By Reagan Priest | State Affairs
As the dust settles from the 2026 legislative session, Gov. Katie Hobbs is still sifting through more than 200 bills sent to her desk last week.
Lawmakers adjourned sine die early Saturday morning after sending piles of legislation to the Governor’s Office. Many of them are destined for Hobbs’ veto stamp, including bills banning “sharia law,” restricting access to abortion and allowing doctors to be sued for performing gender transition procedures.
However, the Yellow Sheet Report is watching a few bills that could go either way.
For instance, House Bill 4117, dubbed the “Don Lemon bill,” made it to Hobbs’ desk with six House Democrats and one Senate Democrat voting in favor. The bill would make it a crime to interfere with a “religious service or religious activity” by obstructing access to a place or worship or making any “protracted commotion, utterance or display” disrupting religious services or activities.
