AZ Conservative Coalition: Bill Weights

Bills used in Evaluation

Summary of criteria used to weight bills:

1) Supports US Constitution
2) Supports Republican Party Platform
3) Supports individual / private sector empowerment over government empowerment
4) Supports national security (including illegal alien issues)
5) Reduces government spending
6) Reduces tax rates in general
7) Will have a significant impact

Strike Everything Bills used in Evaluation

Legislature	Bill Number	Short Title	Now Title	Weight	Description
511R	HB2183	technical correction; state highways	ADOT; authorized third parties	-5	There are many good things in this bill, but added requirements on private providers of DMV services is a problem. If some of the burdens put on private service providers were put on DMV, DMV might have to be shut down.
511R	HB2188	technical correction; state buildings; defibrillators	procurement; construction-manager-at-risk	-7	Allows a two stage bidding process for transportation contracts which allows the state to consider factors other than who submitted the lowest bid. This will work in a private organization where people making the decisions are more accountable for the money spent. In government, though, it allows too much manipulation and favoritism since taxpayers are on the hook for the spending and the incentives for keeping costs low are not as good in a private organization whose employees are more likely to personally suffer consequences from over spending.
511R	SB1470	bond contracts; technical correction	dedicated property tax	-8	Provide for municipal governments to increase taxes beyond statutory authority to for funding police departments. The reason for limiting local governments is to protect taxpayers from special interests like public employee unions. Local governments can adequately fund police services through taxes they are allowed to levy. If they are having problems, they should cut other things that are less important instead of further burdening taxpayers.

Bill Weights – Not Including Strike Everything Amended Bills

Legislature	Bill Number	Short Title	Weight	Sponsor Weight	Description	Explanation
511R	HB2001	state health care exchange; prohibition	10	10	Prohibits the establishment of Health Care Exchanges	Need to prevent further incursion of federal government
511R	HB2002	missing child; reporting; offense	6	6	Requires reporting of missing child under age 6 w/I 24 hrs.	problem does not happen often, but time is critical when it happens
511R	HB2003	professionals; claim of specialty status	2	2	Health care professional cannot misrepresent certification status	protects citizens from unqualified medical personnel
511R	HB2004	online impersonation; offense	4	4	Prohibits online impersonation to commit fraud, harm, intimidation or threats	protects public from intentional harm
511R	HB2008	common school districts; technical correction	4	4	Requires notification of Prop 105 status on all publications	Public transparency
511R	HB2026	local governments; union dues; deductions	6	6	Requires local government officials to make positive vote for P/R deduction or it is prohibited.	One step in moderating excessive public union power
511R	HB2031	federal patent easements; counties; abandonment	5	5	Allows county government to return abandoned easements to property owners	Assists property owners and eliminates abandoned property
511R	HB2032	driver licenses; authorized presence proof.	-10	-10	Allows federally issued employment authorization to be used as proof of legal presence	Furthers erosion of state sovereignty
511R	HB2035	resign to run; public declaration	4	4	Resign to Run only applies when formal paperwork is filed declaring candidacy	Reduces sham
511R	HB2045	AHCCCS; hospital reimbursement methodology	-10	-10	Allows state administrators to override standard reimbursement rates for hospitals	Increases taxpayer liability for increased Medicaid benefits and allows state administrators discretion on reimbursement policies that should be specifically set by law. There is also no cap or appropriated amount for discretionary spend.
511R	HB2047	pupil assessments; AIMS transition	-10	-10	Incorporates Federal core curriculum into state education including replacing state based AIMS testing with federally based tests.	The state should not cede local control of education to the federal government. In addition, the new curriculum is likely to have content that reflects leftist rather than American values.
511R	HB2060	school district governing boards; censure	-9	-9	Allows school Board to censure individual members	Could be used to censure a member who opposes an override, e.g..
511R	HB2067	CPS information; medical examiner; disclosure	4	4	Directs CPS to provide information to Medical Examiner in death investigation	Eliminates CPS conflict on patient confidentiality in death cases
511R	HB2068	public schools; chambers of commerce	-3	-3	Allows school to join local, stat4e or national Chamber of Commerce	Establishes another layer of K-12 lobbying paid for by taxpayer funds
511R	HB2085	gang; immigration intelligence; mission; funding	-5	-5	Eliminates immigration enforcement funding stream	Backdoor effort to reduce immigration enforcement
511R	HB2090	AHCCCS; peace officers	3	3	Allows AHCCCS to hire peace officers to investigate fraud	Law enforcement personnel should investigate criminal activity
511R	HB2091	AHCCCS; orthotic services; restoration	4	4	Allows AHCCCS to provide orthotic devices under specified circumstances	Reduces overall cost to state healthcare system
511R	HB2092	homeowners' associations; resale disclosure fees	-7	-7	Limits HOA resale fee to 3% per year while removing $400 fee cap	The fee cap is the real protection for homeowners against an abusive HOA.
511R	HB2111	investments; public monies	-3	-3	Allows county treasurers more latitude in investment options	Could be used to promote special tax districts
511R	HB2120	state bar examination; online schools	4	4	Directs Supreme Court to establish rules for online law school applicants to take bar exam	Levels playing field and reduces taxpayer costs
511R	HB2126	private prisons; regulation	-5	-5	Places additional financial burden on private prisons	side door to increase public employee union members
511R	HB2127	private prison security officers; certification	-5	-5	Places additional certification barriers for private prisons	side door to increase public employee union members
511R	HB2128	adult incarceration contracts; cost comparison	-5	-5	Part of a series of bills that places additional burden on private prisons	This series of bills burdening private prisons is designed to drive more prison jobs from the private to the public sector in order which will increase the number of state employees and drive up taxpayer costs.
511R	HB2129	private prisons; prisoner transfer; prohibition	-5	-5	Part of a series of bills that places additional burden on private prisons	This series of bills burdening private prisons is designed to drive more prison jobs from the private to the public sector in order which will increase the number of state employees and will drive up taxpayer costs with little if any benefit to taxpayers.
511R	HB2130	private prisons; prisoners; facility; limits	-5	-5	Part of a series of bills that places additional burden on private prisons	This series of bills burdening private prisons is designed to drive more prison jobs from the private to the public sector in order which will increase the number of state employees and will drive up taxpayer costs with little if any benefit to taxpayers.
511R	HB2131	private prison study committee	-5	-5	Part of a series of bills that places additional burden on private prisons	This series of bills burdening private prisons is designed to drive more prison jobs from the private to the public sector in order which will increase the number of state employees and will drive up taxpayer costs with little if any benefit to taxpayers.
511R	HB2132	auditor general; private prison monitoring	-5	-5	Part of a series of bills that places additional burden on private prisons	This series of bills burdening private prisons is designed to drive more prison jobs from the private to the public sector in order which will increase the number of state employees and will drive up taxpayer costs with little if any benefit to taxpayers.
511R	HB2133	private prison contractors; public records	-5	-5	Part of a series of bills that places additional burden on private prisons	This series of bills burdening private prisons is designed to drive more prison jobs from the private to the public sector in order which will increase the number of state employees and will drive up taxpayer costs with little if any benefit to taxpayers.
