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ARIZONA STATE SENATE

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session

MEETING NOTICE

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND ELECTIONS

DATE:

Friday, February 20, 2026

TIME:

1:30 P.M. 8:00 A.M. (NOTE TIME CHANGE)**

ROOM:

SHR 2

Members of the public may access a livestream of the meeting here: https://www.azleg.gov/videoplayer/?clientID=6361162879&eventID=2026021122

SENATORS: Angius****                           Kuby                                        Shope****

Bolick                                 Mesnard****                              Kavanagh, Vice-Chairman

Finchem                              Ortiz                                         Rogers, Chairman

                               Hatathlie                             Shamp****

1.	Call to Order
2.	Roll Call
3.	Approval of Minutes
4.	Consideration of Bills

	Bills		Short Title	Subject of Strike Everything Amendment
	SB1012	____	concealed weapons; notice; repeal (Shamp)
	SB1067	____	county abatement liens; notice; priority (Rogers)
*/***	SB1099	____	gender transition procedures; informed consent (Carroll: Angius, Gowan, et al)	defamations; factors
	SB1234	____	juvenile court proceedings; appointment; attorney (Werner: Angius)
*	SB1267	____	candidate petitions; circulators (Gowan: Carroll, Shamp, et al)	minimum wage; applicability
*	SB1285	____	prisoners; correctional facilities; sentencing (Bolick)	narcotic drugs; kratom
	SB1295	____	inmates; medical institution; release (Fernandez: Angius, Dunn, et al)
	SB1392	____	governing body; election canvass; access (Kavanagh)
*	SB1413	____	technical correction; veterans; tuition deferment (Bolick)	moving violation; restitution cap removal
	SB1436	____	school districts; bonds; overrides; ballots (Hoffman)
	SB1470	____	voter registration changes; text notices (Kavanagh)
	SB1476	____	child neglect; prenatal substance exposure (Bolick)
	SB1489	____	ballot measures; circulators; revenue; disclosure (Shope)
	SB1512	____	vulnerable adults; theft; definitions (Bolick)
	SB1535	____	prostitution; assessment; anti-human trafficking fund. (Bravo: Alston, Bolick, et al)
	SB1540	____	motor fuel theft; classifications (Payne)
	SB1556	____	forged or fraudulent deeds; exclusion (Rogers)
*	SB1568	____	early ballots; registration signatures; curing (Hoffman)	elections systems; software; timekeeping; requirements
	SB1569	____	special election boards; voter registration (Hoffman)
*	SB1570	____	diversity; equity; inclusion; training; prohibition (Hoffman)	security; polling places; citizenship
	SB1573	____	judicial determinations; religious sectarian laws (Rogers: Finchem)
	SB1585	____	sex offenders; fund; assessment; subcommittee (Bolick)
	SB1609	____	new political parties; party name (Shope)
	SB1627	____	schools; prohibition; unmanned aircraft (Mesnard)
	SB1634	____	early voters; signature comparison; MVD (Kavanagh)
	SB1635	____	unlawful alert; arrests (Kavanagh)
	SB1644	____	mandatory reporting; family court (Finchem)
	SB1647	____	elections; foreign contributions prohibited (Finchem)
	SB1648	____	compensation; elderly; best interests (Finchem)
	SB1650	____	judicial immunity; exception (Finchem)
	SB1653	____	family court; fees; costs; award (Finchem)
	SB1654	____	appropriations; end-point monitoring; elections (Finchem)
	SB1655	____	juror summons; election worker option (Finchem)
	SB1656	____	family court; professional personnel; requirements (Finchem)
	SB1657	____	family court; attorney fees; cap (Finchem)
	SB1658	____	legal decision-making; jury trial (Finchem)
	SB1661	____	paternity; genetic testing; support obligation (Miranda: Alston, Gabaldón)
	SB1662	____	probation supervision; least restrictive conditions (Bolick)
	SB1664	____	signatures required; nomination petitions (Bolick)
	SB1666	____	in-state custodial interference; penalty (Bolick)
	SB1667	____	juvenile records; lifetime injunctions (Bolick)
	SB1669	____	sexual offenses; victim; evidence (Bolick)
	SB1709	____	dangerous crimes; children; probation revocation (Shamp)
	SB1720	____	equal parenting time; best interests (Bolick)
	SB1723	____	domestic violence; release conditions (Mesnard)
	SB1725	____	marijuana smoke; public; private nuisance (Mesnard)
	SB1743	____	campaign finance; individual contributor information (Kavanagh)
	SB1746	____	elections; voting centers; polling places (Hoffman)
	SB1748	____	victims' rights; opt in process (Bolick)
	SB1755	____	judges; law practice prohibition; exceptions (Finchem)
	SB1786	____	artificial intelligence; content verification (Petersen)
	SB1820	____	criminal monetary thresholds; offense classifications (Farnsworth)
	SB1822	____	property owners; adverse possession (Farnsworth)
	SB1829	____	probation; dangerous crimes against children (Shamp)
	SCR1027	____	general election day; all offices (Mesnard)
	SCR1040	____	justices; judges; mandatory retirement age (Shope)
	SCR1048	____	public; private nuisance; marijuana smoke (Mesnard)

*	Strike everything amendment may be offered
**	Meeting with permission of the President
***	Pending Committee Assignment
****	Pending appointment by the President

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