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Arizona State Legislature
Arizona State Legislature
	53rd Arizona Legislature
Type
Type	; Bicameral
Houses	; Senate; House of Representatives;
History
Founded	February 14, 1912 (1912-02-14);
Preceded by	Arizona Territorial Legislature
Leadership
President of; the Senate	Steven B. Yarbrough (R) ; Since January 3, 2017
President pro; Tempore	; John Kavanagh (R) ; Since January 8, 2018
Speaker of; the House	; J. D. Mesnard (R) ; Since January 2017
Speaker pro; Tempore	Thomas R. Shope (R) ; Since January 2017
Structure
Seats	90 Legislators; ; 30 Senators; ; 60 Representatives; ;
Senate political groups	; ; Republican (17); ; ; Democratic (13); ;
House political groups	; ; Republican (35); ; ; Democratic (25); ;
Elections
Senate last election	November 6, 2018
House last election	November 6, 2018
Senate next election	November 3, 2020
House next election	November 3, 2020
Redistricting	Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission
Meeting place
	; Arizona State Capitol; 1700 W. Washington St.; Phoenix, Arizona • 85007
Website
	http://www.azleg.gov/

The Arizona State Capitol grounds in Phoenix.

The Arizona State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arizona. It is a bicameral legislature that consists of a lower house, the House of Representatives, and an upper house, the Senate. Composed of 90 legislators, the state legislature meets in the Capitol Complex in the state capital of Phoenix, Arizona. Created by the Arizona Constitution upon statehood in 1912, the Arizona State Legislature met biennially until 1950. Today, they meet annually.

Arizona's electoral districts are different from the majority of U.S. states. The state is divided into 30 legislative districts, each of which elects one senator and two representatives. Legislators are term limited to eight consecutive years in office, but can run again after two years or run for the other house than the one in which they serve.

History

Pre-statehood

Congress formed the New Mexico Territory in 1850 consisting of the land that is now Arizona north of the Gila River, along with what is now New Mexico, parts of Colorado and Nevada.^[1] In 1853, the territory expanded under the Gadsden Purchase agreement by nearly 30,000 square miles of land south of the Gila River in Arizona, forming the state’s current boundary with Mexico.^[1] In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Arizona Organic Act creating the Territory of Arizona. In 1864, the First Territorial Legislature convened in Prescott, the territory’s first capital.^[1] The capital moved from Prescott to Tucson and back to Prescott before being permanently established in Phoenix in 1889.^[1]

Early years of statehood

On June 20, 1910, President William Howard Taft signed the Enabling Act, allowing the Arizona Territory to hold a constitutional convention. Elected Arizona delegates convened in Phoenix at the territorial capitol on October 10, 1910 to draft the Arizona Constitution.^[1] Although constitutional provisions for prohibition and women’s suffrage were rejected, voters added both within three years of statehood.^[1] The new constitution was ratified by voters on February 9, 1911, and Arizona statehood took place on February 14, 1912, after eliminating a provision that caused an initial veto by the president.^[1]

Arizona's First Legislature had 19 state senators and 35 state representatives and convened March 18, 1912.^[1] The Legislature met on a biennial basis until 1950, when a constitutional amendment provided for annual sessions.^[1]

Legislative process

The Arizona Legislature is responsible for making laws in the state of Arizona. The first step in the legislative process is bill drafting. First, legislators must submit a bill request to the legislative council staff.^[2] Additionally, a legislator-elect may submit a bill request or private citizens can obtain authorization from a legislator to use the legislator's name before giving instructions to the legislative council staff.^[2] The legislative council staff delivers a bill draft to the sponsor or requester and if directed, will prepare the bill for introduction.^[2]

Bills undergo three or four readings during the legislative process. After the first reading, they are assigned to committee. Committees can amend measures or hold legislation and prevent it from advancing. Once committee action is completed, the bill undergoes a second hearing and a third hearing, which happens just before the floor vote on it.^[1] The bill is then sent to the opposite legislative house for consideration. If approved, without amendment, it is sent to the governor. If there is amendment, however, the Senate may either reconsider the bill with amendments or ask for the establishment of a conference committee to work out differences in the versions of the bill passed by each chamber. Once a piece of legislation approved by both houses is forwarded to the governor, it may either be signed or vetoed. If it is signed, it takes effect on the effective date of the legislation. If it is vetoed, lawmakers may override the veto with a vote by a three-fifths majority in both chambers.^[1]

