Forty-eighth Legislature
Second Regular Session
ARIZONA STATE SENATE
THIRD READING
March 6, 2008
SB 1336 sexual conduct; minor; school teacher
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Classifies, as a class 2 felony, sexual conduct with a minor who is at least 15 years of age if the perpetrator is a clergyman, priest or the minor’s teacher.
CONSENT CALENDAR
SB 1013 arrest warrants; child support; fiduciary
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Removes the requirement that a facsimile of a judicial officer’s signature, as the authorized signature of the judicial officer, be applied to fiduciary and child support arrest warrants enabling the use of electronic processing.
For Bill: Michael Jeanes, AZ Association of Superior Court Clerks (02/08/2008); Aaron Nash, Clerks of Superior Court (02/05/2008); Russell Smoldon, Child Support Committee & Domestic Relations Comm. (02/08/2008); Jennifer Sweeney, Arizona Association of Counties (02/11/2008)
SB 1029 AMA water districts; conflicting versions
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Repeals a conflicting section of statute relating to permanent boards of directors for active management area (AMA) districts.
SB 1057 law enforcement officer; definition; representation
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Excludes law enforcement and probation employees during their probationary period from interview procedures for an interview that could result in dismissal, demotion or suspension.
For Bill: Richard Bohan, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors (01/28/2008); Ray Churay, Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (01/28/2008); Jerry Landau, Arizona Judicial Council (01/28/2008)
Against Bill: Luis Ebratt, Arizona Conference of Police & Sheriffs (AZCOPS) (01/28/2008)
Neutral: James Mann, Arizona Fraternal Order of Police (01/28/2008)
SB 1059 elections; counting center video; multiple
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Corrects conflicting enactments relating to live video recording of ballots at the counting center.
For Bill: Jennifer Sweeney, Arizona Association of Counties (01/28/2008)
SB 1068 criminal appeals
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Prohibits a defendant’s right to appeal if the defendant’s absence prevented sentencing.
For Bill: David Gass, Attorney General's Office (02/04/2008)
SB 1095 air quality; clean burning gas
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Changes the annual start date clean burning gasoline is required to be used in Area C from June 1, to May 1, beginning in 2009.
For Bill: Jim Buster, AZ Dept. of Environmental Quality (01/25/2008); Robert Shuler, Pinal Energy, CalJet (01/28/2008)
SB 1112 divorce; disposition of property
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Allows the court to consider all debt related to the property when dividing community property and requires the court to make specific findings of fact if any part of the division is in the nature of support.
For Bill: Russell Smoldon, Domestic Relations Committee (01/30/2008)
SB 1123 homeopathic medical examiners board; continuation
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Continues the Board of Homeopathic Medical Examiners (Board) for two years.
For Bill: Joseph Abate, AZ Homeopathic and Integrative Medical Association (02/13/2008); Rebecca Beaudry, Self (02/14/2008); Abe Ber, Self (02/14/2008); Lisa Christian, Self (02/14/2008); Gladys Conroy, Self (02/14/2008); Larry Goldstein, Self (02/14/2008); Martha M Grout, Self (02/13/2008); Dan Harkins, Self (02/14/2008); Ann Harris, Self (02/14/2008); Linda Heming, Self (02/14/2008); David Landrith, Arizona Medical Association (02/12/2008); Russell Olinsky, Self (02/14/2008); Lisa E. Platt, Arizona Homeopathic & Integrative Medical Association (02/14/2008); Thelma Rowe, Self (02/14/2008); Todd Rowe, Homeopathic Licensing Board (02/14/2008); Terra Saliba, Self (02/14/2008); Dr. Charles Schwengel, Self (02/14/2008); Bruce Shelton, AHIMA (02/12/2008); Christine Springer, Homeopathic Board (02/11/2008); Amanda Weaver, Arizona Osteopathic Medical Association (02/12/2008); Connie Wickstrom, Self (02/14/2008)
Against Bill: Kathleen Fry, Self (02/13/2008); Barney Nugent, Self (02/13/2008); Denise Nugent, Self (02/13/2008); Vega Rozenberg, Self (02/13/2008); Steve Walker, Self (02/13/2008)
Neutral: Lee Bakunin, Self (02/13/2008); Marianne Cherney, Self (02/12/2008); Joanne Foster, Self (02/14/2008); Cliff Heinrich, Self (02/14/2008); Drew Lane, Self (02/14/2008)
SB 1129 occupational therapy board; continuation
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Continues the Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners (Board) for ten years.
