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Prior to being elected to the Arizona house in November 2016, Pamela Powers Hannley, MPH had a long career in public health, health promotion, behavioral research, and communications. Most recently, she was the managing editor for the American Journal of Medicine, one of the world’s most influential internal medicine journals. Although she stepped down as managing editor to run for the Arizona House, she continues to work part time at the Journal as social media/technology editor and occasional author. Powers Hannley was formerly the program director of the Arizona Smokers’ Helpline at The University of Arizona and a consultant for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). She has received 15 awards in communication or photography during her career. In her spare time, Powers Hannley is a progressive activist and blogger. She regularly writes about politics, economics, feminism, healthcare, drug policy, and immigration for Blog for Arizona, the Tucson Progressive, and the Huffington Post. A life-long member of the Democratic Party, Powers Hannley is Vice Chair of the Public Banking Institute, co-director of Arizonans for a New Economy and former co-chair of the Arizona Democratic Progressive Caucus. She has been a precinct committeeperson and volunteer for many years. In 2012, she covered the Democratic National Convention (DNC) for the Huffington Post. In addition, she has authored or co-authored several prevention-related booklets and many articles in academic journals focusing on communications or medicine. In the Arizona House, Powers Hannley is the ranking Democrat on the Health Committee and serves on the Banking and Insurance Committee. Powers Hannley holds a master’s in public health from The University of Arizona and a BA in journalism from The Ohio State University. She is an Amherst, Ohio native but has lived in Tucson, Arizona for 36 years. She and her husband Jim have four grown children and two grandchildren. |
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HB2072 | C | group B weight; kindergarten; appropriation |
HB2073 | C | school funding; inflation adjustment |
HB2074 | C | literacy endorsement; noncertificated teachers; requirement |
HB2075 | C | schools; corporal punishment; prohibition. |
HB2076 | C | presidential preference election; independent voters |
HB2077 | C | candidates; school; local; electronic signatures |
HB2078 | C | initiative; referendum; signatures; electronic submittal |
HB2139 | C | missing and murdered indigenous peoples |
HB2140 | C | indigenous representative; statutory commissions; boards |
HB2141 | C | membership; Arizona criminal justice commission |
HB2142 | C | missing and unidentified persons; reports |
HB2143 | C | ACJC; victim compensation fund; allocation |
HB2186 | C | railroads; train length; prohibition |
HB2187 | C | autonomous vehicles; ADOT director's duties |
HB2188 | C | ADOT website; motor vehicle violations |
HB2189 | C | private prison security officers; certification |
HB2190 | C | private prison contractors; public records |
HB2192 | P* | sex education; comprehensive; medically accurate |
HB2193 | P* | state law; local violations; repeal. |
HB2194 | P* | national popular vote; interstate agreement |
HB2195 | P* | housing trust fund; unclaimed property |
HB2196 | P* | health care providers; religious beliefs |
HB2205 | C | children's health insurance program; eligibility. |
HB2207 | C | online home sharing; repeal |
HB2208 | C | ovarian cancer awareness special plates |
HB2209 | C | insurance; preexisting conditions; essential benefits |
HB2210 | C | consumer credit; military; federal law |
HB2211 | C | medicare supplement; disability; renal disease |
HB2212 | C | schools; immunizations; registered nurses; posting |
HB2213 | C | insurers; examinations; direct costs; repeal |
HB2214 | C | physical body adornment; establishments; certification |
HB2215 | C | AHCCCS; DES; program data |
HB2216 | C | auto title loans; title; interest |
HB2217 | C | oversight committee; residential care; children |
HB2218 | C | medical services; purchase; study committee |
HB2262 | C | minimum wage increase |
HB2263 | C | transportation funding task force |
HB2264 | C | call center relocation |
HB2265 | C | misclassification; tax fraud; task force |
HB2266 | C | workers' rights; public health emergency |
HB2267 | C | overtime pay |
HB2306 | C | AHCCCS; pregnant women; dental care |
HB2307 | C | AZPOST; mandatory reporting; peace officers |
HB2308 | C | protective hairstyles; discrimination prohibited |
HB2309 | C | detained juveniles; advisements; notifications |