511R	HB2146	voter registration; same day.	-7	-7	Allows same day registration	Increases avenues for voter fraud
511R	HB2149	AHCCCS; verification system	5	5	Requires eligibility verification prior to non-emergency treatment	Helps prevent fraud or taxpayer costs for ineligible applicant
511R	HB2150	AHCCCS; recovery audit; recovery methodology	6	6	Requires electronic audits of AHCCCS payments against other data bases	Helps detect fraud and save taxpayer funds
511R	HB2152	schools; excess carryforward monies; reduction	9	9	Controls excessive and consistent over appropriation of school funds	Stops constant excessive school carryover fund balances
511R	HB2153	corporation commission; energy efficiency standards	10	10	Directs Corporation Commission to not allow inefficient energy production methods	Constitution requires Corp Commission to require lowest reasonable user costs
511R	HB2154	condominiums; planned communities; administrative hearings	3	3	Allows HOA member to collect attorney fees if he prevails in a dispute	Balances playing field for individual
511R	HB2155	homeowners' associations; reserve fund disclosure	3	3	Requires financial disclosure of HOA reserve funds	Helps protect HOA members from being exposed from hidden liabilities
511R	HB2156	elections; public resources prohibited	9	9	Bans government jurisdiction from spending taxpayer funds to influence an election	Protects citizen rights in conflict with government entities
511R	HB2159	government procurement; American products	-3	-3	Provides for government procurement must be with US company	Bad language, bad delineation of terms would not allow even application
511R	HB2168	school age; increase; parental permission	-3	-3	Raises mandatory attendance age from 16 to 18	Keeps disruptive students in school to the detriment of other students and staff
511R	HB2169	universities; student organizations; tuition; fees	7	7	Universities cannot require student fees for organizations that use the money to advance or oppose legislation	Protects individual student rights
511R	HB2178	flood control districts; administrative actions	4	4	Allows non-monetary agreements in lieu of fines for flood control violations	Added flexibility protects individual property owners
511R	HB2187	consumer fireworks; regulations	-1	-1	Allows local jurisdictions to prohibit sale of fireworks of all types	Inconsistencies in fireworks sales will create more problems for businesses. Use of fireworks can still be restricted based on fire hazard.
511R	HB2197	Cesar Chavez day; legal holiday	-6	-6	Establishes Cesar Chavez legal holiday	It is another official holiday the state cannot afford.
511R	HB2200	county fire department; authorization	-1	-1	Allows formation of County Fire Districts	Needless expansion of government fire fighting bureaucracy.
511R	HB2202	school districts; leases	-5	-5	Allows school districts to lease property for 10 years instead of 5 and allows capital overrides when they are leasing out property.	This allows districts to amass more property and tax revenue than they need to educate students and is likely to hurt taxpayers.
511R	HB2203	tax credit; state university foundation	-3	-3	Provides income tax credits to fund the state university foundation.	State universities should not be singled out. A credit like this should either apply to all colleges and universities in the state (public and private) or none of them. State universities already get significant state funding. This would only make sense.
511R	HB2205	TANF; electronic benefit transfer prohibitions	-3	-3	Prohibits electronic transfers of welfare benefits in prohibited establishments.	This is burdensome regulation for businesses. The state should block the transactions itself by either stopping benefits to people misusing them or electronically blocking the transfers through its own controls.
511R	HB2220	driver licenses; authorized presence proof..	-10	-10	Same as HB2032	NULL
511R	HB2225	ASRS; new members; eighty‑five points	-5	-5	Expands eligibility for state employee pensions.	Creates a loophole that can be used to get people pensions even if they have not worked for the state for very long.
511R	HB2231	state fees; payment; alternative methods	4	4	Requires state to accept credit cards for certain fees and taxes without a surcharge.	This is convenient for taxpayers and will probably not cost the state anything since it will make up transaction fees with other handling costs being reduced through better automation.
511R	HB2233	special audit; voter protected measures	3	3	Requires state auditor to report on costs of voter protected measures.	This will allow taxpayers and voters to see how much of spending is outside the control of the legislature. This uncontrolled spending could lead to future tax increases.
511R	HB2234	firearm; definition	5	5	Redefines firearm as a working firearm that is not an antique.	Prevents owners and handlers of firearms that are non functioning modern devices from being subject to criminal charges for possession of a firearm.
511R	HB2235	pay statements; required information	3	3	Requires state employees to get an annual statement showing the value of benefits the state pays for on their behalf.	Shows employees the total value of their compensation package and forces state accountants to find out how much it costs the state to pay for each employee individually.
511R	HB2237	schools; bonding level increase; repeal	7	7	Repeals increase to school bonding limits.	School districts will push to obligate taxpayers as much as possible to get more money whether it is needed or not. This will help place limits on excessive school district spending.
511R	HB2275	insurance premium tax; reduction	7	7	Reduces tax rates for property insurance.	Lower taxes are appreciated.
511R	HB2278	Yuma economic development	-5	-5	Adds a state university in Yuma	We don't need another state university. We need privatized alternatives to government higher education.
511R	HB2281	foreclosure; tenant notification	5	5	Requires tenants to be notified of any foreclosure activities.	Protects tenants from being surprised by owner losing property and lease becoming invalid.
511R	HB2282	recall; primary; general election	10	10	Requires that recall elections have primaries if that office is a partisan position.	This prevents the recall process from being manipulated to bypass party primaries in partisan races.
511R	HB2283	government publications; other than English	7	7	English only state publications of official documents.	The state constitution recognizes English as the official language. It will simplify and reduce the cost of official publications if they can be produced only in English.
511R	HB2284	schools; pledge of allegiance; requirement	2	2	Requires children to say Pledge of Allegiance unless excused by their parents.	Children are minors and their parents rather than they should be making decisions like this on their behalf.
511R	HB2285	state budget; appropriation limitation; hearing	6	6	Requires a public appropriation committee hearing with prior public notice if the state budget will exceed the cost of living plus population growth increases.	Provides better transparency for spending increases that cannot be justified by population growth or inflation.
511R	HB2286	candidates; change in party affiliation	5	5	Prevents someone who runs for public office from changing party affiliation less than 60 days prior to running for office.	Helps prevents politicians from manipulating the party system to get elected to a position under a false label.
511R	HB2287	legislative vacancies; election; precinct committeemen	4	4	Has legislator vacancies filled directly by PCs of that party without requiring approval from county BOS.	This is a more reasonable way to fill the positions. There should probably be some kind of advance requirement for submitting nominations to allow the state party chairman to determine that all nominees meet requirements for office. This is something the
511R	HB2288	state regulation of firearms	6	6	Prohibits forbidding personal firearms from public events unless there is adequate security.	Prevents government agencies from disarming lawful citizens when the event being attended is not secure. If it also contained language allowing CCW holders to carry concealed weapons on school grounds (or at least allowing schools to permit that), it would
511R	HB2289	schools; data; noncitizen students	8	8	Requires schools to provide in formation on how many students attend who do not provide proof of legal residency.	Allows taxpayers to find out how much of their money is going to finance the education of students who are here illegally.
511R	HB2290	election recall; reimbursement	1	1	Recall reimbursement preliminary action.	Required by state constitution.
511R	HB2291	Arizona firearms; prohibited enforcement	10	10	Makes it illegal to enforce oppressive federal firearms regulations when interstate commerce is not involved.	Protects rights of citizens with respect to firearms ownership against the federal government.
