By Phil Riske | Senior Reporter/Writer
Bill filing for the 2020 Arizona Legislature opened last month, with a trickling of proposed laws and the expectation for hundreds more. When the session ends late spring (or early summer) only a small percentage of the measures will be enacted into law. A sizeable number will be DOA.
Following are examples of measures likely to be ignored by the speaker of the House and president of the Senate, who will place them in a drawer, never to see the light of day again.
HB 2012—Appropriations: Light, Rail Tombstone to Bisbee
HB 2333—Licensing requirements for operators of fast-food malt and shake makers
HB 2043—Regulations for adoption of pet buzzards
HB 2400—Committee attendance by drone is disallowed.
HB 2205— Appropriations: House pickle ball court
SCR 1001—Resolution to Congress stating “Don’t screw with Arizona, you nitwits.”
SB 2111—Defining what “is” is
SB 2335—Giving attorney general authority to prosecute killer bees
SB 2004—Legalizing use of bath salts for the bathtub
SB 2005—Creating Arizona’s own Daylight Savings Time to be 19 minutes ahead of EST year-round.