Alternatively, instead of presenting the measure to the Governor, the Legislature may order that it be submitted to the people.^[3] If the measure is approved by the people, the Governor has no power to veto it,^[4] and the Legislature may not repeal it,^[5] and may not amend it unless the amending legislation furthers the purposes of such measure and at least three-fourths of the members of each house of the Legislature, by a roll call of ayes and nays, vote to amend such measure.^[6]

Membership

Districting

There are 30 legislative districts in Arizona, each of which is a multi-member constituency. Each district elects a state senator and two state representatives for a two-year term. The combining of upper and lower house districts into a single constituency is found in only seven U.S. state legislatures: Arizona, Idaho, Maryland, New Jersey, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Washington.

Term limits

Under article 4, part 2, section 21 of the Constitution of Arizona, members of the Arizona Legislature serve two-year terms, and legislators are subject to term limits.^[7] With regard to term limits, members may only serve four consecutive terms (or eight years) in each house; however, once serving the limit, former members are re-eligible for election after a 2-year respite.^[7] Members who are term-limited in one house frequently seek election to other positions within the state.

Party composition and elections

Party division of the legislature since 1996:^[8]

Year	Senate	House
1996	18 R, 12 D	38 R, 22 D
1998	16 R, 14 D	40 R, 20 D
2000	15 R, 15 D	36 R, 24 D
2002	17 R, 13 D	39 R, 21 D
2004	19 R, 11 D	38 R, 22 D
2006	16 R, 14 D	33 R, 27 D
2008	18 R, 12 D	35 R, 25 D
2010	21 R, 9 D	40 R, 20 D
2012	17 R, 13 D	38 R, 22 D
2014	17 R, 13 D	36 R, 24 D
2015†	18 R, 12 D	36 R, 24 D
2016	17 R, 13 D	35 R, 25 D

† On November 23, 2015 Begay switched from the Democratic Party to Republican Party.^[9]

References

^ ^a^b^c^d^e^f^g^hⁱ^j^k "Legislative Manual" (PDF). Arizona Legislative Council. Retrieved April 26, 2013..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em

^ ^a^b^c "Legislative Council". Azleg.gov. Retrieved 2015-06-10.

^ Ariz. Const. Art. IV, Part I, § 1(15).

^ Ariz. Const. Art. IV, Part I, § 1(6)(A).

^ Ariz. Const. Art. IV, Part I, § 1(6)(B).

^ Ariz. Const. Art. IV, Part I, § 1(6)(C).

^ ^a^b "Constitution of Arizona, art. 4, pt. 2, § 21". Arizona State Legislature. Retrieved 5 April 2013.

^ "State of Arizona Official Canvass". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved 13 September 2016.

^ "Arizona lawmaker Carlyle Begay switches political party". azcentral. November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2015.

^ Federal Writers’ Project (1956). "Chronology". Arizona, the Grand Canyon State. American Guide Series (4th ed.). New York: Hastings House.

External links

Official Arizona State Legislature website

Arizona State Legislature at Ballotpedia

Arizona House of Representatives website

Arizona State Senate website

[azleg-1] ⁱ^j^k "Legislative Manual" (PDF). Arizona Legislative Council. Retrieved April 26, 2013..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em

[manual-2] "Legislative Council". Azleg.gov. Retrieved 2015-06-10.

[3] Ariz. Const. Art. IV, Part I, § 1(15).

[4] Ariz. Const. Art. IV, Part I, § 1(6)(A).

[5] Ariz. Const. Art. IV, Part I, § 1(6)(B).

[6] Ariz. Const. Art. IV, Part I, § 1(6)(C).

[azconst-4-2-21-7] "Constitution of Arizona, art. 4, pt. 2, § 21". Arizona State Legislature. Retrieved 5 April 2013.