511R	HB2292	photo radar citations; service times	3	3	Requires photo radar violation summons to be issued during normal business hours.	This prevents people from being harassed outside of business hours for being served with these summons.
511R	HB2293	hospital admissions; restrictions	8	8	Requires hospitals to report anyone seeking treatment without having proof of insurance to show proof of legal presence in US.	This will help keep illegal aliens from getting health care paid for by US citizens and legal residents by reporting the illegal aliens for deportation in order to prevent them from continuing to take medical care without paying for it.
511R	HB2295	insurance tax credit; high-tech investments	-5	-5	State tax credits for high tech investments by insurance companies.	The state government should not pick industries to financially support. That should be left to private businesses and citizens. To the extent possible, tax policy should be industry neutral.
511R	HB2301	renewable energy credit; carryover expansion	-4	-4	Extends carry-over for renewable energy tax credit from 5 to 20 years.	The state is already subsidizing renewable energy too much. Government should let the market rather than legislators decide how energy should be produced.
511R	HB2303	overtime compensation; law enforcement	-3	-3	Extends overtime pay to law enforcement officials assisting law enforcement officers.	This could turn out to be an overly flexible definition compared to police officers, corrections officers, and probation officers that this currently applies to.
511R	HB2304	physicians; free clinics; licensure exemption	-3	-3	Allows health care professionals licensed in another state, but not in Arizona, to provide free health care.	If they are allowed to provide free health care, why can't they be paid for health care. There should either be true reciprocity or no reciprocity if licensure is designed to protect the public rather than just serve as state run cartels for health care p
511R	HB2307	postconviction relief; fees	-5	-5	Increases compensation of lawyers appointed by a court to represent certain clients.	Shifts burden of representation from appointed lawyers to taxpayers. If there is a problem, the courts should not have the authority to compel lawyers to represent clients who have not hired them. Perhaps there should be a competitive bidding process when
511R	HB2315	local governments; regulation; requirements	5	5	Requires local government to offer compelling evidence that regulation of a profession serves the public interest before implementing those regulations.	Promotes economic freedom from unreasonable local regulations.
511R	HB2316	licensing boards; composition; professions; occupations	5	5	Limits number of professional board members who actually work in that profession.	Promotes having professional boards act more in the public interest than as state sponsored cartels.
511R	HB2318	schools without federal funding; exemptions	6	6	Allows charter schools not accepting federal funds to be exempt from federally imposed regulations.	Reduces unnecessary regulations and frees charter schools not getting federal funds from the yoke of federal regulations.
511R	HB2320	rules; statutory review; state agencies	6	6	Requires state regulatory agencies to review rules every 5 years.	This will promote economic freedom by eliminating outdated and unnecessary state regulations.
511R	HB2321	regulation; criteria; reauthorization	5	5	Limits ability of local governments to impose economic regulations.	Promotes economic freedom and business competition.
511R	HB2322	rule making; restrictions	5	5	Limits rule making by regulatory bodies to what they are specifically allowed to do by laws passed by the legislature. Includes provision for awarding attorney fees to citizens prevailing against the over reaching agency.	Limits authority of bureaucracy and makes them subject to rule of law.
511R	HB2326	firearms; records; prohibited acts	6	6	Prohibits local governments from keeping records relating to firearm ownership.	Provides a tool for resisting attempts by the federal government to register firearms.
511R	HB2328	compact; convention; balanced budget	5	5	Established Arizona participation in a compact to add a balanced budget amendment to the US Constitution.	With federal debt out of control, measures like these need to be taken. Congress cannot be counted on to take action on its own unless states apply pressure.
511R	HB2330	public employees; bargaining; open meetings	9	9	Requires negotiations between government officials and government employee groups (unions) to be subject to open meeting laws.	This will provide some transparency that might reduce the taxpayer cost of the incestuous relationship between some elected officials and labor organizations.
511R	HB2331	bonding; taxation; expenditures; district limitations	9	9	Prevents taxes from being increased by unelected officials.	Tax increases should only be imposed by elected officials who must answer to voters.
511R	HB2333	tuition; fees; political committees	9	9	Forbids student tuition or fees from being paid to a political committee.	Eliminates some funding of leftist political organizations by university officials.
511R	HB2334	pool pump energy standards; repeal	4	4	Eliminates some state regulation.	Eliminating economic regulation promotes a better business climate and promotes freedom. We would like more, but any movement in this direction is refreshing and welcome.
511R	HB2335	mobile homes; recreational vehicles; parks	3	3	Allows meetings of mobile home park mobile home owners (who rent within the park) to not be considered solicitations which are typically not allowed in mobile home parks.	Supports right of mobile home owners living in mobile home parks to peaceably assemble.
511R	HB2336	taxation; retail classification; cash equivalents	5	5	Makes cash equivalent items exempt from transaction (sales) tax.	This allows private currency such as gold coins to be used effectively. If they were subject to sales tax, they would be unusable for this purpose.
511R	HB2337	condominiums; planned communities; rental properties	7	7	Allows condo owners to rent their unit and appoint an agent to represent them at HOA meetings unless the original documents establishing the HOA expressly forbid this.	Protects the rights of condo owners to rent out their property as they see fit and let the renter represent them at HOA meetings unless the rules of the HOA when it was established restrict that. It prevents a very basic right to property from being tampered with.
511R	HB2341	board of technical registration; exemptions	5	5	Reduced regulations for modifying home construction including multiunit housing when no structural changes are being made.	Reduced regulations on legitimate activities when other people are not put at risk is a good thing for Arizona residents.
511R	HB2342	increased research; tax credit refund	-5	-5	Increases Research Tax Credit	This puts government in a position to pick winners and losers in the private sector. This is a program that should be eliminated rather than expanded.
511R	HB2343	public employees; compensation; union activities	8	8	Prohibits government from paying union members for union activities.	Helps reduce government subsidy of labor unions which traditionally support big government politicians.
511R	HB2347	tax levy; bond costs	5	5	Prohibits property tax levies greater than what is necessary to pay off bonds.	Helps protect taxpayers from school boards.
511R	HB2350	permanent early voting list; notarization	9	9	Requires notarization of signature to be placed on permanent early voter list.	Although this is a slight inconvenience, it can significantly reduce voter fraud.
511R	HB2351	AHCCCCS; nonemergency transportation; reimbursement	3	3	Limits reimbursement for non-emergency Medicaid transportation to bus fare in areas where scheduled bus service is available.	Prevents Medicaid beneficiaries from wasting taxpayer money on more expensive transport than is necessary.
511R	HB2352	AHCCCS; expansion; prohibition	9	9	Forbids expansion of Medicaid eligibility unless it will be cost neutral over next 20 years.	Prevents expansion of Medicaid in AZ as part of ObamaCare.
511R	HB2354	AHCCCS; childless adults; services; prohibition	8	8	Prevents Medicaid money from being spent on childless adults.	This group should be able to get medical care from other sources.
511R	HB2358	insurance; licensees; continuing education requirements	-5	-5	Increases continuing education requirements for insurance agents.	Limits economic freedom by increasing government regulatory requirements.
511R	HB2359	student protection; credit card solicitation	-5	-5	Prohibits state universities and community colleges from allowing credit card companies to offer promotional gifts to college students.	Unreasonable restriction on economic freedom.
