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Proposed Arizona Firearm Legislation HB2394

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Firearms; sovereign authority

Subject: Firearms: General Provisions - Title 1: Sovereign Authority

Description: Firearms; sovereign authority

Session: Fifty-sixth Legislature - First Regular Session (2023)

Last Action: Governor Vetoed

Last Action Date: April 18, 2023

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

10 sponsors: Austin Smith (R); Neal Carter (R);Matt Gress (R); Justin Heap (R); David Marshall (R); Teresa Martinez (R); Cory McGarr (R); Barbara Parker (R); Justin Wilmeth (R); Janae Shamp (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 17% (10 of 60)

History
Chamber Date Action
Apr 18, 2023 Governor Vetoed
Apr 13, 2023 Transmitted to Governor
Senate Apr 12, 2023 Senate third reading PASSED voting: (16-14-0-0)
House Apr 12, 2023 Transmit to House
Senate Apr 10, 2023 Senate Committee of the Whole action: Do Pass
Senate Mar 14, 2023 Senate minority caucus: Do pass
Senate Mar 14, 2023 Senate majority caucus: Do pass
Senate Mar 13, 2023 Senate consent calendar
Senate Mar 13, 2023 Senate RULES Committee action: Proper For Consideration, voting: (4-3-0-0)
Senate Mar 8, 2023 Senate GOV Committee action: Do Pass, voting: (5-3-0-0)
Senate Mar 1, 2023 Senate read second time
Senate Feb 28, 2023 Assigned to Senate GOV Committee
Senate Feb 28, 2023 Introduced in Senate and read first time
Senate Feb 28, 2023 Assigned to Senate RULES Committee
Senate Feb 21, 2023 Transmit to Senate
House Feb 21, 2023 House third reading PASSED voting: (31-29-0-0)
House Feb 14, 2023 House minority caucus: Do pass
House Feb 14, 2023 House majority caucus: Do pass
House Feb 13, 2023 House RULES Committee action: constitutional and in proper form, voting: (5-3-0-0-0-0)
House Feb 13, 2023 House consent calendar
House Feb 1, 2023 House JUD Committee action: Do Pass, voting: (5-3-0-0-0-0)
House Jan 23, 2023 House read second time
House Jan 19, 2023 Assigned to House JUD Committee
House Jan 19, 2023 Assigned to House RULES Committee
House Jan 19, 2023 Introduced in House and read first time
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Engrossed Feb 16, 2023 state link bill text
Introduced Jan 12, 2023 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
02/1/2023 5 3 0 0 Yes
  • Bliss, Selina (R) Yea
  • Contreras, Lupe (D) Nay
  • Hernandez, Melody (D) Nay
  • Kolodin, Alexander (R) Yea
  • Marshall, David (R) Yea
  • McGarr, Cory (R) Yea
  • Nguyen, Quang (R) Yea
  • Ortiz, Analise (D) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/13/2023 5 3 0 0 Yes
  • Biasiucci, Leo (R) Yea
  • Cano, Andres (D) Nay
  • Grantham, Travis (R) Yea
  • Griffin, Gail (R) Yea
  • Martinez, Teresa (R) Yea
  • Mathis, Christopher (D) Nay
  • Salman, Athena (D) Nay
  • Toma, Ben (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/21/2023 31 29 0 0 Yes
  • Aguilar, Cesar (D) Nay
  • Austin, Lorena (D) Nay
  • Biasiucci, Leo (R) Yea
  • Blattman, Seth (D) Nay
  • Bliss, Selina (R) Yea
  • Bravo, Flavio (D) Nay
  • Cano, Andres (D) Nay
  • Carbone, Michael (R) Yea
  • Carter, Neal (R) Yea
