August 30, 2023
Here are details of our "Report Card" -- of the 2023 Session of the AZ Legislature and Governor...
- 2023 Environmental Report Card for Arizona Legislature and Governor
- The longest session on record -- very little was accomplished -- Governor Hobbs’ veto stamp got a workout as legislators sent up a slew of bad ideas, some repeatedly -- The attacks on democratic processes were again significant and frequent with more than 200 bills introduced
- Tarjeta de Evaluación del Medio Ambiente 2023 para la Legislatura y la Gobernadora de Arizona
- See our initial "Call for Environmental Priorites for 2023" -- released before the start of 2023 Legislature.
For full details, explore our superb interactive "Tracking Sheet" -- for actions on all bills.
Plus, here below -- are all our weekly updates -- of this 2023 session of Arizona Legislature .
Weekly Updates -- across the complete session...
- #32) Nov 17: "Town Hall LD9 LD13 / Volunteer Lobby Workshop / Water Overview"
- #31) Nov 10: "Sign up for 2024 Environmental Day at the Capitol"
- #30) Oct 6: "Mark Your Calendar for the 2024 Environmental Day at the Capitol"
- #28) Aug 5: "Sine Die! The 2023 Legislative Session is Finally over" [3-pg PDF]
- The longest session on record -- Very little was accomplished -- Governor Hobbs’ veto stamp got a workout as legislators sent up a slew of bad ideas, some repeatedly -- The attacks on democratic processes were again significant and frequent with more than 200 bills introduced
- #26) June 30: "No Legislative Update, but Please Act on Climate and Energy" [4-pg PDF]
- #25) June 23: "AZ Legislature on Pause, Governor and ACC Act" [4-pg PDF]
- #24) June 16: "Arizona Legislature Does a Drive By!" [4-pg PDF]
- #23) June 9: "They're back -- or at least they will be Monday!" [4-pg PDF]
- #22) June 2: "Take Action at the AZ Corporation Commission!" [3-pg PDF]
- #21) May 26: "Legislature on Pause plus Other Opportunities for Action" [4-pg PDF]
- #20) May 19: "A Short Week for the Legislature and one long agenda for the Arizona House" [3-pg PDF]
- #19) May 12: "Arizona has a Budget, but the Legislative Session Continues" [4-pg PDF]
- #18) May 6: "Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Day and Maybe a Budget is Coming" [4-pg PDF]
- #17) April 28: "Several Opportunities to Take Action Against Harmful Bills!" [4-pg PDF]
- #16) April 21: "Happy Earth Day and Next Week, A Bad Air Day at the Capitol" [4-pg PDF]
- #15) April 14: "House Expels Rep. Harris, Senator leaves to Run for Congress" [4-pg PDF]
- #14) April 7: "Mixed Actions by Governor, Legislature Advances More Harmful Bills" [3-pg PDF]
- #13) Mar 31: "Action on Vetoes and on Public Health Safety!" [4-pg PDF]
- #12) Mar 25: "It's the time of the Session for Strikers!" [6-pg PDF]
- #11) Mar 18: "March for Clean Air and Last Week for most Committees!" [6-pg PDF]
- #10) Mar 10: "Bad Bills for Democracy" [5-pg PDF]
- #9) Mar 4: March 6th, 1pm = "Rally for Voting Rights -- and Take Action!" [6-pg PDF]
- #8) Feb 24 : "Bad Transportation Bills Advance, One Bad Energy Bill Tanks" [3-pg PDF]
- #7) Feb 17 : "Nearly Every Good Bill is Dead: Time to Contact your Legislators" [9-pg PDF]
- #6) Feb 11 : "Successful Environmental Day and coming up -- Bills, Bills, and more Bills!" [9-pg PDF]
- #5) Feb 3 : "Environmental Day at the Capitol coming up...and so are more attacks on democracy" [7-pg PDF]
- #4) Jan 28 : "More Opaque, Attacks on Democracy, and Time to Support the Heritage Fund" [7-pg PDF]
- #3) Jan 20 : "Up this week: Attacks on Desert Washes & Democracy" [5-pg PDF]
- #2) Jan 13 : "State of the State and Mean Bills are Starting" [7-pg PDF]
- #1) Jan 8: "Welcome to Week 1 of the 2023 AZ Legislature: Opening Day, State of the State, Water Briefings" [4-pg PDF]
Environmental Priorities for AZ Legislature:
Jan 3: full News Release (3 pages) for "Groups Release Environmental Priorities for Arizona Legislature and Governor: Endorsed by 42 Organizations"
Jan 2: "2023 Environmental Priorities for the Arizona Legislature and Governor"
Here is our sign-up for AZ Legislative Newsletter
2023 Legislative Session Bill Tracker = up-to-date detailed overview of all bills -- with status, etc