR1024 | P | Arizona wall project; recognition |
| SR1002 | C | honoring the Phoenix Thunderbirds |