511R	HB2368	election day voter registration	-8	-8	Election day voter registration.	Makes voter fraud too easy.
511R	HB2376	mandatory mental health evaluation; admission	-8	-8	Would allow police officers to require gun possessors to get a mental evaluation as well as seize firearms.	Serious threat to rights of gun owners since the police could easily abuse this power.
511R	HB2378	destruction; forfeited or unclaimed firearms.	-6	-6	Eliminates state preemption over disposal of seized firearms.	Permits local governments to destroy good weapons that could be either sold on behalf of taxpayers or used in another way beneficial to the public.
511R	HB2379	prohibited possessor; order of protection	-8	-8	Makes anyone with a restraining order against them a prohibited possessor of firearms.	There are already rules about this for cases of violence behavior. This is an additional restriction that is not needed and could lead to abuse by people who want to disarm citizens posing no actual danger to them.
511R	HB2380	concealed carry; permit requirements; offense	-10	-10	Reimposes requirement of a permit for concealed carry in AZ	Reverses one of the most pro-civil rights laws passed recently to allow concealed carry without a permit.
511R	HB2381	firearms; sales; transfers; background checks	-8	-8	Prohibits semi-automatic "assault" weapons from being sold except by a licensed firearms dealer.	Useless and unnecessary restriction on civil rights of citizens regarding gun ownership transfer.
511R	HB2397	vehicle impoundment; lack of insurance	-3	-3	Allows impoundment of motor vehicles if proof of insurance is not carried in car.	Goes too far by permitting impoundment before conviction by a court.
511R	HB2399	school districts; bonded indebtedness limitations	-5	-5	Doubles school district bond debt limitations.	Adding exposure to more debt puts taxpayers at greater financial risk.
511R	HB2400	prior authorization; prescription drugs	-5	-5	Requires insurers requiring preauthorization for prescription drugs to allow electronic submission of requests.	Added regulatory burden that limits economic freedom. It may be a good business option, but the insurance company rather than the legislature should make that determination.
511R	HB2422	health insurance exchange	-9	-9	Established Arizona Health Exchange under ObamaCare	Arizona should not participate in ObamaCare any more than necessary and should not pay to operate the Exchange.
511R	HB2425	ELL task force replacement	-10	-10	The bill was amended to change rules for administering standards which will allow Common Core to be set up as a standard.	A tricky amendment not specifically addressing Common Core was added to this bill to eliminate the AIMS standard and repeal other provisions which specified how standards should be implemented. This allows school boards to implement the Common Core Curriculum which, if implemented, moves Arizona toward a national education system even if implemented at the state level. Only votes after 3/23/13 are counted.
511R	HB2430	technical corrections; immunizations; informed consent	-10	-10	As amended, requires private insurance companies to reimburse government health agencies for vaccinations given to school children.	This is a back door tax to finance school vaccinations and health departments. Since we regard it as a bypassing of the normal tax law process, we gave it a (-10) rating which is our standard policy. The government could require the vaccination as a condition for a child to be in school which it now does unless the parents opt the child out of vaccinations. If the government requires a public agency to administer the vaccinations, then then it should appropriate tax dollars for this purpose. It should not impose requirements on third parties to pay for something - especially if parents who buy the insurance coverage are not required to opt in and actively get that medical treatment for their children.
511R	HB2431	state guard; firearm; equipment	3	3	Allows state militia to carry semi-automatic "assault" weapons.	The militia cannot be prohibited by the Federal government from carrying weapons needed for their mission.
511R	HB2433	Arizona state guard; age	3	3	Removes age maximum of 45 years for membership in state militia.	Allows any able bodied citizen to participate.
511R	HB2438	paycheck deductions; public employers	7	7	Prohibits government payroll deductions on behalf of third parties that are not explicitly approved by the employee annually.	Helps prevent employees from having money deducted for items they do not explicitly approve of. Requires anyone seeking that money to get explicit approval rather than require an employee to opt out of the deductions.
511R	HB2454	internet providers; personal information	-3	-3	Makes ISP provider releasing personal information a crime, but contains so many loopholes it is worse than no new law. It also requires disclosure of information to law enforcement officers without them getting a warrant.	This may actually reduce privacy protections and explicitly allows warrantless access by police to personal internet information.
511R	HB2455	unclaimed property; firearms; disposition	4	4	Requires firearms purchased by governments in buyback programs to be sold rather than destroyed.	Helps discourage these programs which are of questionable value and undermine the rights of citizens to possess firearms.
511R	HB2456	revenue allocation districts	-7	-7	Allows creation of special taxing districts.	Special taxing districts are usually bad for taxpayers and end up supporting special interests. This is even more of a problem when the district does not have to have to be contiguous.
511R	HB2465	medical malpractice attorney; certification; training	-3	-3	Requires attorneys and judges to get special certification from state supreme court to handle medical malpractice cases.	Added regulation of questionable benefit. If certification in specialties is valuable, why not require them for all other specialties such as criminal law, personal injury, family law, etc.?
511R	HB2467	constitutional oath; high school graduation	-3	-3	Require taking oath to support the US constitution as a condition for graduating from high school.	Not all graduates are US citizens and this should be a requirement for registering to vote rather than graduating from high school.
511R	HB2468	discounted hunting licenses; veterans; soldiers	-3	-3	Allows discounts for active duty military veterans getting hunting and fishing licenses.	Everyone loves veterans just like everyone loves children, but that doesn't mean there should be money thrown around on difficult to administer programs that won't really save veterans that much money and will require substantial documentation for both the veteran and the state.
511R	HB2471	CDL holders; defensive driving school	3	3	Allows commercially licensed drivers the same rights as anyone else to avoid moving violation convictions by taking a class for violations when driving a non-commercial vehicle.	Makes the law fairer and provides the same legal treatment to commercial drivers that non-commercial drivers get for moving violations while driving personal vehicles.
511R	HB2477	photo radar on state highways	3	3	Helps restrict local governments from using photo radar on state highways.	Photo radar is more often used as a fund raising tool that safety device. This bill helps prevent that.
511R	HB2483	public notices; publishing; public medium	7	7	Allows publishing public notices on the Internet instead of in a newspaper.	This can save substantial amounts of money for citizens and removes a costly implicit subsidy to print newspapers.
511R	HB2484	veterans; hiring preference; tax credit	-3	-3	Military veteran employment preferences and tax credits for employers.	This adds more complexity to the state employment process and tax code. If you want to help veterans, why not just give them some money directly instead of creating another government administrative nightmare.
511R	HB2488	200‑day school calendar; funding.	-6	-6	Increases funding for schools that want to extend school year from 180 to 200 days without adding increased instructional requirements.	With schools not doing a great job in the first place, why would we pay to have children in them for more days per year. Plus, this increases funding without increasing instruction requirements.
511R	HB2500	schools; teacher evaluations; dismissals	-3	-3	Establishes requirements for people considered qualified to evaluate teachers.	Another layer of regulatory burden for schools. This would not even be an issue if all "public" education was provided by charter schools or private schools.
511R	HB2504	immobilization; impoundment of vehicles.	5	5	Allows impounding of vehicles driven by unlicensed drivers.	Promotes public safety.
