The following table contains legislative bill(s) HB1377, HB1378, HB2023 that are coming up soon for action in our state legislature. Please choose the bills that are most important to you, then contact everyone in the “who to contact” column and ask them to vote yes or no, depending on your wishes.
NOTE: This week we will have action on two important bills.
HB2023 – Ballot Harvesting – Thanks to all your calls, e-mails, and RTS votes, we have improved the ratio of “for” to “against” expressed opinions from a dismal 1:2 to a more favorable almost 50/50. But the other side is not giving up, and neither should we. Make sure you let our legislators know of your support for HB2023
SB1378 – Sanctuary cities – Again as a result of your efforts, the “for” side is ahead of the “against” side, but we need to keep up the pressure. The other side is making plenty of money from illegal alien exploitation and are not eager to give up their cash cow easily.
| BILL # | SHORT TITLE OR WHAT THE BILL DOES(1) | WHO TO CONTACT(2) | WHERE(3) | DATE(3) | TIME(3) | VOTE(4) |
| SB1377 | sentence enhancements; unlawful presence; release WOULD REDUCE THE NUMBER OF ILLEGAL ALIENS COMMITTING CRIMES |
AS MANY SENATORS AS POSSIBLE | SENATE COW AND MOST LIKELY SENATE VOTE | MON 2/22 | Y | |
| SB1378 | prohibited money transfers; immigration; violations WOULD DISCOURAGE SANCTUARY CITIES |
AS MANY SENATORS AS POSSIBLE | SENATE COW AND MOST LIKELY SENATE VOTE | MON 2/22 | Y | |
| HB2023 | delivery; early ballots; limitation WOULD STOP BALLOT HARVESTING |
SENATE GOVERNMENT | SHR-3 | WED 2/24 | 2:00 PM | Y |
Footnotes:
(1) It is impossible to provide an adequate description in such limited space. For more information on any bill, click the bill number to access the AZLEG page dealing with that bill. If that does not work for you, go to http://azleg.gov/ and enter bill number on the upper right hand corner of the main page.
(2) For a roster of legislators, including committee members and contact info, go to
https://www.dropbox.com/s/9ymrgc8338dncjs/AZLEG-ROSTER-2016.xls?dl=0
(3) When a bill is scheduled to be heard in committee, the location, date, and time are provided. Otherwise the fields are blank
(4) Indicates our recommendation. Y = favor, N = oppose. ? = no consensus or not enough information.
Additionally, if a bill is scheduled to be heard in committee, make sure you submit your comments via the “Request to Speak” ( ALIS / RTS ) program
Click on “Sign-On” below to sign-in and let your opinion be known. If you are not sure how to do it, read full instructions at https://www.dropbox.com/s/n6ae6g1d2hfo5ic/RTS-ADI-Instructions.doc?dl=0
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