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Proposed Arizona Firearm Legislation HB2840

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Misconduct involving weapons; school grounds

Subject: Misconduct Involving Weapons: School Grounds: Criminal Code - Title 13: Firearms

Description: Misconduct involving weapons; school grounds

Session: Fifty-fifth Legislature - First Regular Session (2021)

Last Action: Senate Committee of the Whole action: Retained

Last Action Date: May 26, 2021

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: Jacqueline Parker (R); Leo Biasiucci (R); Walter Blackman (R); Judy Burges (R); John Fillmore (R); Travis Grantham (R); Jake Hoffman (R); Steve Kaiser (R); Quang Nguyen (R); Justin Wilmeth (R);

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

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate May 26, 2021 Senate Committee of the Whole action: Retained
Senate Mar 23, 2021 Senate minority caucus: Do pass
Senate Mar 23, 2021 Senate majority caucus: Do pass
Senate Mar 22, 2021 Senate RULES Committee action: Proper For Consideration, voting: (0-0-0-0)
Senate Mar 22, 2021 Senate consent calendar
Senate Mar 18, 2021 Senate JUD Committee action: Do Pass, voting: (5-2-1-0)
Senate Mar 8, 2021 Senate read second time
Senate Mar 4, 2021 Introduced in Senate and read first time
Senate Mar 4, 2021 Assigned to Senate RULES Committee
Senate Mar 4, 2021 Assigned to Senate JUD Committee
Senate Mar 3, 2021 Transmit to Senate
House Mar 3, 2021 House third reading PASSED voting: (31-28-1-0)
House Feb 24, 2021 House Committee of the Whole action: Do Pass
House Feb 22, 2021 House minority caucus: Do pass
House Feb 22, 2021 House majority caucus: Do pass
House Feb 22, 2021 House consent calendar
House Feb 22, 2021 House RULES Committee action: constitutional and in proper form, voting: (8-0-0-0-0-0)
House Feb 17, 2021 House JUD Committee action: Do Pass, voting: (6-3-0-1-0-0)
House Feb 11, 2021 House read second time
House Feb 10, 2021 Assigned to House JUD Committee
House Feb 10, 2021 Assigned to House RULES Committee
House Feb 10, 2021 Introduced in House and read first time
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Engrossed Feb 24, 2021 state link bill text
Introduced Feb 8, 2021 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
02/17/2021 6 3 0 1 Yes
  • Blackman, Walter (R) Yea
  • Bowers, Russell (R) Yea
  • Chavez, Cesar (D) Absent
  • Degrazia, Domingo (D) Nay
  • Finchem, Mark (R) Yea
  • Hernandez, Melody (D) Nay
  • Nguyen, Quang (R) Yea
  • Parker, Jacqueline (R) Yea
  • Pingerelli, Beverly (R) Yea
  • Rodriguez, Diego (D) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/22/2021 8 0 0 0 Yes
  • Biasiucci, Leo (R) Yea
  • Bowers, Russell (R) Yea
  • Degrazia, Domingo (D) Yea
  • Epstein, Denise (D) Yea
  • Espinoza, Diego (D) Yea
  • Grantham, Travis (R) Yea
  • Nutt, Becky (R) Yea
  • Toma, Ben (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/24/2021 0 0 0 0 Yes
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03/3/2021 31 28 1 0 Yes
  • Andrade, Richard (D) Nay
  • Barton, Brenda (R) Yea
  • Biasiucci, Leo (R) Yea
  • Blackman, Walter (R) Yea
  • Blackwater-Nygren, Jasmine (D) Nay
  • Bolding, Reginald (D) Nay
  • Bolick, Shawnna (R) Yea
  • Bowers, Russell (R) Yea
  • Burges, Judy (R) Yea
  • Butler, Kelli (D) Nay
  • Cano, Andres (D) Nay
  • Carroll, Frank (R) Yea
  • Chaplik, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Chavez, Cesar (D) Nay
  • Cobb, Regina (R) Yea
  • Cook, David (R) Yea
  • Dalessandro, Andrea (D) Nay
  • Degrazia, Domingo (D) Nay
  • Dunn, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Epstein, Denise (D) Nay
  • Espinoza, Diego (D) Nay
  • Fernandez, Charlene (D) Nay
  • Fillmore, John (R) Yea
  • Finchem, Mark (R) Yea
  • Friese, Randall (D) Nay
  • Grantham, Travis (R) Yea
  • Griffin, Gail (R) Yea
  • Hernandez, Alma (D) NV
  • Hernandez, Daniel (D) Nay
  • Hernandez, Melody (D) Nay
  • Hoffman, Jake (R) Yea
  • Jermaine, Jennifer (D) Nay
  • John, Joel (R) Yea
  • Kaiser, Steve (R) Yea
  • Kavanagh, John (R) Yea
  • Lieberman, Aaron (D) Nay
  • Longdon, Jennifer (D) Nay
  • Meza, Robert (D) Nay
  • Nguyen, Quang (R) Yea
  • Nutt, Becky (R) Yea
  • Osborne, Joanne (R) Yea
  • Parker, Jacqueline (R) Yea
  • Pawlik, Jennifer (D) Nay
  • Payne, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Pingerelli, Beverly (R) Yea
  • Powers Hannley, Pamela (D) Nay
  • Pratt, Franklin (R) Yea
  • Roberts, Bret (R) Yea
  • Rodriguez, Diego (D) Nay
  • Salman, Athena (D) Nay
  • Schwiebert, Judy (D) Nay
  • Shah, Amish (D) Nay
  • Sierra, Lorenzo (D) Nay
  • Stahl Hamilton, Stephanie (D) Nay
  • Teran, Raquel (D) Nay
  • Toma, Ben (R) Yea
  • Tsosie, Myron (D) Nay
  • Udall, Michelle (R) Yea
  • Weninger, Jeff (R) Yea
  • Wilmeth, Justin (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
03/18/2021 5 2 1 0 Yes
  • Barto, Nancy (R) Yea
  • Borrelli, Sonny (R) Yea
  • Contreras, Lupe (D) NV
  • Engel, Kirsten (D) Nay
  • Leach, Vince (R) Yea
  • Petersen, Warren (R) Yea
  • Quezada, Martin (D) Nay
  • Rogers, Wendy (R) Yea
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03/22/2021 0 0 0 0 Yes
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05/26/2021 0 0 0 0 Yes
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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