511R	HB2511	political subdivisions; energy incentives; prohibition	5	5	Prohibits all government entities except federal from participating in programs to get rebates or subsidies from public utilities for using alternative fuels.	This makes sense since using alternative fuels increases overall real costs and rate payers end up paying for these subsidies. The subsidy programs and renewal energy mandates should be completely repealed, but this is a good step in the right direction.
511R	HB2520	state agencies; budget submission	7	7	Requires state agencies to report on prior year expenditures and proposed expenditures for the following year including detailed per unit cost information	This will help to provide transparency for state government expenditures and allow the legislature to better evaluate state agencies.
511R	HB2529	child care personnel	-1	-1	Requires licensed child care providers be part of regular rules review, prohibits ADES from establishing some rules beyond what is required by law, and requires ADES to define acts of child neglect and abuse.	This bill would get a positive rating if the LEGISLATURE defined child neglect and abuse rather than delegating that to an executive agency of the government. The legislature should write the laws instead of direct the executive branch to do it instead. T
511R	HB2530	empowerment scholarship accounts; tests; surveys	-4	-4	Adds testing and reporting requirements for Educational Empowerment Funding for disabled students.	This appears to be an attempt to undermine the school choice options of parents of disabled students under the guise of increasing accountability by imposing extra testing and reporting requirements. If similar requirements were imposed on public schools,
511R	HB2531	income tax; instant depreciation	5	5	Eliminates state income tax cap on expensing certain capital items according to IRS rules.	Helps Arizona income tax conform better to Federal income tax which is less confusing to taxpayers and improves Arizona business climate by reducing taxes on businesses such as proprietorships being taxed based on individual tax returns.
511R	HB2532	corporation commission; internet services	3	3	Prevents Corporation Commission from regulating Voice over IP telephone service providers regarding market entry, market exit, or rate setting.	Helps maintain economic freedom in this segment of the telecommunications industry.
511R	HB2533	local governments; public notices; website	3	3	Allows government to file notices on a web site instead of paying to list them in newspapers.	Save taxpayers money and is more convenient.
511R	HB2544	city parcel tax; prohibition	8	8	Prevents cities from bypassing property tax restrictions.	Prevents cities from using loopholes to increase property taxes beyond legal limits.
511R	HB2551	financial institution records; disclosure; notice	6	6	Requires a warrant from a judge to search bank records	Provides protection for privacy of personal
511R	HB2563	teacher preparation programs; common core	-8	-8	Implements teacher training requirements for Common Core curriculum	We believe that the Common Core curriculum is a first step to nationalizing primary and secondary education which we strongly object to. We consequently object to all steps to implement that program.
511R	HB2570	appropriation; mental health services	-6	-7	Appropriates $250K (as amended, was $500K originally) for mental health training that is already done by private sector non-profits.	This is an unnecessary expenditure of taxpayer funds for something the private sector is already doing. The (-7) sponsor weight reflects the original appropriation request.
511R	HB2573	prohibited governmental compliance; 2012 NDAA	8	8	Prohibits state from enforcing parts of NDAA.	This will prevent state government from participating in violating the civil rights of Arizona residents.
511R	HB2574	drone surveillance; prohibition; exceptions	8	8	Prohibits use of drones for surveillance without a court order.	Protects privacy of citizens.
511R	HB2578	licensing; accountability; penalties; exceeding regulation	6	6	Prohibits government officials from using criteria other than what is specified in the law to make licensing decision.	Protects people from arbitrary exercise of regulatory power.
511R	HB2580	regulatory review; periodic approval	5	5	Shortens regulatory review process.	Helps improve business climate in state by reducing regulatory burden.
511R	HB2581	overrides; RCL; kindergarten pupils	-4	-4	Delays implementation of spending limits on school districts.	Change to formula for limiting spending will be phased in over 5 years instead of immediately. This allows taxpayers to be burdened with more spending that will be financed with their taxes.
511R	HB2590	comprehensive TPT; income tax repeal	9	9	Repeals personal and corporate income taxes.	Promotes a better business climate which will lead to a stronger state economy and result in offsetting sales tax revenue.
511R	HB2608	EORP; closure; defined contribution	5	5	Switches new state employees in one of the smaller pension plan groups covering legislators and judges from a defined benefit pension to a defined contribution plan like a 401K plan.	This will help reduce the liability of taxpayers for pension obligations. Although this is one of the small pension funds, it will be a prototype for the larger pension funds once it is successfully implemented.
511R	HB2617	school tuition organizations; preapproval; entities	5	5	Increases school tuition scholarship tax credits.	Promotes school choice by providing more financial support for parents sending their children to private schools.
511R	HB2643	homeowners' associations; limitations; termination; penalties	5	5	Limits HOAs and provides for votes to terminate the HOA.	Helps limit the abuse that HOAs can give to homeowners. Most HOAs are, through building permits, created by local governments and act as community government organizations.
511R	HB2644	debt payoff; annual report	3	3	Requires a report on state indebtedness.	Provides more transparency on state government finances by providing a clearer statement of state debts.
511R	HB2645	unemployment; employment definition; exception	3	3	Makes state law conform to federal law and protects religious organizations from excessive regulation.	Helps protect freedom of religion.
511R	HB2646	investment fund; insurance tax credit	-5	-5	Creates tax credit to for insurance companies to fund technology investments.	Tax credits and cuts should be broad based and not used to create industrial policies. The only exceptions are when they are used to replace a government service such as letting taxpayers directly fund schools and education outside of the government appropriation process.
511R	HB2655	public monies; support; defeat; legislation	6	6	Forbids government organizations from campaigning or publicly advocating for public policy positions	Government organizations are supposed to carry out the decisions of voters - not use taxpayer money to give one side of a policy question a subsidy for their political campaign.
511R	HB2656	firearms; schools; safety designee program	6	6	Allows school districts and charter schools to participate in a program that allows designated teachers who volunteer for specified training to have firearms available for protecting students from violent attacks.	Having trained people who will be in a school on a regular basis being armed will be better protection for students than keeping schools gun free zones. This bill would get a higher rating if it also allowed a governing board to allow anyone with a CCW permit with a legitimate reason for being on school grounds to carry a concealed firearm on school grounds.
511R	HB2657	transaction privilege tax changes	6	6	Simplifies transaction tax administration.	Makes the process easier for businesses.
511R	HCR2004	taxes; fees; purpose; transfer; prohibition	6	6	Prevents money raised for a specific purpose from being used for another purpose.	If money is raised from taxpayers for a specific purpose, it should be used for that purpose or returned to taxpayers.
511R	HCR2005	public retirement systems	8	8	Allows voters to amend constitution to allow for adjustments to state pension plan contribution rates and benefits.	This is necessary to prevent pension liabilities from getting out of control.
511R	HCR2010	elections; political party designation; nomination	4	4	Makes all non-judicial elections partisan with primaries and shows party registration of judges on retention ballots.	Allows voters to get more information about a person before voting. Allows a party vetting process for non-judicial elections.
511R	HCR2011	personal property tax exemption amount	7	7	Raises exemption for corporate personal property tax.	Helps improve business climate which will lead to a stronger state economy.
