We’re still in the suspended animation at the state capitol.
The House and Senate passed their (party line) budget last week. Hobbs has already vetoed it. The governor argued the proposal didn’t include executive branch priorities, cut too much from safety net services, and didn’t fund things needed to implement the red tape provisions in HR1.
Then the House took a one-month paid vacation until June 1. As far as I can tell the Senate is still technically conducting business.
Arizona legislature heads home for a month with budget shutdown clock ticking | Arizona Mirror
Hobbs vetoes ‘unbalanced and reckless’ Republican budget | Arizona Capitol Times
In the meantime, regular bills are frozen. Many healthcare and public health bills that are still technically alive are now sitting in purgatory waiting for budget negotiations to move forward. Until there’s a bipartisan budget the regular bills will remain frozen.
Next week I’ll cover the list of potential ballot propositions that could affect public health either directly or indirectly (and which ones we’ve taken positions on).
