Lawmakers mull sine die delay until key Kavanagh returns from absence
By Hank Stephenson and Ben Giles | Arizona Capitol Times
The Arizona House and Senate may delay adjourning the session until next week, as the Legislature waits for Republican Sen. John Kavanagh to return from a trip to Louisiana to provide a crucial vote for a pair of bills.
After approving a $9.8 billion state budget on Friday morning, legislative leaders had planned to end their annual session Monday or Tuesday, but later changed that goal to Tuesday or Wednesday.
Now, they’re saying it could be next week.
House Republican leadership is so-far unwilling to close the session without a vote on two measures: A bill to restore two-year eligibility for cash assistance for needy families and a measure to require municipal tax increase elections be held in November of even-numbered years.