For Bill: Scot Butler, Arizona Occupational Therapy Association (02/07/2008); Geri DeWaard, Board of OT (02/07/2008)
SB 1137 Arizona pioneers' home; continuation...
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Continues the Arizona Pioneers’ Home and the Disabled Miners Hospital for ten years.
For Bill: Rebecca Hecksel, Arizona Health Care Association (02/11/2008); Mitch Menlove, Arizona Health Care Association (02/11/2008); Kathleen Pagels, Arizona Health Care Assn. (02/08/2008)
SB 1162 elections; registration information.
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): An emergency measure to allow the public to access the unique identifying number that is assigned to each individual voter in the statewide database.
For Bill: Jennifer Sweeney, Arizona Association of Counties (02/11/2008); Kevin Tyne, Sec. of State Office (02/11/2008)
Neutral: Carol Corsica, Self (02/11/2008)
SB 1163 replacement policies; application of law
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Removes the requirement that an insurance producer provide replacement policies and disclosures when a term conversion is exercised.
For Bill: Don Hughes, Met Life (02/04/2008)
Neutral: Karlene Wenz, Department of Insurance (02/04/2008)
SB 1165 salvage title; stolen vehicle title
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Establishes the stolen vehicle certificate of title and allows the Arizona Department of Transportation’s (ADOT) Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) to issue a stolen vehicle certificate of title to vehicles that have been stolen and, in some cases, not recovered.
For Bill: Enrique Cantu, Arizona Automobile Theft Authority (02/05/2008); Stuart Goodman, AAA of Arizona (02/04/2008); Lanny Hair, Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of Arizona (02/01/2008); Kerry Hayden, Farmers Insurance Group (02/04/2008); Don Hughes, American Family Insurance Group (02/05/2008); Don Isaacson, State Farm Insurance (02/04/2008); Robert Ticer, Arizona Department of Public Safety (02/05/2008); John Whalen, American Salvage Pool Association (02/05/2008)
Against Bill: Mike Albertson, Self (02/25/2008)
SB 1166 state treasurer; warrant presentation
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Requires a valid warrant to be presented for withdrawal of monies from the State Treasurer.
For Bill: Dean Martin, AZ State Treasurer (02/01/2008)
SB 1172 unorganized territory; adjacent school districts
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): An emergency measure that requires an unorganized territory to join both the elementary and union high school district if the adjacent elementary school district identified for annexation is within the geographical boundaries of a union high school district.
For Bill: Shannon Harper, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (02/04/2008); Michael Smith, Arizona School Administrators (02/05/2008)
Neutral: Beth Sauer, Arizona School Boards Association (02/05/2008)
SB 1180 state land department; sunset continuation
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Continues the Arizona State Land Department for ten years.
For Bill: Jennifer Daily, Arizona Education Association (01/29/2008); Lauren Girardot, Arizona Planning Association (01/30/2008); Glenn Hamer, Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry (02/18/2008)
SB 1181 Arizona beef council; sunset continuation
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Continues the Arizona Beef Council for ten years.
For Bill: Bas Aja, Arizona Cattlemens Association (01/30/2008); Ed Hermes, Arizona Department of Agriculture (01/30/2008); Joe Sigg, Arizona Farm Bureau (01/29/2008)
SB 1193 congressional vacancy; election date
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Changes the special election dates for a congressional vacancy.
For Bill: Jennifer Sweeney, Arizona Association of Counties (02/11/2008); Kevin Tyne, Sec. of State Office (02/11/2008)
SB 1286 behavioral health board; continuation
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Continues the Board of Behavioral Health Examiners (Board) for five years and requires the Auditor General to complete a performance audit.
For Bill: Stuart Goodman, Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners (02/12/2008); David Miller, Arizona Council of Human Service Providers (02/14/2008); Tara Plese, Arizona Association of Community Health Centers (02/14/2008); Sherri Walton, Mental Health America of AZ (02/14/2008)
Neutral: Debbie Davenport, Office of the Auditor General (02/14/2008)
SB 1326 exempt wells; internal reference corrections
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Corrects internal references in statute (A.R.S. § 45-454) regarding exempt wells.