511R	HCR2013	primary elections; caucus; convention	5	5	Allows voters to allow political parties to choose alternatives to primaries for selecting candidates and to restrict participation in the candidate selection process to party members.	This is good public policy since it could save the state on the cost of primaries and it allows political parties to decide who should participate in picking its candidates.
511R	HCR2014	health care exchange; prohibition	7	7	No ObamaCare Exchanges to ballot	In case the governor vetoes the proposed legislation
511R	HCR2015	AHCCCS; expansion; prohibition	7	7	Prohibit AHCCCS expansion put to vote	In case the governor vetoes the proposed legislation
511R	HCR2016	AHCCCS; childless adults; prohibition	7	7	Childless adults not eligible for AHCCCS put to vote	In case the governor vetoes the proposed legislation
511R	HCR2021	state expenditure limit	8	8	Puts firm expenditure limit on state government.	Helps limit the burden of government from excessively burdening taxpayers.
511R	SB1004	unlawful termination; family emergency	-7	-7	Interferes with employers termination policies	Tells employers they may not terminate an employee for certain absences
511R	SB1005	green technology and manufacturing incentives	-7	-7	Establishes state environmental superstructure	government intrusion into economy, diversion of tax dollars, uneven playing field
511R	SB1006	appropriation; adult education programs	-6	-6	Appropriates money from General Fund	Gives additional $4.6m to education industry outside the appropriations process
511R	SB1008	psychologists; prescription authority	-9	-9	Establishes medication prescribing auth. To psychologists	Allows Board to establish rules, fees, etc. outside of legislative oversight
511R	SB1012	residential mortgages; mortgage broker duties	-6	-6	Creates additional onerous regulations on brokers	Unnecessary government regulation; increase consumer costs
511R	SB1013	energy conservation; public buildings	-9	-9	Requires renewable energy in all government buildings	Will increase taxpayer costs to fix a non-problem
511R	SB1014	discrimination; enforcement; damages	-8	-8	Establishes punitive damage awards	Increase cost of doing business; reduce or prohibit economic recovery
511R	SB1019	green public schools task force	-9	-9	Establishes Green Energy Task Force	Will increase taxpayer costs to fix a non-problem
511R	SB1020	energy conservation; school buildings	-9	-9	Requires District AND Charter Schools to use Green Tech	Will increase taxpayer costs to fix a non-problem
511R	SB1033	voter registration; youth registrants	-7	-7	Allows voter registration beginning at age 16	Increase possible voter fraud; allow for inappropriate pressure on students
511R	SB1040	towing; motor vehicles	-10	-10	Overregulates tow operators; allows agency to set fees	We automatically rate bills that let executive agencies rather than the legislature set fees a negative 10 since we consider it an abrogation of legislative responsibility and a way to bypass restrictions on revenue increases. Also, it will drive out small
511R	SB1041	civil unions	-8	-8	Establishes civil unions rights	Civil unions are just marriage by another name and should be prohibited as a state sponsored legal entity.
511R	SB1042	interstate agreement; national popular vote	-9	-9	Directs steps to establishment of national popular vote	Will destroy foundation of representative republic
511R	SB1045	professionals; claim of specialty status.	2	2	Prohibits false claim of specialty status	Protects patients from being defrauded by false information
511R	SB1049	firearms; prohibition; postsecondary institutions	-8	-8	Expands restriction of gun ban to post-secondary	Restricts Second Amendment rights
511R	SB1050	prohibited weapon; large capacity magazine	-8	-8	Prohibits guns with large capacity ammo devices and applies to already owned magazines and firearms.	Further restricts Second Amendment rights
511R	SB1090	dependent children; placement; grandparents; stipend	4	4	Reinstates stipend to grandparents providing foster care	Helps provide stable economic status for foster care with family members at a lower cost than with standard foster care.
511R	SB1101	procurement code; fraud; attorney general	8	8	Establishes guidelines and penalties for procurement fraud	Protects taxpayers and requires full disclosure by education personnel to prevent fraud
511R	SB1103	charter schools; zoning procedures	6	6	Establishes Charter School zoning guidelines	Helps level playing field between District and Charter schools
511R	SB1104	charter school pupils; JTEDs	3	3	Establishes payment limits for Charter/JTED students	Helps level playing field, however, it would be a +9 if it reduced both to 1.25
511R	SB1106	emergency contraception	-9	-9	Requires filling of contraception products	Violates First Amendment religious freedom rights
511R	SB1107	agricultural districts; public notice; website	3	3	Posting requirements for Agricultural Districts	Allows electronic posting of notice - saves taxpayer dollars
511R	SB1108	foster home licensure; immunizations	3	3	Prohibits DES from excluding families from providing foster care because the parents do not get their own children vaccinations.	As long as the child being placed in foster care has a vaccination, there should be no reason for DES to be concerned about the other children in the house.
511R	SB1109	legislative report; airport authority	3	3	Allows electronic filing of report	Saves dollars for applicable board and citizens
511R	SB1110	schools; U.S. history requirement	4	4	Requires teaching/knowledge of United States History	Both teachers and students need grounding in United States History, but it should require passing a proficiency exam rather than just sitting in a classroom.
511R	SB1112	Arizona firearms; prohibited enforcement...	10	10	Prohibits federal regulation on certain firearms in AZ	Codifies Tenth Amendment states rights re:firearms
511R	SB1115	direct pay prices; health care	-8	-8	Requires Medically Facility to post/distribute cash prices	Like many things that sound good, this isn't. It imposes a regulatory burden on medical providers and fails to take into account that there may be special conditions of a particular patient that could affect costs. It also imposes a rigid pricing system t
511R	SB1117	Cesar Chavez holiday	-6	-6	Establishes Cesar Chavez legal holiday	We can't afford the cost to honor Washington, Lincoln or Statehood Day 'enough said
511R	SB1119	AHCCCS; eligibility	-6	-6	Increases eligibility criteria for AHCCCS	Taxpayer costs - advances Cloward/Pivin Agenda
511R	SB1120	immigration; law enforcement; repeal	-8	-8	Repeals immigration statutes	We need stronger sovereignty protections, not less
511R	SB1123	noncertificated school employees; due process	-6	-6	Expands teacher protections to other personnel	Increase taxpayer costs, risk of harm to students,
511R	SB1124	public employees; collective bargaining.	-9	-9	Establishes public employee collective bargaining	Increases public employee union influence with direct and indirect costs
511R	SB1125	labor organizations; nonunion employees; representation.	-8	-8	Mandates payments to unions	Increases public employee union authority
511R	SB1126	labor representative; employee; privilege	-8	-8	Establishes lawyer/client privilege to union representatives	Increases public employee union authority
511R	SB1142	paycheck deductions; employee authorization.	-5	-5	Amends payroll deduction rules	looks good at first, but eliminates rules re: funds being used in political activity
511R	SB1158	driver licenses; authorized presence proof....	-10	-10	Allows federal documents use as proof of legal presence	Furthers erosion of state sovereignty
511R	SB1159	driver licenses; legal presence repeal.	-10	-10	Repeals prohibition on giving drivers licenses to illegal aliens.	Illegal aliens should not be issued drivers licenses.
511R	SB1160	driver licenses; authorized presence proof	-10	-10	Allows federal illegal alien ID documents use as proof of legal presence	If someone is here illegally, he should not be issued a drivers license.
