Members are scheduled to go to the floor at 9:30am today. Following floor, we will go to Rules Committee and Caucus. Check back for updates throughout the day.
Archive for June, 2009
Schedule for today
Posted in Weekly Schedule on June 30, 2009 | Comments Off
Senate to hear budget bills in Appropriations today
Posted in Budget on June 29, 2009 | Comments Off
The Senate is scheduled to hear the trailer bills to the 2010 budget in Appropriations Committee today. The Committee is scheduled to meet at 9:30am in Senate Hearing Room 109. Please click HERE to see the agenda online. Following Appropriations, the Education Accountability and Reform Committee will hear 3 budget bills. HERE is the agenda.
Budget process moving forward
Posted in Budget on June 27, 2009 | Comments Off
The following bills are scheduled to be heard in House Appropriations this morning. Please click HERE to see the full agenda. Bills Short Title Strike Everything Title HB2643 _____ _____ Technical correction; abandoned vehicles; monies (Adams: McComish, Tobin) APPROP, RULES S/E: general appropriations; 2009-2010; trailer HB2644 _____ _____ technical correction; rebate set-aside (Adams: [...]
Sen. Gould to appear on Sunday Square Off
Posted in Media Appearances on June 26, 2009 | Comments Off
Sen. Ron Gould, R-District 3 will appear this weekend on Channel 12’s Sunday Square Off. Joining Sen. Gould on the panel will be Chris Herstam and Rep. David Lujan. The topics include the Valley Interfaith Project’s appearance in Appropriations, the budget, and the upcoming governor’s race. Set your TiVo for Channel 12. The episode airs at [...]
Budget deal confirmed
Posted in Budget on June 26, 2009 | Comments Off
We can confirm that a budget deal has been reached. The proposal will consist of four components: 1) The passage of the budget bills which were voted on earlier this month. 2) A set of trailer bills to the budget package. 3) A flat tax proposal. 4) A sales tax referral to the ballot. [...]
Budget Update:
Posted in Budget on June 26, 2009 | Comments Off
The Senate introduced a set of bills which will be used as a trailer to the FY2010 budget last night. These bills will make changes to the budget which was passed by both houses earlier this month. Please check back frequently for updates.
Senate President Responds to U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Flores Case
Posted in English Language Learners (ELL) on June 25, 2009 | Comments Off
The United States Supreme Court today reversed the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States District Court in the Flores case. The Supreme Court held that both the Ninth Circuit and the District Court used the wrong standards to evaluate the case. “This opinion vindicates the Legislature and Arizona,” Senate President Bob Burns [...]
State employees lobbying on your dime
Posted in Budget on June 25, 2009 | Comments Off
The following e-mail was sent to Sen. Ron Gould on Monday, June 22, 2009 from a state agency e-mail address. The e-mail was time stamped at 11:41am. It was signed using the employee’s title as well as the agency logo. Sen. Gould read the e-mail on the Senate floor yesterday to highlight the inappropriateness of [...]
Schedule Update:
Posted in Uncategorized, Weekly Schedule on June 24, 2009 | Comments Off
The Senate will go to the floor today at 1:00 p.m. We will recess, caucus bills approved by Rules yesterday (June 23) as well as the conference committee report for SB 1049 (fingerprint clearance cards), and return to the floor to complete the COW calendars scheduled for today. We will then adjourn for afternoon committees.
Arizona Supreme Court decision
Posted in Budget on June 23, 2009 | Comments Off
The Supreme Court took jurisdiction, but denied relief to the governor. The Legislature is not required to transmit the bills immediately, but will transmit no later than June 30. The following is a joint statement from President Burns and Speaker Adams, “From the beginning, we have said these bills will be transmitted in this session. [...]
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