COCONINO COUNTY DEMOCRATS ARIZONA LEGISLATIVE ALERT
MAY 22, 2023
STATUS
The Arizona Legislature met last Monday, 5/15, to rush through a whole host of anti-culture and pro-gun bills. Many of these are now on the Governor’s desk. Then the Legislature adjourned for a month, reconvening on June 12. The “official” line is they are working on further budget compromises, but the truth is likely they just are going on vacation. In any case, the disaster of our Legislative session is not over. There will be more to come.
In the mean-time, we should urge Governor Hobbs to veto most of these terrible bills that have been submitted to her from the Legislature. For a comprehensive list of most of those bills see the CEBV newsletter from last week. Try this link: CEBV newsletter.
It is encouraged that you contact Governor Hobbs or her staff to oppose the following ESG bills:
SB 1500 – would prevent state and local governments from using ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) factors in considerations for investments.
SB 1694 – would prohibit local governments from having a diversity, equity and inclusion program (DEI) or entering into or renewing a contract with a company that participates in a DEI program.
SB 1611 – would prohibit a government entity from entering into ore renewing a contract with a company unless the contract includes the written certification that the company does NOT currently and will NOT implement an environment, social or governance standards policy.
Here is the contact information for our Legislators:
Here is the contact information for our Legislators:
AZ SENATE:
LD 1 – Ken Bennett 602-926-5874 KBENNETT@AZLEG.GOV
LD 7 – Wendy Rogers 602-926-3042 WROGERS@AZLEG.GOV
LD 6 – Theresa Hatathlie 602-926-5160 THATATHLIE@AZLEG.GOV
President Warren Petersen 602-926-4136 WPETERSEN@AZLEG.GOV
Majority Ldr Sonny Borrelli 602-926-5031 SBORRELLI@AZLEG.GOV
Minority Ldr Denise Epstein 602-926-4870 MEPSTEIN@ASLEG.GOV
AZ HOUSE:
LD 1 – Selina Bliss 602-926-4018 SBLIS@AZLEG.GOV
LD 1 – Quang Nguyen 602-926-3258 QNGUYEN@AZLEG.GOV
LD 7 – David Cook 602-926-5162 DCOOK@AZLEG.GOV
LD 7 – David Marshall 602-926-3579 DMARSHALL@AZLEG.GOV
LD 6 – Mae Peshlakai 602-926-3708
MPESHLAKAI@AZLEG.GOV
LD 6 – Myron Tsosie 602-926-3157 MTSOSIE@AZLEG.GOV
Speaker Ben Toma 602-926-3298 BTOMA@AZLEG.GOV
Majority Ldr Leo Biasiucci 602-926-3018 LBIASIUCCI@AZLEG.GOV
Minority Ldr Andres Cano 602-926-3027 ACANO@AZLEG.GOV
E-Mail Contact for Governor Katie Hobbs:
https://azgovernor.gov/contact/form/contact-governor-hobbs
E-Mail Contacts for Governor Hobbs Staff:
John Owens JOwens@az.gov
Janelle Pedregon JPedregon@az.gov