Bill Questions

Under the direction of the Arizona Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives, the summaries are prepared by research staff which includes summaries of all legislation signed into law during the regular legislative session and any special sessions that have occurred since the publication of the previous year’s Legislative Summary.

The Summary is not intended to be an exhaustive analysis of each bill, but rather an overview that will provide the reader with the main purpose of the bill. Additional information and details about the legislation can be obtained from bill summaries (Senate Fact Sheets and House Summaries) prepared by the Senate and House Research Staff.

Click the General Effective Dates link located in the footer of the page.

1. Click on the Bills menu option at the top of the page.
2. Select Final Disposition

OR

1. For Chaptered bills, click the Bills menu option on the top of the page.
2. Select Session Laws from the menu.

A "strike everything after the enacting clause" amendment (also referred to as a "strike everything" amendment or simply a "striker") proposes to delete the entire text of the existing bill and substitute new language, essentially making it a completely different bill, possibly on an entirely different subject. These amendments are sometimes used to allow legislators to circumvent the deadlines on introduction of new legislation, deal with an issue that arises after the deadline or revive a bill that has previously been defeated.

Under the Bills menu option at the top of the page, select the Strike Everything.

A list of abbreviations can be found in the footer of the page or by clicking here.

Click the Bill Tracking link (now referred to as Bill Status Inquiry) located under the Bills menu option at the top of the page and create an account. Once you create an account, you will have and option for personal progress where you can build a list of bills to track. Also in personal progress, you will be able to setup Alerts regarding the bills. For more information on this program, see the Bill Status Inquiry manual.

The site is “session” driven. You must change the session to view bills from a previous session.

1. Click on the yellow dropdown menu at the top of the screen to select a session.
2. There are three ways to locate bills:
   • Type the bill number in the Bill Number Search box in the top menu and press enter.
   • Click the Bill Info option under the Bills menu option at the top of the page, select a range of bills and click on the bill of interest.
   • Click the Full Text Searching link located in the Legislative Information menu on the top of the page, enter a keyword(s) and click Search. Select a bill in the result list.

1. Click the Bills link located on the menu at the top of the screen.
2. Select the option for Bill Info in the drop down list
3. Type in a keyword in the Search Phrase box and click Search.

OR

1. Select the Full Text Searching link located under the Legislative Information menu option at the top of the page.
2. Select the area you want to search.
3. Type a keyword in the Search Phrase box and click Search.

1. Make sure the correct session is selected. If you need to change the session, click the yellow dropdown list at the top of the page and select the session you wish to work with.
2. If you know the bill number, type the bill number in the Bill Number Search box (ex: SB1001) and press enter above the menu on the top of the screen.
3. Click the Documents tab on the bill overview screen.
4. The available versions of the bill are located under the Bill Versions header (i.e. Introduced version, Senate Engrossed version, etc.). Documents can be viewed as Word Documents, PDFs or HTML documents.

If you need assistance interpreting the status of a bill, you may call:

• Senate information desk – (602) 926-3559
• House information desk – (602) 926-4221