E AS T VALLE Y CHAMBERS OF CO MME RC E AL L I AN C E

T h e V o i c e o f E a s t V a l l e y B u s i n e s s
Ahwatukee Foothills Apache Junction Chandler Gilbert
Mesa Queen Creek Scottsdale Te m p e

2010
LEGISLATIVE SESSION
REPORT CARD
AND COMMENTARY

The East Valley Chambers of Commerce Alliance

coordinates and advances the common business
interests of the East Valley.

Representing more than 7,300 businesses and organizations

EAST VALLEY CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE ALLIANCE 2010 LEGISLATIVE REPORT CARD
Legislation listed in this report card most accurately represents the positions of the Alliance that were communicated
to East Valley lawmakers throughout the 2010 Regular Session. Please see the back cover for the disposition of each bill.
HB 2260
BILL HB 2003 HB 2064 HB 2156 HB 2243 HB 2250 SB 1348 HB 2302 HB 2442 HB 2625 HB 2647 HB 2736
Biofuels Internal Tourism, AZ Job Publication Greenhouse STAN Initiatives;
Revitalization Regulatory Sports
Conversion Revenue Code TPT Distribution, Recovery of Notices; Gas Emissions; Subaccount; Review;
Authority;
TITLE Districts
Program Conformity Reinstatement Act
Rule Making
Committee Regulations City Title; Signature
Surcharges
Reimbursementy Collection

ALLIANCE POSITION S S S S S S S S S S S

SENATORS
C. Allen (R - District 8) A A A A * A A D A A *
Burton-Cahill (D - District 17) A A A A * D A D A A *
C. Gray (R - District 19) NV D A D * A D A A A *
A A A D * A A A A A
Huppenthal (R - District 20) *
Pearce (R - District 18) D D A D * A D A A A *
Rios (D - District 23) A A A A * D A D A A *
Tibshraeny (R - District 21) NV A A A * A A A A A
*
Verschoor (R - District 22) D A A D * A D A A A
*
REPRESENTATIVES
Ableser (D - District 17) A A D A D D A D D A D
Adams (R - District 19) D A A A A A A A A A A
Ash (R - District 18) D NV A A A A D A A A A
Biggs (R - District 22) NV A A D A D D A A A NV
Court (R - District 18) D A A A A A D A NV A A
Crandall (R - District 19) D A A A A A A A A A A
Hendrix (R - District 22) D A A A A A A A A A A
Kavanagh (R - District 8) D A A A A A D A A A D
McComish (R - District 20) A A A A A A A A A A A
McGuire (D - District 23) A A A NV D D A A A NV A
Nichols (R - District 21) A A A A A A A A A A A
Pratt (R - District 23) A A A A A A A A A A A
Reagan (R - District 8) A A A A A A A A A A A
Schapira (D - District 17) A A A A D D A D D
A NV D
Waters (D - District 20) A A A A NV A A D A A NV
Yarbrough (R - District 21) A A A A A A D A A A A
A = Agree D = Disagree NV = Not Voting * = No Opportunity to Vote
Percentages are based on the number of times a legislator agreed with the Alliance on specific issues divided by the number of
times he or she had the opportunity to cast a final floor vote. An indication of not voting is counted as a position in disagreement.
LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT KEY: District 8 – Scottsdale; District 17 – South Scottsdale, Tempe; District 18 – West Mesa;
District 19 – East Mesa; District 20 - Ahwatukee, West Chandler, South Tempe; District 21 – East Chandler, Queen Creek;
District 22 – Gilbert, Apache Junction, South Mesa; District 23 – Apache Junction, Queen Creek
 EAST VALLEY CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE ALLIANCE 2010 LEGISLATIVE REPORT CARD
Legislation listed in this report card most accurately represents the positions of the Alliance that were communicated
to East Valley lawmakers throughout the 2010 Regular Session. Please see the back cover for the disposition of each bill.
SB 1189
BILL HCM 2002 HCR 2018 HCR 2039 HCR 2056 SB 1104 HB 2492 SB 1254 SCM 1002 SCM 1003 SCM 1004 SCR 1009 SCR 1021
Initiatives; Temporary Personal State Admissibility Research; Arizona’s Federal Publicly Greenhouse % Agree
Health Health
Filing Suspension; Property; Revenue of Expert Development; Share; Funding; Financed Emissions;
Care Care with
TITLE Reform Deadline
Voter Protected Tax Exemption Expenditures;
Funding
Opinion Production; Reform
Federal Health
Care Costs
Elections; Congressional
Limit Testimony Tax Credit Feul Tax Prohibition Regulations Alliance

ALLIANCE POSITION S S S S O S S S S S S S

SENATORS
C. Allen (R - District 8) A A * * A A NV A NV A NV A 79%
Burton-Cahill (D - District 17) A A * * A D A A A A D D 74%
C. Gray (R - District 19) A NV * * D A NV A A A A A 63%
Huppenthal (R - District 20) A A * * D A D A A A A A 84%
Pearce (R - District 18) A A * * D A D A A A A A 68%
Rios (D - District 23) A A * * A D A A A A D NV 74%
Tibshraeny (R - District 21) A NV * * D A A A A A A A 84%
Verschoor (R - District 22) A A * * D A A A A A A A 79%