[State_of_Arizona_Official_Canvass-8] "State of Arizona Official Canvass". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved 13 September 2016.

[9] "Arizona lawmaker Carlyle Begay switches political party". azcentral. November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2015.

[wpa1956-10] Federal Writers’ Project (1956). "Chronology". Arizona, the Grand Canyon State. American Guide Series (4th ed.). New York: Hastings House.

v t e Members of the Arizona House of Representatives
_Speaker_of_the_House:_J._D._Mesnard_(R) _Speaker_Pro_Tempore:_T._J._Shope_(R) _Majority_Leader:_John_Allen_(R) _Minority_Leader:_Rebecca_Rios_(D)"> 53rd Legislature (2017–2019) Speaker of the House: J. D. Mesnard (R) Speaker Pro Tempore: T. J. Shope (R) Majority Leader: John Allen (R) Minority Leader: Rebecca Rios (D)
Noel W. Campbell (R) David Stringer (R) Rosanna Gabaldón (D) Daniel Hernández Jr. (D) Andrés Cano (D) Alma Hernandez (D) Charlene Fernandez (D) Jesus Rubalcava (D) Regina Cobb (R) Leo Biasiucci (R) Walter Blackman (R) Bob Thorpe (R) Arlando Teller (D) Myron Tsosie (D) David L. Cook (R) T. J. Shope (R) Randall Friese (D) Pamela Hannley (D) Domingo Degrazia (D) Kirsten Engel (D) Mark Finchem (R) Bret Roberts (R) Warren Petersen (R) Travis Grantham (R) Tim Dunn (R) Joanne Osborne (R) Gail Griffin (R) Becky Nutt (R) John Allen (R) Nancy K. Barto (R) John Fillmore (R) Kelly Townsend (R) Jennifer Pawlik (D) Jeff Weninger (R) Mitzi Epstein (D) Jennifer Jermaine (D) Lorenzo Sierra (D) Diego Espinoza (D) Shawnna Bolick (R) Anthony Kern (R) Kevin Payne (R) Tony Rivero (R) Frank Carroll (R) Ben Toma (R) Jay Lawrence (R) John Kavanagh (R) Jennifer Longdon (D) Amish Shah (D) Russell Bowers (R) Michelle Udall (R) Isela Blanc (D) Athena Salman (D) Reginald Bolding (D) Diego Rodriguez (D) Kelli Butler (D) Aaron Lieberman (D) Richard C. Andrade (D) César Chávez (D) Robert Meza (D) Raquel Teran (D)
Republican (31) Democratic (29) Arizona Legislature Arizona House of Representatives Arizona Senate

v t e Members of the Arizona Senate
_President_of_the_Senate:_Steve_Yarbrough_(R) _President_Pro_Tempore:_John_Kavanagh_(R) _Majority_Leader:_Kimberly_Yee_(R) _Minority_Leader:_Katie_Hobbs_(D)"> 53rd Legislature (2017–2019) President of the Senate: Steve Yarbrough (R) President Pro Tempore: John Kavanagh (R) Majority Leader: Kimberly Yee (R) Minority Leader: Katie Hobbs (D)
Karen Fann (R) Andrea Dalessandro (D) Olivia Cajero Bedford (D) Lisa Otondo (D) Sonny Borrelli (R) Sylvia Allen (R) Jamescita Peshlakai (D) Frank Pratt (R) Steve Farley (D) David Bradley (D) Steve Smith (R) Warren Petersen (R) Sine Kerr (R) Gail Griffin (R) Nancy Barto (R) Dave Farnsworth (R) Steve Yarbrough (R) Sean Bowie (D) Lupe Contreras (D) Kimberly Yee (R) Rick Gray (R) Judy Burges (R) John Kavanagh (R) Katie Hobbs (D) Bob Worsley (R) Juan Mendez (D) Catherine Miranda (D) Kate Brophy McGee (R) Martín Quezada (D) Robert Meza (D)
Republican (17) Democratic (13) Arizona Legislature Arizona House of Representatives Arizona Senate

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