Legislature Scorecard 50th Legislature - 2nd Session 2012
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SC Arizona lobbied against 18 bills in 2012; 10 of those went to a full fl oor HB 2563 “Bible Infl uence; Schools; Elective” vote. Each legislator’s Secular Ra ng is based on number of bills that legislator This bill legalizes teaching the Chris an Bible in public schools, while current voted on (NVs and absences are excluded), divided by the number of votes statute disallows teaching all non-Chris an holy books. This represents an made in line with Secular Coali on for Arizona’s posi on. The 10 bills on which uncons tu onal preferencing of the Chris an Bible and suppresses the voices SC Arizona based the legislator’s Secular Ra ngs are as follows: of religious minori es and nonbelievers.
SB 1009 “Schools; Preference; Childbirth; Adoption” HB 2622 “School Rankings; Display; Time Period” This bill requires public schools to teach childbirth and adop on as prefereable This bill contains a poten ally uncons tu onal “rider” that a aches elements to abor on—a state-sponsored endorsement of a par cular religious viewpoint of vetoed Empowerment Accounts bill HB 2626 as an amendment. that may confl ict with medical advice or a student’s own best interest. The amendment expands a program that uses taxpayer dollars to directly fund religious schools and religious homeschool curricula. The Empowerment SB 1047 “Tax Credit; School Tuition Organizations” Account amendment was added at the very last stage in the legisla ve This bill expands school tax credits that divert money from the public coff ers process, so cons tuents had li le opportunity to respond in any meaningful into private religious schools. way.
SB 1359 “Civil Liability; Wrongful Birth, Life or Conception Claims; HB 2625 “Insurers; Healthcare; Religious Beliefs” Application” This bill privileges religious belief over other kinds of convic ons by allowing This bill protects doctors from civil liability if the doctor refrains from employers to deny women contracep on coverage because of faith-based informing a pregnant woman of prenatal health issues because the doctor objec ons. feels the informa on could lead to an abor on—another example of science- based medicine in Arizona becoming a casualty of the Religious Right’s war on HB 2626 “Empowerment Scholarship Accounts; Expansion” abor on. This bill expands the program that uses public money to directly fund religious schools and religious homeschool curricula. (Vetoed by Governor Brewer) SB 1365 “Free Exercise of Religion; Contracts” This is a refusal of service and discrimina on clause couched as a “religious HB 2800 “Public Funding; Family Planning; Prohibition” liberty” bill, which empowers state-licensed professionals to deny services to This bill was specifi cally designed to prevent Planned Parenthood, and other anyone they object to on religious grounds (including LGBT people, religious clinics that provide abor ons, from being reimbursed by the state for even the minori es and nonbelievers). non-abor on-related the healthcare service they provide. The bill represents a religious bias against abor on rather than evidence-based policy on the most HB 2036 “Abortion; Procedures; Informed Consent; Requirements” eff ec ve use of Medicaid funds. This is a dangerously an -science bill that jeopardizes “best prac ces” in medical care as part of the Religious Right’s war on abor on. There is no evidence to support the medical procedures it legislates and it fails to ensure that women receive unbiased, comprehensive informa on about their health.
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Arizona House
Current Secular Name District* SB1009 SB1047 SB1359 SB1365 HB2036 HB2563 HB2622 HB2625 HB2626 HB2800 Race RaƟ ng Eddie Ableser 17 S 26 NV NV 88%
Lela Alston 15 H 24 100%
Ben Arredondo 17 NV 100%
Cecil P. Ash 18 (s) (s) 10% Brenda Barton 5 H 6 (s) (s) (s) (s) 0% Kate Brophy 11 H 28 30% McGee
Chad Campbell 14 H 24 100%