For Bill: Fred Breedlove, Arizona Department of Water Resources (02/06/2008); Molly Greene, Salt River Project (02/06/2008); Herb Guenther, Arizona Department of Water Resources (02/06/2008); Glenn Hamer, Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry (02/18/2008)
Neutral: Jim Hartdegen, Arizona Water Well Association (02/06/2008)
SB 1334 compact; educational opportunity; military children.
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Codifies the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children (Compact) that addresses sharing of education records, immunizations, age of enrollment/course continuation, program eligibility, course placement, special education services, graduation requirements and state and national coordination for military children. Establishes the Interstate Commission on Educational Opportunity for Military Children (Commission) to create and enforce Compact rules and bylaws and oversee Commission activities and administration.
For Bill: Laura Crehan, Office of Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, MC&FP (02/26/2008); Jennifer Daily, Arizona Education Association (02/27/2008); Amy Duffy, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma (02/26/2008); Charles Essigs, AZ Association of School Business Officials (02/26/2008); Stephanie Garnes, Self (02/27/2008); Jan Kasl, Self (02/24/2008); Sam Polito, Tucson Area School Districts (02/27/2008); Michael Smith, Arizona School Administrators (02/26/2008)
Neutral: Janice Palmer, Arizona School Boards Association (02/26/2008)
SB 1338 state forester; wildfire suppression funding
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Authorizes the State Forester to incur a total of $3 million for the purposes of fire suppression and equipment pre-positioning.
For Bill: Ben Alteneder, Arizona State Land Department (02/13/2008); Elaine Arena, Rural/Metro (02/12/2008); John Flynn, Arizona Urban Fire District Assoc. (02/13/2008); Don Isaacson, Southwest Ambulance/Rural Metro (02/13/2008)
SB 1343 mortgage brokers; bankers; license renewals
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Changes mortgage broker, mortgage banker and commercial mortgage banker licensee renewal dates to December 31.
For Bill: Robert Charlton, AZDFI (02/25/2008); Kevin B. DeMenna, Arizona Mortgage Lenders Association (02/25/2008); Rebecca Hecksel, Arizona Mortgage Lenders Association (02/25/2008); Lee Miller, Arizona Association of Mortgage Brokers (02/25/2008)
SB 1354 accomplice liability
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Expands accomplice liability of a person to include any offense that is a natural and probable or reasonable foreseeable consequence of the offense for which that person was an accomplice.
For Bill: Jimmy Chavez, Arizona Highway Patrol Association (02/07/2008); Edwin Cook, Arizona Prosecuting Attorneys Advisory Council (02/11/2008); Mary Marshall, Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (02/11/2008); Mark Morlock, Self (02/11/2008); Robert Ticer, Arizona Department of Public Safety (02/11/2008)
Neutral: Richard Platt, Self (02/11/2008)
SB 1380 drought emergency groundwater transfers
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Allows for groundwater transfers, in areas outside of active management areas (AMAs), away from groundwater basins until May 1, 2009.
For Bill: Herb Guenther, Arizona Dept of Water Resources (02/13/2008)
SB 1385 municipal plans; neighborhood element
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Requires a municipality with a population of 50,000 or more people to include a neighborhood revitalization element in its long-range general plan.
For Bill: Donald G. Begalke, Self (02/24/2008); Eric Emmert, Arizona Planning Association (02/25/2008)
Neutral: Mark Young, Town of Queen Creek (02/25/2008)
SB 1435 appropriations; named claimants
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Appropriates $179,821 to the Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA) for payment of various claims made against state agencies.
SB 1486 notary public; name change.
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Permits all notary publics who have a change of surname to continue using the official seal and commission in the notary public’s prior name until that commission expires.
SB 1499 state employee health benefits; dependents
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Defines “dependent” for the purposes of state employee health coverage.
Against Bill: Charles Foy, Arizona State Employees Assoc/CWA (03/03/2008)
SCM 1004 federal tax intercept proposal
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Requests that the U.S. Congress enact legislation authorizing the U.S. Department of Treasury to intercept federal tax refunds in order to pay overdue victim restitution and other financial obligations ordered by state and local courts.
For Bill: Richard Bohan, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors (02/08/2008); Katy Proctor, Arizona Judicial Council (02/13/2008)
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