511R	SB1162	sales tax; reduced reporting requirements	3	3	Reduces tax reporting requirements	Reduces small business reporting requirements and costs
511R	SB1165	marriage; qualifications.	-9	-9	Legalizes gay marriage if constitutional prohibition is repealed.	Attack on traditional marriage which has historically been the best way to raise children.
511R	SB1172	qualifying charitable credit; itemizing deductions	4	4	Allows tax credit for contributions to working poor to be taken even if taxpayer does not itemize income tax deductions.	This allows those who do not itemize on income tax returns to direct their tax dollars to these programs as well. Putting the money in the hands of private charities is more likely to benefit those truly in need than letting the state have the money.
511R	SB1182	paycheck deductions; public employers.	7	7	Same as HB2438	NULL
511R	SB1211	property tax delinquency; interest rate	3	3	Reduce interest rate on tax liens from 16 to 10 percent.	Makes interest rate less oppressive. It should probably be linked to a market rate to be kept current as interest rates change in the future.
511R	SB1223	license classifications; fees	-10	-10	Abolishes legislated fees for Fish and Wildlife licenses and allows a commission to set the fees. The purpose of this bill is to avoid restrictions on how the legislature can raise taxes and fees.	Our policy is to give a (-10) weight to bills that delegate tax and fee setting authority to other parts of the government other than the legislature.
511R	SB1228	destruction; forfeited or unclaimed firearms	-6	-6	Allows governments to destroy rather than sell firearms as its disposal method.	Selling firearms can help defray the cost of government. Destroying them increases the cost of government.
511R	SB1229	large capacity magazine; prohibited weapon	-6	-6	Prohibits guns with large capacity ammo devices but does not apply to already owned magazines and firearms.	Further restricts Second Amendment rights
511R	SB1241	teenage drivers; communication devices prohibited	-9	-9	Limits right of drivers with permits and new licenses to use handheld electronic devices.	This is just a way to break down the barriers to eliminating use of electronic devices while driving for all drivers. Distracted driving is already illegal. These laws never apply to police officers who are using many electronic devices while driving at h
511R	SB1248	voter registration; same day	-7	-7	Senate version of House bill HB2146	NULL
511R	SB1253	nutritional information; chain restaurants.	-5	-5	Requires chain restaurants to post nutrition information.	This should not be a government requirement and, if it is, should apply to all restaurants equally.
511R	SB1261	permanent early voting lists; amendments	5	5	Requires those not voting in 2 straight even numbered election years to reaffirm their desire to be early voters or remove them from the list.	This will help clean up the permanent early voter list and help prevent voter fraud.
511R	SB1263	paid circulators; statewide measures; recall	6	6	Requires paid petition signature collectors to register with Secretary of State	This will help control fraud with petition signatures.
511R	SB1264	initiative, referendum and recall	6	6	Tightens standards for accepting petitions for referenda and recalls	Tightening up the standards will help ensure voters know what they are signing and reduce the likelihood of fraud.
511R	SB1266	illegal dumping; penalties	2	2	Establishes penalties for illegal dumping and requires proof of legal disposal for those required to remove trash or garbage.	Protects innocent homeowners from slobs a little more effectively.
511R	SB1268	class G licensees; communication devices	-9	-9	Similar to SB1241	NULL
511R	SB1272	airports; nonprofit corporation lessees; liability	2	2	Allows private airport operators on leased govt land to assume full liability.	This allows municipal governments to sell the risk of lawsuits from operating an airport on government land leased to a private company. It allows the risk to be allocated and financed more efficiently and can protect taxpayers from liability.
511R	SB1274	elections; early ballots; return deadline	4	4	Requires early ballots to be turned in one week before election day.	This makes the process of examining and counting early ballots more manageable and reduces the ability to commit election fraud by overwhelming the county recorders.
511R	SB1276	elections; postings; mail balloting; amendments	3	3	Makes it easier for counties to do elections by mail for small precincts.	Improves efficiency of election process and reduces costs to taxpayers.
511R	SB1278	homeowners' associations; public roadways	6	6	Eliminates HOA control of government owned roads for future developments.	HOAs or other private organizations should not control government owned roads. They should be controlled by the government that actually owns them.
511R	SB1282	countywide fire districts	-4	-4	Roll up all fire districts in a county into one county fire district.	This would result in inefficiency and lack of responsiveness to local concerns. It would add another layer of bureaucracy that is not needed.
511R	SB1284	county general excise tax rate	-8	-8	Allows county supervisors to refer sales taxes of up to 20% instead of 10% to voters.	Sales tax rates of 10% should be high enough. Current law protects people in counties from being abused by their neighbors with respect to sales taxes.
511R	SB1285	handbook; educational options	4	4	Requires Education Department to produce a handbook of schooling options and mail it to parents.	Promotes school choice by informing parents of the options available to them through state school choice options.
511R	SB1316	state board of appraisal	-3	-3	Adds requirements and fees to being a licensed appraiser in the state.	Regulation of appraisers should not be a government matter. Mortgage companies can set up whatever certification they need and it will not establish a government enforced guild system.
511R	SB1325	concealed firearms; schools; authorization requirements	5	5	Allows school boards to authorize certain staff to possess firearms on school grounds.	It is a step in the right direction to protect children in schools. There should also be an option for school boards to allow anyone with a concealed carry permit who has a legitimate reason to be at the school to possess a concealed weapon on school grounds as well.
511R	SB1326	disclosures; campaign finance; lobbying; enforcement	-5	-5	Changes the name of the Citizens Clean Elections Commission and assigns it duties related to campaign finance and lobbyist disclosure enforcement.	It takes an organization that has basically outlived its usefulness and has not always been very responsible its own independent funding and enforcement powers and takes them away from elected officials. It expands the scope of the organization to campaigns not participating in clean elections and regulates lobbyist reporting for which it has no particular qualifications.
511R	SB1347	JTEDs; per pupil funding calculation.	-4	-4	Increases state funding for JTED students.	JTEDs already are over funded. This simply increases the problem.
511R	SB1348	public employees; activities; unions; compensation	8	8	Prohibits state government units from paying employees for union activities.	Unions should pay for union activities. Taxpayers should not.
511R	SB1349	paycheck deductions; employee authorization	8	8	Prohibits automatic deduction for union dues from government employee paychecks without explicit permission from employee.	Helps protect government employees from paying union dues as the default unless they take action to stop the deductions. With any luck, this will reduce union funding once employees start enjoying the money formerly spent on union dues.
511R	SB1350	government contract workers; strike prohibition	3	3	Prohibits government contract workers from participating in a strike.	They can always quit if they do not like the job. Striking by those under government contract undermines the ability of the government to function without being held hostage by potential strikers.
511R	SB1352	school leases; nonprofit corporations	-4	-4	Allows School Districts to lease property to non-profit education organizations.	If school districts don't need the property, they should sell it and let taxpayers benefit from the sale. School districts should not be in the property rental business. There is too much opportunity for squandering taxpayer money on pet projects. If school districts need flexibility in amount of property available to them, they should rent property as needed rather than have extra property to lease out when they don't need it.
511R	SB1363	empowerment scholarship accounts; expansion; funding	5	5	Expands Empowerment Scholarships.	Improves school choice options for selected students.