Heather Carter 7 H 15 NV NV NV (s) 0%
Tom Chabin 2 S 6 NV 100%
Steve Court 18 0% Chester Crandell 5 S 6 (s) (s) (s) (s) 0% Jeff Dial 20 H 18 (s) 0% Karen Fann 1 H 1 (s) (s) 10% Steve Farley 28 S 9 80% Eddie Farnsworth 22 H 12 (s) 0%
John Fillmore 23 (s) (s) (s) 0%
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Current Secular Name District* SB1009 SB1047 SB1359 SB1365 HB2036 HB2563 HB2622 HB2625 HB2626 HB2800 Race RaƟ ng
Nicholas Fontana 29 100%
Tom Forese 21 H 17 (s) (s) 0%
Ruben Gallego 16 H 27 100%
Sally Ann Gonzales 27 H 3 100%
Doris Goodale 3 H 5 (s) (s) (s) 0% David Gowan 30 H 14 (s) (s) (s) 0% Rick Gray 9 H 21 (s) (s) 0%
Albert Hale 2 H 7 NV NV 100%
Jack W. Harper 4 (s) NV (s) (s) 0%
Ma Heinz 29 US H 2 NV NV 100%
Ka e Hobbs 15 S 24 100%
Russ Jones 24 H 13 wi NV (s) 22% Peggy Judd 25 NV (s) NV (s) 0% John Kavanagh 8 H 23 (s) (s) (s) (s) 0% Debbie Lesko 9 H 21 (s) (s) (s) (s) (s) (s) 0% Phil Lovas 4 H 22 0% Debbie McCune 14 H 30 90% Davis
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Current Secular Name District* SB1009 SB1047 SB1359 SB1365 HB2036 HB2563 HB2622 HB2625 HB2626 HB2800 Race RaƟ ng Nancy McLain 3 (s) 0% JD Mesnard 21 H 17 (s) (s) (s) (s) 0%
Eric Meyer 11 H 28 100%
Catherine H. 16 H 27 NV 44% Miranda (s) Steve B. 12 H 13 (s) (s) (s) 0% Montenegro Jus n Olson 19 H 25 (s) (s) (s) 0%
Lynne Pancrazi 24 S 4 (s) NV 0% Jus n Pierce 19 H 25 (s) (s) (s) (s) 0% Frank Pra 23 H 8 (s) (s) (s) 0% Terri Proud 26 (s) (s) NV (s) (s) (s) 0%
Mar n J. Quezada 13 H 29 100%
Amanda A. Reeve 6 H 28 0% Bob Robson 20 H 18 (s) (s) 0% Macario Saldate 27 H 3 100% IV Carl Seel 6 H 20 0% David Burnell 7 (s) 0% Smith
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Current Secular Name District* SB1009 SB1047 SB1359 SB1365 HB2036 HB2563 HB2622 HB2625 HB2626 HB2800 Race RaƟ ng David W. Stevens 25 H 14 (s) 0% Andy Tobin 1 H 1 (s) 0%
Anna Tovar 13 S 19 NV NV (s) 100% Michelle Ugen 8 H 23 10% Steve Urie 22 (s) (s) (s) (s) 0% Ted Vogt 30 H 10 0% Jim Weiers 10 (s) 0% Jerry Weiers 12 0%
Bruce Wheeler 28 H 10 NV 100%
Vic Williams 26 0% Kimberly Yee 10 S 20 (s) (s) (s) (s) (s) 0%
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Legislature Scorecard
Arizona Senate
Current Secular Name District* SB1009 SB1047 SB1359 SB1365 HB2036 HB2563 HB2622 HB2625 HB2626 HB2800 Race Ra ng
Paula Aboud 28 100%
Sylvia Allen 5 (s) (s) (s) 0% Frank Antenori 30 S 10 (s) NV 0% Nancy Barto 7 S 15 (s) (s) (s) 0% Andy Biggs 22 S 12 (s) (s) 0% Judy Burges 4 S 22 (s) (s) 0% Olivia Cajero 27 S 3 100% Bedford Rich Crandall 19 S 16 (s) NV 0% Adam Driggs 11 S 28 (s) (s) 0%
Steve Gallardo 13 S 29 NV NV 100%
Ron Gould 3 (s) (s) NV (s) 0% Linda Gray 10 (s) 0% Gail Griffi n 25 S 14 (s) 0% Jack Jackson, Jr. 2 S 7 90% Lori Klein 6 (s) (s) (s) NV 0% Leah Landrum 16 S 27 NV 89% Taylor
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Current Secular Name District* SB1009 SB1047 SB1359 SB1365 HB2036 HB2563 HB2622 HB2625 HB2626 HB2800 Race Ra ng Jerry Lewis 18 S 26 (s) (s) (s) 10%
Linda Lopez 29 S 2 100%
David Lujan 15 100%
John McComish 20 S 18 (s) (s) 0% Al Melvin 26 S 11 (s) (s) (s) (s) 0%
Robert Meza 14 S 30 100%
Rick Murphy 9 S 21 (s) (s) (s) (s) (s) 0% John Nelson 12 (s) (s) 0% Steve Pierce 1 S 1 NV 0% Michele Reagan 8 S 23 10% David Schapira 17 90% Don Shooter 24 S 13 (s) (s) NV 0% Steve Smith 23 H 11 (s) (s) (s) 0% Steve Yarbrough 21 S 17 (s) (s) (s) (s) 0%
*District prior to redistric ng. For legislators running in this elec on, the new district is listed in “Current Race.” H = State House of Representa ves; S = State Senate = Voted in favor; = Voted against; NV = No vote; (s) = Bill sponsor, (wi) = write in.
SC Arizona lobbied against 18 bills in 2012; 10 of those went to a full fl oor vote. Each legislator’s Secular Ra ng is based on number of bills that legislator voted on (NVs and absences are excluded), divided by the number of votes made in line with Secular Coali on for Arizona’s posi on.
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