Peter,

Now that we’re passed the deadline for bills to be heard in committee in their chamber of origin, what is the status of our priority bills?  

Wonder no longer. Find out below!  

Automatic Enrollment 

Our automatic enrollment bill, HB 2423, was debated in caucus and on the floor in Committee of the Whole last week. It then received a final vote last Thursday morning (at 4:10 AM!). It passed out of the House by a vote of 44-9.  

Add Your Name: Support Automatic Enrollment

9th Grade On-Track 

We always envisioned additional funding for 9th Grade On-Track as a budget play—not as a standalone bill. We are starting to ramp up our efforts to secure an additional $3.4 million in funding for these programs in the next budget.  

Add Your Name: Support 9th Grade On-Track Funding

Affordable Childcare 

With Representative Liguori’s HB 2648 essentially dead, our attention turns to trying to secure funding for childcare subsidies in Arizona’s FY2027 budget.  

Add Your Name: Support Childcare Subsidies

Tobacco Tax 

Representative Volk’s HB 4032 is dead. Despite that, we continue to believe it is imperative to eliminate the tobacco tax loophole and we will continue to work next session to secure the passage of closing the tobacco tax loophole.  

Add Your Name: Support Closing the Tobacco Tax Loophole

Child Tax Credit 

Representative Kupper’s HB 2004 is also dead. We will continue to work to make sure that Arizona’s families are supported in future legislative sessions.  

Add Your Name: Support a Child Tax Credit

Fees 

Our fees bill, HB 2265, passed out of the House of Representatives by a vote of 55-2 with 3 members not voting on Monday, February 23rd. It has now been transmitted to the Senate. Yesterday, it passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee with unanimous support!  

Add Your Name: Support Eliminating Fees

Juvenile Life Without Parole 

With Senator Farnsworth’s SB 1548 dead, we are looking to see if there are alternative pathways—such as a striker—to eliminate sentencing kids to life in prison. If we are unable to secure a striker, we will continue to work on eliminating juvenile life without parole sentences next session.  

Add Your Name: Support Ending Juvenile Life Without Parole

Sentencing Reform 

Our main sentencing reform bill was not introduced this session. But we remain committed to implementing sentencing reform to make sure that 18–25-year-olds who need treatment or rehab can get it. 

Add Your Name: Support Sentencing Reform

Standing with you, 

Rebecca, Georgina, Sarah, and Jacob 

Stand for Children Arizona 

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