Any of the bills marked “ready for floor” could be brought up for a vote with less than one day’s notice. Bills that are “ready for rules” first require caucus meetings, which usually happen once weekly, before being brought to a vote.

Attacks on teachers & curriculum:

• SB1001, Kavanagh (R-3), would ban teachers from using a student’s chosen pronouns without written parental permission. This manufactured, divisive culture-war bill further politicizes teachers and will deepen Arizona’s ongoing teacher retention crisis. Doesn’t apply to taxpayer-funded private schools taking ESA vouchers. Awaits Senate Rules. OPPOSE.

• SB1305, Mesnard (R-13), would ban teaching “controversial topics” in district and charter schools (but not ESA taxpayer-funded private schools). Violators would lose their licenses and face $5,000 fines. Doesn’t apply to taxpayer-funded private schools taking ESA vouchers. See duplicate bill HB2458, sponsored by Beverly Pingerelli (R-28). Awaits Senate Rules. OPPOSE.

• SB1323, Hoffman (R-15), would make it a felony for any public school employee to violate last year’s prohibition on referring students to or using any so-called “sexually explicit” material, which includes commonly taught literature and even the Bible. Doesn’t apply to taxpayer-funded private schools taking ESA vouchers. Awaits Senate Rules. OPPOSE.

• HB2458, Pingerelli (R-28), is the third year for a ban on teaching “controversial topics” in schools. Teachers could lose their certificates, and districts would face penalties of up to $5,000. Doesn’t apply to taxpayer-funded private schools taking ESA vouchers. Awaits House Rules. OPPOSE.

• HB2523, Parker (R-10), would require every K-12 student to recite the Pledge of Allegiance daily at district and charter schools . Doesn’t apply to taxpayer-funded private schools taking ESA vouchers. Awaits House Rules. OPPOSE.

• HB2533, Gillette (R-30), would require public schools to post a list of every single item teachers use or discuss with students. Doesn’t apply to taxpayer-funded private schools taking ESA vouchers. Awaits House Rules. OPPOSE.

• HB2786, Heap (R-10), would require school boards to notify parents of recommended or funded “training opportunities” for staff. Part of the hunt for nonexistent “critical race theory” in schools. Doesn’t apply to taxpayer-funded private schools taking ESA vouchers. Awaits House Rules. OPPOSE.

Voucher expansions:

• SB1243, Mesnard (R-13), would bolster profit for STO vouchers by rolling them into a single category and increasing the maximum contribution amount. Awaits Senate Rules. OPPOSE. 

• HB2014, Livingston (R-28), would more than triple over 3 years the amount Arizona spends on a specific type of STO voucher. Awaits House Rules. OPPOSE.

• HB2504, Parker (R-10), would expand STO vouchers to students in foster care. Public schools serve the vast majority of foster youth, and they are already eligible for ESA vouchers. Awaits House Rules. OPPOSE.

Attacks on schools, school boards, districts:

• SB1026, Kavanagh (R-3), threatens school funding by banning “drag shows” for people under 18. Violators would lose state funds for 3 years. Broad enough to include school plays and pep rallies. Awaits Senate Rules. OPPOSE. 

• SB1174, sponsored by John Kavanagh (R-3), would force schools to lose funding for students who are absent more than 10 days. Many situations, including family trauma, life-threatening accidents, and more can lead to unreported absences. Awaits Senate Rules. OPPOSE. 

• SB1331, Shamp (R-29), would allow parents to carry guns on school property with a valid concealed weapons permit, violating federal law. Awaits Senate Rules. OPPOSE.

• SB1599, Mesnard (R-13), would fine school districts that don’t post teacher salary information as already required by law up to $5,000 per day. Awaits Senate Rules. OPPOSE. 

• SB1694, Hoffman (R-15), would ban the state, including public schools, from requiring “diversity, equity, and inclusion programs” for its employees. Awaits Senate Rules. OPPOSE.

• SB1696, Hoffman (R-15), broadly doubles down on a ban on district and charter schools exposing minors to “sexually explicit materials.” Being amended to apply only to cities and counties. Awaits Senate Rules. OPPOSE.

• SB1700, Wadsack (R-17), is a broadly written book ban that takes aim at “gender fluidity” and “gender pronouns,” and would introduce an inaccurate, weaponized definition of “grooming” into statute. Awaits Senate Rules. OPPOSE.

• HB2539, Pingerelli (R-28), would force the State Board of Education to implement a “public awareness program” to prop up school choice in Arizona, including free, mandatory publicity for taxpayer-funded ESA vouchers. Awaits House Rules. OPPOSE.

• HB2546, Jones (R-17), would force any school district with at least 35,000 students to call an election to decide whether to split the district into two or more. This could lead to educational gerrymandering. Awaits House Rules. OPPOSE.

Attacks on direct democracy: 

• SCR1002, Kern (R-27), would ask voters to require a supermajority vote on constitutional amendments. Awaits Senate Rules. OPPOSE.

• SCR1015, Mesnard (R-13), would ask voters to require ballot measures to collect signatures from a percentage of voters in each of Arizona’s 30 legislative districts: 10% for initiatives and 15% for a constitutional amendment. Awaits Senate Rules. OPPOSE.

Resources & Accountability:

• SB1281, Shamp (R-29), gives state income tax rebates of $200 individual, $400 joint, for anyone who filed a return in 2022. This could cost $540 million to $1.1 billion, which would spell massive cuts to K-12 education. Awaits Senate Rules. OPPOSE.

• SB1657, Bennett (R-1), would reinstate a statewide K-12 exit test. Scheduled for Senate Education Committee, but held. Dead in its current form, but could be revived via striker. OPPOSE.

• SB1674, Epstein (D-12), would require a cost study of Arizona online instruction to make sure students are learning and taxpayer dollars are properly spent. Awaits Senate Rules. SUPPORT.

• SB1675, Epstein (D-12), would make menstrual hygiene products available free of charge in public district and charter schools that serve students in grades 6-12. Awaits Senate Rules. SUPPORT.

• SB1706, Marsh (D-4), creates reporting that requires the ADE to release more information about who is using ESA vouchers and how taxpayer funds are being spent. Awaits Senate Rules. SUPPORT.

• HB2003, Livingston (R-28), would slash corporate income taxes nearly in half by 2025. Arizona’s tax giveaways already far outpace the entire state budget. Awaits House Rules. OPPOSE.