511R	SB1364	DOR audits; three-year limit	7	7	Reduces time for DOR audits from 4 to 3 years.	This is more taxpayer friendly. It protects taxpayers from harassing audits. Most problems should be detected by the DOR with 2 years anyway.
511R	SB1365	planned communities; zoning; prohibitions	8	8	Prohibits municipalities from requiring a developer to set up an HOA as a condition for getting zoning variances and building permits.	Prevents cities from forcing HOAs on housing developments. The builders may establish them if they want, but it cannot be required of them by a government in the state.
511R	SB1368	minimum wage; employee; definition	2	2	Narrows definition of employee regarding minimum wage to employees working for wages.	It is difficult to have a minimum wage for people who do not get hourly compensation.
511R	SB1369	unemployment insurance; reimbursable employers	4	4	Protects employers from being financially harmed by illegitimate UI claims.	This is fair protection for employers and creates a better business climate in the state.
511R	SB1377	postsecondary institutions; information publication	3	3	Requires public universities to report information.	It is good that this applies only to public universities and colleges. It gives students information about graduation rates, student-faculty ratios, and other useful information for deciding on a college.
511R	SB1383	property tax limits; local districts	3	3	Limits special tax district tax increases.	Protects taxpayers from excessive property tax increases.
511R	SB1384	taxis; prearranged ground transportation service	6	6	Reduces regulations on taxi service.	Reduces regulations on taxi service to allow fixed fees without metering and reduced licensing and other requirements. This should improve competition and reduce costs.
511R	SB1385	aggravated assault; school grounds	3	3	Makes assault on school grounds aggravated assault under certain conditions.	Increases penalties for non-students committing assault against students on school grounds is a good step to help keep those criminals in prison longer.
511R	SB1388	online candidate petition filing	5	5	Allows electronic signing of candidate petitions.	This makes it easier for candidates to gather signatures and reduces the amount of paper involved.
511R	SB1389	JLBC; economic impact	6	6	Requires analysis of impact of laws on private sector finances as well as the state's.	The total cost to taxpayers includes costs incurred by the private sector as well as taxpayer financed government expenditures.
511R	SB1405	adoption petitions	4	4	Requires judges to approve adoptions even if birth parents are appealing the adoption.	If a child has been out of parental custody for 15 months and has been in a caring adoptive family for 6 months, it is hard to see how the child will benefit from going back to the birth parents.
511R	SB1406	parental rights; termination; determinations	4	4	Makes it easier to terminate parental rights of neglectful or abusive parents.	The first priority should be the benefit of the child rather than the needs of the parents. However, great care must be exercised to prevent incorrect determinations by CPS to break up families for no good reason.
511R	SB1407	juvenile referrals; commitments; expenses; liability	4	4	Protects adoptive parents from paying for Juvenile Detention.	This removes a financial disincentive for responsible people adopting a child who is a ward of the state.
511R	SB1410	nonemergency ambulance service; regulation	4	4	Removes needing to prove need to get a certificate of necessity for scheduled ambulance services.	Reduces regulation of non-emergency ambulance services by requiring the state to grant a certificate of need. It would be better if the certificate were not required, but this is an improvement.
511R	SB1412	delinquent debt; agencies; attorney general	2	2	Requires state agencies to report debts owed to them to the AG for collection action.	Helps the state collect what it is due which protects taxpayers who pay their obligations.
511R	SB1414	attorney licensing; rules	4	4	Makes the state supreme court the decider of who can practice law without the Bar association being involved.	This is one of the few cases where a government organization is better at licensure than a private organization. Since the judiciary is a legitimate function of government, it makes more sense that the courts would determine who can practice law than a private organization.
511R	SB1415	admission; practice of law	5	5	Does not allow graduation from law school to be a requirement for being licensed to practice law.	Removes a regulatory requirement and removes the stranglehold of traditional law schools on the education of lawyers.
511R	SB1420	state employees; backfilling; reward incentives	3	3	Allows money saved from open positions to be used as incentive pay.	This could encourage reduced staffing in state agencies by providing incentives to workers to do the work of the open positions in addition to their own.
511R	SB1437	music therapists; licensure	-5	-6	Requires state licensing for music therapists.	The state should not requiring licensing for additional professions. Ideally, licensing requirements should be phased out rather than increased.
511R	SB1439	legal tender	8	8	Allows legal tender other than US Currency	Allows use of gold and silver as currency if all parties agree.
511R	SB1444	schools; performance funding	-2	-2	Uses Performance Funding for public and charter schools.	Charter schools should not be subject to performance funding administered by the Education Dept. Their performance funding is determined by satisfying the parents of the enrolled students. The point of charter schools is to remove bureaucracy and let parents be the decision makers about whether the school is good.
511R	SB1445	school and school district accountability	4	4	Requires Education Dept. to publish report on failing public schools.	Provides information to parents that is valuable before enrolling students in public schools.
511R	SB1483	2013-2014; general appropriations	-9	0	Budget Bill.	Way too much pork barrel spending.
511R	SB1484	2013-2014; capital outlay	-4	0	Budget bill.	Raises spending unnecessarily.
511R	SB1485	2013-2014; budget procedures	-4	0	Budget bill.	Raises spending unnecessarily.
511R	SB1486	2013‑2014; revenue; budget reconciliation	-4	0	Budget bill.	Raises spending unnecessarily.
511R	SB1487	2013-2014; K-12 education; budget reconciliation	-10	-10	Contains funding for Common Core.	We strongly oppose Common Core which will nationalize K-12 education as well as mandate content that does not reinforce traditional American values.
511R	SB1488	2013-2014; higher education; budget reconciliation	-4	0	Budget bill.	Raises spending unnecessarily.
511R	SB1489	2013-2014; government; budget reconciliation	-4	0	Budget bill.	Raises spending unnecessarily.
511R	SB1490	2013-2014; criminal justice; budget reconciliation	-4	0	Budget bill.	Raises spending unnecessarily.
511R	SB1491	2013‑2014; environment; budget reconciliation	-4	0	Budget bill.	Raises spending unnecessarily.
511R	SB1492	2013‑2014; health; welfare; budget reconciliation	-10	-10	Provides funding for Medicaid expansion in support of ObamaCare.	We strongly object to cooperating with the Federal government to help implement ObamaCare in any area. We also do not think that the low funding per patient and per procedure will actually benefit Arizona's economy. It will encourage more dependency and lead to long term problems in exchange for what is touted as a short term benefit of getting more money from the Federal government. These things rarely work out well for taxpayers - even Arizona taxpayers after Federal dollars are received - as can be seen with projects like light rail.
511R	SCR1001	death penalty; prohibition	-5	-5	Sends death penalty prohibition to voters.	The death penalty is just punishment in some murder cases.
511R	SCR1002	health care; direct pay prices	-9	-9	Sends proposed law to voters requiring health care providers to provide prices for standard procedures on request. (SB1115)	Like many things that sound good, this isn't. It imposes a regulatory burden on medical providers. Price competition already exists where people pay for their own care without any government regulation. As more people pay for their own care, this regulation will have even less benefit than its supporters claim it will have. With amendments, it will probably have adverse effects on pricing and be an added regulatory burden rather than actually be beneficial to patients.amendments, it will probably have adverse effects on pricing and be an added regulatory burden rather than actually be beneficial to patients.

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