The Daily Senator / Arizona Senate - 45th Legislature

              This is the very first edition of The Daily Senator and it is my hope
that you will find it to be a helpful resource in your daily schedule.
Each issue will include pertinent information about bills and other
activities taking place in the Senate.
With this newsletter, I am hoping that information will be more
accessible to each Senator. It is my belief that this will improve the
policy making process as well as help keep the public informed of
the Senate’s actions. President-Elect
Randall Gnant
Session Begins
January 08, 2001
1st Day of Session
Inside This Issue:
Message From The President-Elect
1:00 pm-Joint Session of the Senate &
House, House Chambers
State of the State - Gov. Jane D. Hull
Upon adj. of Joint Session—resume Senate
Business, Senate Chambers
2:30 pm or upon adj. of Senate—
Government Committee
Receptions:
10:45 am-President’s Reception
3rd floor of Senate
2:00—5:00 pm-Copper State Consulting
Reception
Oaxaca Restaurant
Families invited
5:00—7:00 pm—Phoenix Chamber of
Commerce
Hyatt Regency
12:00 noon-Senate Call to Order, Senate
Chambers
Prayer by the Chaplain-The Most Reverend
Thomas J. O’Brien, Bishop of Phoenix
Posting of the Colors-Scottish American
Military Society, Post 48-Colonel Alexander
O. Brodie
Singing of the National Anthem-Jody Gnant
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag-Led by
former Senate Presidents
Oath of Office– Administered by Chief Justice
Thomas Zlaket
Senate Business
Recess
Opening Day Activities
Opening Day Activities 1
Today In The Senate 2
First Reading of Bills 3
Schedule for Tomorrow 4
Government Committee
2:30 pm SHR3
Harry Mitchell, Chairman
Dean Martin, Vice Chairman
Members: Burns, Gerard, Jackson, Rios
SB 1003 National Guard; Counter Drug Activities Smith
Repeals the National Guard Mutual Assistance Counter-Drug Activities Compact.
Authorizes the National Guard to engage in and request national guard members to serve
as volunteers to conduct counter-drug and to demand reduction activities in accordance
with the Governor’s annual state plan.
SB 1006 State Health Insurance; Water Districts Cirillo
Permits multi-county water conservation districts to participate in the State’s medical
insurance contracts administered by the Arizona Department of Administration.
SB1013 Nuclear Emergency Approps and Assessment Smith
An emergency measure appropriating $924,778 from the general fund for FY2001-2002
and $940,611 for FY2002-2003 to the Nuclear Emergency Management Fund and assesses
the same amounts, plus interest, against each public service corporation and municipal
corporations engaged in constructing or operating a commercial nuclear generating
station.
SB 1015 Procurement; Printing services Guenther
Beginning July 1, 2001 certain agencies are required to identify all costs associated with
printing operations and to implement procedures to account for and collect data on all
costs. Requires procurement officers to complete at least 16 hours of continuing education
specifically related to the officer’s procurement responsibilities.
Today In The Senate
Be brave. Even if you’re
not, pretend to be, no
one can tell the
difference.
-H. Jackson Brown Jr.
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Quote Of The Day
Senate On The Road
Once a month the Senate leadership will be visiting a different part of the state to
visit with local leaders and government officials. Senators that represent that area of
the state are encouraged to attend and participate in these meetings. This provides
an exciting opportunity for Senators to get a better understanding of the challenges and concerns that face
all the families and citizens of this great state.
If you would like to schedule one of these “Roadshows” for an area in your district, please contact Mike
Gardner in the President’s office.
1911 President Taft
vetoes admission of
Arizona over recall of
judges; Arizona agrees to
make the necessary
changes in its constitution.
1912 Arizona joins the
Union on February 14;
George W.P. Hunt,
President of the
Constitutional Convention,
becomes first state
Governor; first U.S.
Senators, Henry F.
Ashurst and Marcus A.
Smith; U.S.
Representative, Carl
Hayden.