REPRESENTATIVES
Ableser (D - District 17) D A D D * D A D D * * * 37%
Adams (R - District 19) A A A A * A D A A * * * 89%
Ash (R - District 18) A A A A * A A A A * * * 84%
Biggs (R - District 22) D A NV A * A NV D A * * * 53%
Court (R - District 18) A NV A A * A D A A * * * 74%
Crandall (R - District 19) A A A A * A A A A * * * 95%
Hendrix (R - District 22) A A A A * A A A A * * * 95%
Kavanagh (R - District 8) A A A A * A D A A * * * 79%
McComish (R - District 20) A A A A * A D A A * * * 95%
McGuire (D - District 23) D A D D * A A A A * * * 63%
Nichols (R - District 21) A A A A A A A A * * * 100%
*
A A A A A A A A * *
Pratt (R - District 23) * * 100%
A A A A A A A A
Reagan (R - District 8)
* * * * 100%
Schapira (D - District 17) D A D D * D A D D * * * 37%
Waters (D - District 20) D A D D * NV A NV D * * * 53%
Yarbrough (R - District 21) A A A A * D D A A * * * 84%
A = Agree D = Disagree NV = Not Voting * = No Opportunity to Vote
Percentages are based on the number of times a legislator agreed with the Alliance on specific issues divided by the number of
times he or she had the opportunity to cast a final floor vote. An indication of not voting is counted as a position in disagreement.
LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT KEY: District 8 – Scottsdale; District 17 – South Scottsdale, Tempe; District 18 – West Mesa;
District 19 – East Mesa; District 20 - Ahwatukee, West Chandler, South Tempe; District 21 – East Chandler, Queen Creek;
District 22 – Gilbert, Apache Junction, South Mesa; District 23 – Apache Junction, Queen Creek
2010 LEGISLATIVE SESSION REPORT CARD Bill Summaries and Budget Commentary
+ = Alliance Supported Bills – = Alliance Opposed Bills
HB 2003+ Revitalization Districts
Authorizes the creation of revitalization districts for the purpose of infrastructure development in one or more cities or towns, including tribal communities.
HB 2064+ Biofuels Conversion Program
Clarifies the process for awarding grants from the Arizona Biofuel Conversion Program Fund to newly specified sites and increases the grant award threshold.
HB 2156+ Internal Revenue Code Conformity
Conforms Arizona’s tax statutes with the Internal Revenue Code with the exception of items related to the Federal Stimulus package.
HB 2243+ Tourism; TPT Distribution; Reinstatement
Reinstates the statutory Transaction Privilege Tax formula for tourism but suspends funding until action is taken by the Legislature.
HB 2250+ Arizona’s Job Recovery Act
Makes numerous changes to business tax statutes, job training programs, enterprise zone statutes and creates the Arizona Opportunitry Fund in an effort to
encourage job growth.

HB 2260/SB 1348+ Regulatory Rule Making

Adds summary rule making, revises the role of the Governor’s Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting and revises the use of general permits in
the rule making process.
HB 2302+ Publication of Notices; Committee
Establishes a committee to review Arizona’s publications statutes related to newspaper publication of legal or public notices.
HB 2442+ Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Regulations
Prohibits state agencies from adopting or enforcing state or regional programs to regulate greenhouse gas emissions without expressed legislative authorization.

HB 2625+ STAN Subaccount; City Reimbursement

Clarifies that a municipality receiving money from the Roads of Regional Significance Congestion Mitigation account before July 1, 2012 is not required
to reimburse the account.
HB 2647+ Initiatives; Review; Title; Signature Collection
Alters statutes related to initiatives by permitting Legislative Council to review initiative language and providing an affirmative defense for petition signature fraud.
HB 2736+ Sports Authority; Surcharges
Establishies a spring baseball ticket surcharge to develop new and renovate existing Major League Baseball spring training facilities.

HCM 2002+ Heath Care Reform

Urges the United States Congress, when considering federal health care reform legislation, to ensure equitable distribution of Medicaid funding.
HCR 2018+ Initiatives; Filing Deadline
Requires initiative petitions to be filed with the Secretary of State no less than six months preceding the date of the election.
HCR 2039+ Temporary Suspension; Voter-Protected Funding
Upon voter approval, allows the Legislature to temporarily suspend 50% of voter-protected funding.
HCR 2056+ Personal Property; Tax Exemption
Upon voter approval, increases the amounts of personal property exempt from taxes and provides a full exemption by 2014.
SB 1104- State Revenue Expenditures; Limit
Limits state spending to a cost of living increase plus population growth.
SB 1189/HB 2492+ Admissibility of Expert Opinion Testimony
Increases the standard used in civil and criminal trials relating to the admissibility of expert testimony.
SB 1254+ Research; Development; Production; Tax Credit
Modifies the individual and corporate income tax credit for research and development to allow for smaller companies to utilize the credit.
SCM 1002+ Heath Care Reform
Urges the United States Congress, when considering federal health care reform legislation, to ensure equitable distribution of Medicaid funding.

SCM 1003+ Arizona’s Share; Federal Fuel Tax

Urges the United States Congress to restructure the federal fuel tax system to ensure donor states receive an amount of federal monies equal to what is paid
in fuel taxes.
SCM 1004+ Federal Funding; Health Care Costs
Urges the United States Congress to ensure federal funding to cover the costs of health care services that would be required under federal health care reform
legislation.
SCR 1009+ Publicly Financed Elections; Prohibition
Upon voter approval, prohibits taxpayer money from being used to fund any political candidate or campaign for statewide office or a legislative office.
SCR 1021+ Greenhouse Emissions; Congressional Regulations
Urges the United States Congress to limit EPA efforts to regulate greenhouse gases until Congress adopts climate and energy supply legislation.

2010 Budget Commentary

Included in this year’s budget bills were many conflicting policy issues that impact East Valley businesses. Support for one policy and opposition
to another issue in the same budget bill made grading difficult. While the EVCCA communicated its positions on policy issues to lawmakers,
because of the aforementioned conflict, legislators were not graded on the budget bills.
For further information: contact Dorn Policy Group, Inc. at 602-606-4667 www.evcca.org