Arizona State Legislators advanced a number of bills to hinder voting and ballot measures, and even are seeking to make it more difficult to register people to vote. This hinders our ability to vote in legislators who represent our values on the environmental or social justice issues.
If you have a few minutes, please, call your state legislators (Reps and Senators). If you have a few more minutes, please, email them. For a fast way to reach out, see the Sierra Club's petition below.
You can find your representatives' phone numbers here: (https://www.azleg.gov/MemberRoster/?body=H)
You can find your Senators phone numbers here: https://www.azleg.gov/MemberRoster/?body=S
If you don't know what district you are in you can find out here:
https://azredistricting.org/districtlocator/
Petition to help stop attacks on ballot measures: Send a message to your Senator here. Send a message to your Representatives here.
In the bad news/good news category, two bills to advance electric vehicles, SB1152 and SB1154 failed in the Senate 14-14. The good news is they will be reconsidered and should pass as there were a couple of people who would vote yes missing. SB1152 zero emission vehicles; plans (Steele) requires coordination by the Arizona Department of Transportation, Arizona Department of Administration, and the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, to develop a zero emissions vehicle (ZEV) Plan that will increase the number of ZEV vehicles. SB1154 transportation electrification study committee (Steele) establishes a study committee to review laws and consider ways to promote EVs and to collaborate with local governments, electric utilities, environmental groups, the transportation industry and interested communities to identify the best ways to encourage an economy-wide transition from carbon-fueled vehicles to EVs. Please, ask your senator to support both bills.
Ask your House members to oppose HB2055 Harquahala non-expansion area; groundwater transportation (Griffin: Bowers). It allows private water companies to import water from the Harquahala Valley and into active management areas (AMAs) for development. Creating groundwater sacrifice zones and further privatizing water is a bad idea. There is still a chance to stop this bill. Use the link below to send a message to your representatives.
HB2101 electric energy; reliability; public policy (Griffin: Abraham, Blackman, et al.) failed on the House floor, but will be reconsidered. Its twin, SB1631, passed out of the Senate Natural Resources, Energy, and Water Committee 5-4, along party lines. These bills repeal provisions in the law that create parameters for retail competition of electricity. We are still opposed as we have concerns about how it will affect community choice aggregation of electricity overall and rooftop solar in SRP territory. Let your legislators know you have concerns about these bills too.
Please call and ask your representatives to oppose HB2536 corporation commissioners; qualifications (Griffin). It requires corporation commissioners to be at least 30 years old and have five years experience in business, accounting, finance, economics, administrative law, or professional engineering. This would disqualify a lot of people who have been or would be excellent commissioners. It was retained on the Committee of the Whole calendar this week, so will likely be back on the calendar early next week.
HB2492 voter registration; verification; citizenship (Hoffman: Blackman, Carter, et al.) erects barriers to voter registration and confusing requirements for county recorders to follow. It could go to the floor in the House next week. Please, ask your representatives to vote NO!
If you don't know what district you are in you can find out here:
https://azredistricting.org/districtlocator/
Petition to help stop attacks on ballot measures: Send a message to your Senator here. Send a message to your Representatives here.
As Bills Move to the Floor, Call and Email your Legislators!
In the bad news/good news category, two bills to advance electric vehicles, SB1152 and SB1154 failed in the Senate 14-14. The good news is they will be reconsidered and should pass as there were a couple of people who would vote yes missing. SB1152 zero emission vehicles; plans (Steele) requires coordination by the Arizona Department of Transportation, Arizona Department of Administration, and the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, to develop a zero emissions vehicle (ZEV) Plan that will increase the number of ZEV vehicles. SB1154 transportation electrification study committee (Steele) establishes a study committee to review laws and consider ways to promote EVs and to collaborate with local governments, electric utilities, environmental groups, the transportation industry and interested communities to identify the best ways to encourage an economy-wide transition from carbon-fueled vehicles to EVs. Please, ask your senator to support both bills.
Ask your House members to oppose HB2055 Harquahala non-expansion area; groundwater transportation (Griffin: Bowers). It allows private water companies to import water from the Harquahala Valley and into active management areas (AMAs) for development. Creating groundwater sacrifice zones and further privatizing water is a bad idea. There is still a chance to stop this bill. Use the link below to send a message to your representatives.
SIERRA CLUB PETITION: Take Action on HB2055!
HB2101 electric energy; reliability; public policy (Griffin: Abraham, Blackman, et al.) failed on the House floor, but will be reconsidered. Its twin, SB1631, passed out of the Senate Natural Resources, Energy, and Water Committee 5-4, along party lines. These bills repeal provisions in the law that create parameters for retail competition of electricity. We are still opposed as we have concerns about how it will affect community choice aggregation of electricity overall and rooftop solar in SRP territory. Let your legislators know you have concerns about these bills too.
Please call and ask your representatives to oppose HB2536 corporation commissioners; qualifications (Griffin). It requires corporation commissioners to be at least 30 years old and have five years experience in business, accounting, finance, economics, administrative law, or professional engineering. This would disqualify a lot of people who have been or would be excellent commissioners. It was retained on the Committee of the Whole calendar this week, so will likely be back on the calendar early next week.
HB2492 voter registration; verification; citizenship (Hoffman: Blackman, Carter, et al.) erects barriers to voter registration and confusing requirements for county recorders to follow. It could go to the floor in the House next week. Please, ask your representatives to vote NO!
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