HB2310 | C | DCS; investigation; schools; children; disabilities |
HB2311 | C | school health program; appropriation |
HB2312 | C | AHCCCS; postpartum care; appropriations |
HB2335 | C | expenditure limitation; school districts; repeal. |
HB2419 | C | appropriation; schools; trees |
HB2420 | C | adult incarceration contracts; cost comparison |
HB2421 | C | study committee; student-led school clubs |
HB2422 | C | government vehicles; electric; appropriation |
HB2426 | C | Arizona online instruction; cost study |
HB2427 | C | tax credits; grants; reporting; repeals |
HB2428 | C | statistical information; disclosure; review committee |
HB2440 | P* | taxation; repeal; selected exemptions |
HB2441 | P* | healthy families program; appropriation |
HB2442 | P* | appropriation; community health grants |
HB2443 | P* | campaign finance; contributions limits |
HB2444 | P* | clean elections; county candidates |
HB2445 | P* | political signs; size requirements |
HB2446 | P* | local planning; residential housing; repeal |
HB2515 | C | peace officers; cameras; recordings; disclosures. |
HB2516 | C | peace officer database; disciplinary actions |
HB2517 | C | peace officers; duty to intervene |
HB2518 | C | peace officers; liability; unlawful act |
HB2519 | C | use of force; law enforcement |
HB2522 | P* | property taxes; elderly assistance fund |
HB2523 | P* | appropriations; medical workforce development |
HB2524 | P* | tax credits; reporting requirements |
HB2525 | C | AHCCCS; outpatient services |
HB2527 | C | sexual assault survivors; rights |
HB2529 | C | breast cancer gene; screening; coverage |
HB2530 | C | teachers academy; mental health professionals |
HB2618 | C | power plants; contractors; workforce requirements |
HB2630 | C | employment; conditions; labor organizations; discrimination |
HB2631 | C | repeal; right to work; liability |
HB2638 | C | curriculum; Asian American Pacific Islanders |
HB2639 | C | Asian American; Pacific Islander month |
HB2648 | C | state employees; paid family leave |
HB2651 | C | appropriation; Cesar Chavez Boulevard. |
HB2654 | C | parents bill of rights; definition |
HB2655 | C | felony murder; repeal |
HB2667 | C | grants; school counselors; social workers |
HB2669 | C | appropriation; railway safety inspectors |
HB2670 | C | railroads; annual safety inspections |
HB2680 | C | voter registration; same day |
HB2682 | C | study committee on climate change |
HB2702 | C | broadband; internet protocol services; commission |
HB2708 | C | working conditions; heat illness; prevention |
HB2750 | C | prisoners; forest restoration projects; expungement |
HB2754 | C | permanent early voting list |
HB2761 | C | water efficient plumbing fixtures |
HB2762 | C | terminally ill individuals; end-of-life options. |
HB2764 | C | STO scholarships; beneficiary recommendations. |
HB2765 | C | STOs; administrative cost allocation |
HB2766 | C | STO cap; general fund percentage |
HB2767 | C | family and medical leave; coverage |
HB2768 | C | early voting; weekend hours |
HB2769 | C | abortion regulation; benefits |
HB2770 | C | voting centers; board of supervisors |
HB2771 | C | election procedures; registrations; campaign finance |
HB2775 | C | tax expenditures; review; sunset |
HB2790 | C | personal data; processing; security standards |
HB2791 | C | life sentence; indeterminate period; parole |
HB2792 | P* | landlords; tenant's marijuana use |
HB2793 | P* | rent increase; limitation; substantial remodel |
HB2794 | P* | landlord; tenant; fee disclosure; waiver |
HB2795 | P* | wireless facilities; residential neighborhoods; approval |
HB2796 | P* | health professions; fingerprint clearance cards |
HB2797 | P* | SNAP; eligible benefits. |
HB2804 | C | development subsidies; recapture; rescission |
HB2806 | C | appropriation; housing trust fund |
HB2816 | C | appropriation; basic state aid; increase |
HB2817 | C | professional development personnel; teachers; appropriation |
HB2818 | C | CTE; articulated credit; statewide agreement |
HCM2003 | C | Indian boarding schools; urging investigation. |
HCM2005 | P* | ERA deadline; elimination; urging Congress |
HCR2006 | C | short-term rentals; vacation rentals |
HCR2012 | C | school districts; expenditure limit; authorization. |
HCR2016 | C | tax expenditures; rates; supermajority vote |
HCR2021 | P* | ratification; equal rights amendment. |
HCR2026 | C | right to work; repeal |
HCR2035 | C | constitutional right to vote |
HCR2037 | C | campaign finance; source disclosure |
HCR2040 | C | Olivia Cajero Bedford; death resolution |
SB1272 | C | AHCCCS; postpartum care; eligibility; appropriations |