Population of State in
1912: 205,000
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Bill # Short Title Sponsor Assigned To
SB1001 Summoning of jurors Cirillo Jud
SB1002 Bail bonds Smith Jud
SB1003 National Guard; counter drug activities Smith Gov
SB1004 Adult probation Smith FS
SB1005 Electronic devices; operation while driving Smith Trans/Com
SB1006 State health insurance; water districts Cirillo Gov
SB1007 Courts; time payment fee Smith Jud
SB1008 Interstate compact; adult offender supervision Smith Jud/Approp
SB1009 Juror pay Smith Jud
SB1010 Motor vehicle insurance; non cancellation Cirillo B & I
SB1011 Public defenders; duties Smith Jud
SB1012 PSPRS; EORP; tax equity; benefits Cirillo Fin
SB1013 Nuclear Emergency appropriations and assessment Smith Gov/Approp
SB1014 Sexual offenses; archaic laws; repeal Cirillo Jud
SB1015 Procurement; printing services Guenther Gov
SB1016 Auditor General; school audits Smith Ed
SB1017 Unemployment insurance; amount of benefits Cirillo B & I
SB1018 Unemployment insurance; waiting week Cirillo B & I
SB1019 Early ballot requests; due date Rios Gov
SB1020 Insurance department; information sharing Cirillo B & I
SB1021 Insurance solicitation materials; approval; repeal Cirillo B & I
SB1022 Benefit insurers; repeal Cirillo B & I
SB1023 Insurance; fee range increases Cirillo B & I
SB1024 Charter schools; transportation; rural areas Jackson Ed/Approp
SB1025 Appropriation; Navajo TANF services Jackson Approp/Gov/FS
SB1026 Community colleges; universities; Indian reservations Petersen Ed
SB1027 Developmental disabilities advisory council; cont. Petersen FS
SB1028 Appropriations; adoption services Petersen Approp/FS
First Reading of Bills
Fact Of The Day
This Week in the Senate
Tuesday
11:30 Floor
1:30 Judiciary
Presentation: Overview of the
Arizona Court System,
Arizona Supreme Court Chief
Justice, Thomas Zlaket
Executive Appointments:
Carrol M. de Broekert, Ph.D.
Barbara-Lynn Garza Board
of Executive Clemency
1:30 Health
Executive Nomination :
Catherine Eden, Ph.D., DHS
3:00 Joint Appropriations
Budget Presentation by the
Office of Strategic Planning &
Budgeting (OSPB)
Budget Presentation by the
Joint Legislative Budget Com-mittee
Thursday
8:30 Transportation
SB 1005 electronic devices; op-eration
while driving (Smith)
11:30 Floor
1:30 Banking and Insurance
Executive Nomination:
James B. Whitten, Industrial
Commission of Arizona
SB1010 motor vehicle insurance;
non cancellation (Cirillo)
SB1020 insurance department;
information sharing (Cirillo)
SB1021 insurance solicitation
materials; approval; repeal
(Cirillo)
SB1022 benefit insurers; repeal
(Cirillo)
SB1023 insurance; fee range in-creases
(Cirillo)
1:30 Education
Executive Nominations:
Thava Freedman,
Lourdes Moreno Jeong,
Steven Wayne Johnson;
State Board of Directors for
Community Colleges of Arizona
SB1016 auditor general; school
audits (Smith)
SB1026 community colleges;
universities; Indian reservations
(Jackson)
Presentation: An Overview of
Academic Standards and Ac-countability
Wednesday
8:30 Family Services
SB1004 adult adoption (Smith)
SB1025 appropriation; Navajo
TANF services (Jackson)
SB1027 developmental
disabilities advisory council;
continuation (Petersen)
SB1028 appropriations;
adoption services (Petersen)
8:30 Commerce Committee
Executive Nominations:
Billy Shields, State Liquor
Board;
Jonathan Michael Levy,
Radiation Regulatory Board;
Donald Eugene Behrens,
Wallace Firman Grey,
Ross Ernest Wait,
Eugene Rickles,
Craig P. Cox, Board of
Manufactured Housing
SB 1005 electronic devices;
operation while driving (Smith)
11:30 Floor
2:00 Caucus
Friday
8:30 Appropriations
Sub Committees
Criminal Justice/
Transportation
Banking Dept.
Dept. Building and Fire Safety
Gaming Dept.
Dept. Liquor License and
Control
Office of Admin Hearings
Health and Welfare
State Bd. Equalization
Dept. of Revenue
State Bd. Tax Appeals
AZ State Retirement System
Education & Nat. Resources
State Parks Board
Dept. of Water Resources
Arts Commission
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