  • Chaplik, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Contreras, Lupe (D) Nay
  • Contreras, Patricia (D) Nay
  • Cook, David (R) Yea
  • De Los Santos, Oscar (D) Nay
  • Diaz, Lupe (R) Yea
  • Dunn, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Gillette, John (R) Yea
  • Grantham, Travis (R) Yea
  • Gress, Matt (R) Yea
  • Griffin, Gail (R) Yea
  • Gutierrez, Nancy (D) Nay
  • Harris, Liz (R) Yea
  • Heap, Justin (R) Yea
  • Hendrix, Laurin (R) Yea
  • Hernandez, Alma (D) Nay
  • Hernandez, Consuelo (D) Nay
  • Hernandez, Lydia (D) Nay
  • Hernandez, Melody (D) Nay
  • Jones, Rachel (R) Yea
  • Kolodin, Alexander (R) Yea
  • Livingston, David (R) Yea
  • Longdon, Jennifer (D) Nay
  • Marshall, David (R) Yea
  • Martinez, Teresa (R) Yea
  • Mathis, Christopher (D) Nay
  • McGarr, Cory (R) Yea
  • Montenegro, Steve (R) Yea
  • Nguyen, Quang (R) Yea
  • Ortiz, Analise (D) Nay
  • Parker, Barbara (R) Yea
  • Parker, Jacqueline (R) Yea
  • Pawlik, Jennifer (D) Nay
  • Payne, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Pena, Michele (R) Yea
  • Peshlakai, Jamescita (D) Nay
  • Pingerelli, Beverly (R) Yea
  • QuiƱonez, Marcelino (D) Nay
  • Salman, Athena (D) Nay
  • Sandoval, Mariana (D) Nay
  • Schwiebert, Judy (D) Nay
  • Seaman, Keith (D) Nay
  • Shah, Amish (D) Nay
  • Smith, Austin (R) Yea
  • Stahl Hamilton, Stephanie (D) Nay
  • Sun, Leezah (D) Nay
  • Terech, Laura (D) Nay
  • Toma, Ben (R) Yea
  • Travers, Anastasia (D) Nay
  • Tsosie, Myron (D) Nay
  • Wilmeth, Justin (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
03/8/2023 5 3 0 0 Yes
  • Diaz, Eva (D) Nay
  • Farnsworth, David (R) Yea
  • Hoffman, Jake (R) Yea
  • Mendez, Juan (D) Nay
  • Rogers, Wendy (R) Yea
  • Shamp, Janae (R) Yea
  • Sundareshan, Priya (D) Nay
  • Wadsack, Justine (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
03/13/2023 4 3 0 0 Yes
  • Alston, Lela (D) Nay
  • Borrelli, Sonny (R) Yea
  • Kerr, Sine (R) Yea
  • Miranda, Catherine (D) Nay
  • Petersen, Warren (R) Yea
  • Shope, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Teran, Raquel (D) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/10/2023 0 0 0 0 Yes
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/12/2023 16 14 0 0 Yes
  • Alston, Lela (D) Nay
  • Bennett, Ken (R) Yea
  • Borrelli, Sonny (R) Yea
  • Burch, Eva (D) Nay
  • Carroll, Frank (R) Yea
  • Diaz, Eva (D) Nay
  • Epstein, Denise (D) Nay
  • Farnsworth, David (R) Yea
  • Fernandez, Brian (D) Nay
  • Gabaldon, Rosanna (D) Nay
  • Gonzales, Sally (D) Nay
  • Gowan, David (R) Yea
  • Hatathlie, Theresa (D) Nay
  • Hernandez, Anna (D) Nay
  • Hoffman, Jake (R) Yea
  • Kaiser, Steve (R) Yea
  • Kavanagh, John (R) Yea
  • Kern, Anthony (R) Yea
  • Kerr, Sine (R) Yea
  • Marsh, Christine (D) Nay
  • Mendez, Juan (D) Nay
  • Mesnard, Javan (R) Yea
  • Miranda, Catherine (D) Nay
  • Petersen, Warren (R) Yea
  • Rogers, Wendy (R) Yea
  • Shamp, Janae (R) Yea
  • Shope, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Sundareshan, Priya (D) Nay
  • Teran, Raquel (D) Nay
  • Wadsack, Justine (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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