By Ben Giles | Arizona Capitol Times
Senate President Karen Fann was dumbfounded.
A bill to dub lemonade the official state drink of Arizona, the brainchild of a Gilbert teenager in GOP Rep. Warren Petersen’s legislative district, was about to fail a vote in the state senate.
“Members, does anyone want to change their vote before I close the board? I can’t tell if you’re being serious or not,” the Prescott Republican asked her colleagues.
They were very serious.
The bill failed today on a 12-18 vote to lighthearted applause and laughter among senators. As for why, the explanations varied.
“A lot of, I guess, the ‘opposition’ was in support of margaritas,” said Senate Minority Leader Rick Gray, R-Sun City, a callback to attempts by some Democratic lawmakers to amend Petersen’s HB 2692 in honor of an alcoholic beverage.
Not exactly, said Minority Leader David Bradley, D-Tucson.
