Selections from the 52 bills sponsored by Wadsack last session
School Book Ban, Excerpt from SB1700
15-249.01. Prohibited books; list; parent objections; definition
… B. A PARENT MAY SUBMIT A BOOK TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR INCLUSION ON THE LIST DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION A OF THIS SECTION IF THE PARENT FINDS THE BOOK TO BE LEWD OR SEXUAL IN NATURE, TO PROMOTE GENDER FLUIDITY OR GENDER PRONOUNS OR TO GROOM CHILDREN INTO NORMALIZING PEDOPHILIA.� THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REVIEW EACH SUBMISSION MADE BY A PARENT, TOGETHER WITH THE BASIS FOR THE PARENT’S FINDINGS AND, IF THE DEPARTMENT AGREES WITH THE PARENT’S FINDINGS, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADD THE BOOK TO THE LIST DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION A OF THIS SECTION.
Ban on teaching The 1619 Project, Excerpt from SB1425
15-112.01. Prohibited courses and classes
A SCHOOL DISTRICT OR CHARTER SCHOOL IN THIS STATE MAY NOT INCLUDE IN ITS PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION ANY COURSES OR CLASSES THAT INCLUDE ANY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, CURRICULUM, MATERIAL OR ACTIVITY THAT IS DERIVED FROM OR ASSOCIATED WITH AN INITIATIVE BY JOURNALISTS TO REFRAME THIS COUNTRY’S HISTORY IN A RACIALLY DIVISIVE MANNER.
Prohibit Affirmative Action policies in state entities, Excerpt from SCR1024
36. Preferential treatment or discrimination prohibited; exceptions; definition
(a) THIS STATE MAY NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE DISADVANTAGE OR TREAT DIFFERENTLY ON THE BASIS OF RACE OR ETHNICITY ANY INDIVIDUAL FROM AMONG ANY POOL OF APPLICANTS, STUDENTS, EMPLOYEES OR CONTRACT RECIPIENTS WHEN MAKING A HIRING, CONTRACTING, PROMOTION OR ADMISSION DECISION. ANY ACTION THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE PROHIBITED, INCLUDING IMPLEMENTING AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICY, AND THAT IS TAKEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE LIMITED TO OUTREACH, ADVERTISING OR COMMUNICATION EFFORTS THAT DO NOT MODIFY ANY FORMAL APPLICATION CRITERIA OR EVALUATION. …
[Prohibits] 1. REQUIRING OR SOLICITING A WRITTEN OR ORAL STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF: … (b) ANY FORMULATION OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION OR INTERSECTIONALITY, BEYOND UPHOLDING THE EQUAL PROTECTION OF THE LAWS GUARANTEED BY THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION.
Drag Ban, Excerpt from SB1698
11-811. Zoning ordinance; zoning districts; definitions
… 5. “Adult oriented business” means adult arcades, adult bookstores or video stores, cabarets, adult live entertainment establishments, adult motion picture theaters, adult theaters, massage establishments that offer adult service, DRAG SHOWS OR ESTABLISHMENTS THAT CONDUCT DRAG SHOWS or nude model studios.
Restrict gender-affirming care for minors, Excerpt from SB1702
32-3230. Prohibition of permanent gender reassignment surgery for minors; prohibition on referring for or providing hormone therapy for minors; definitions
A. A physician may not provide irreversible PERMANENT gender reassignment surgery to any individual who is under eighteen years of age.� A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL MAY NOT MAKE A REFERRAL FOR OR PROVIDE CROSS-SEX HORMONES OR PUBERTY-BLOCKING DRUGS TO ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO IS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE. …
7. “PUBERTY-BLOCKING DRUGS” MEANS EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING WHEN USED TO DELAY OR SUPPRESS PUBERTAL DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDREN FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A GENDER TRANSITION
Anti-trans diaper-changing law, Excerpt from SB1417
15-763.02. Children with disabilities; diaper changes
… ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO CHANGES OR ASSISTS IN CHANGING THE DIAPER MUST BE A PERSON OF THE SAME BIOLOGICAL SEX AS THE CHILD WITH A DISABILITY.�
2. THE PARENT OF THE CHILD WITH A DISABILITY HAS A RIGHT TO MEET EACH INDIVIDUAL WHO CHANGES OR ASSISTS IN CHANGING THE DIAPER.
… THE PARENT OF THE CHILD WITH A DISABILITY MAY PROVIDE WRITTEN CONSENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NOT THE SAME BIOLOGICAL SEX AS THE CHILD WITH A DISABILITY TO CHANGE THE DIAPER.
Dismantle the Arizona School for the Deaf and the Blind (ASDB), Excerpt from SB1402
15-1343. Persons entitled to education
A. A person is entitled to an education in the schools for the deaf and the blind without charge if the person is a resident of this state, age IS three through twenty-one years OF AGE and sensory impaired HAS AT LEAST ONE OF THE DISABILITIES PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 15-761, PARAGRAPH 2 to an extent that he THE PERSON cannot acquire an appropriate education in the PERSON’S school district of residence.
… Section 15-761. Definitions
2. “Child with a disability”: [long list inclusive of all officially recognized disabilities in AZ]
Criminalizes violation of the “parents’ bill of rights”, Excerpt from SB1415
1-602. Parents’ bill of rights…
H. A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A CLASS 6 FELONY.
Legislate body cams on disabled children, Excerpt from SB1607
15-773.01. Parental rights; children with disabilities; body camera
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, THE PARENT OF A CHILD WITH A DISABILITY MAY USE A BODY CAMERA THAT THE PARENT HARNESSES TO THE CHEST OF THE CHILD WITH A DISABILITY TO ENSURE THAT THE CHILD WITH A DISABILITY IS PROPERLY TREATED AND IS SAFE AND HEALTHY WHILE AT SCHOOL.
Automatic transfer of guardianship of disabled adults, Excerpt from SB1411
14-5318. Developmental disabilities; parents; automatic appointment
A. NOTWITHSTANDING SECTIONS 14-5301.03 AND 41-5305, A PARENT WHO IS THE PRIMARY CAREGIVER OF A MINOR CHILD WHO IS RECEIVING SERVICES PURSUANT TO TITLE 36, CHAPTER 5.1 SHALL AUTOMATICALLY AND IMMEDIATELY BECOME THE GUARDIAN OF THAT CHILD ON THE CHILD’S EIGHTEENTH BIRTHDAY.
B. IF A PARENT WHO IS THE PRIMARY CAREGIVER OF A MINOR CHILD WHO IS RECEIVING SERVICES PURSUANT TO TITLE 36, CHAPTER 5.1 DOES NOT WISH TO AUTOMATICALLY AND IMMEDIATELY BECOME THE GUARDIAN OF THAT CHILD ON THE CHILD’S EIGHTEENTH BIRTHDAY, THE PARENT SHALL NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY AT LEAST SIX MONTHS BEFORE THE CHILD’S EIGHTEENTH BIRTHDAY.
Repeal prohibition on firearm possession in establishments serving alcohol, Excerpt from SB1427
4-244. Unlawful acts; definition
It is unlawful: …
29. For any person other than… the licensee or an employee of the licensee acting with the permission of the licensee to be in possession of a firearm while on the licensed premises of an on-sale retailer.
(= retail seller of alcohol …)
31. For any person in possession of a firearm while on the licensed premises of an on-sale retailer to consume spirituous liquor.
→ (crossed out = repealed/removed)
Prohibit towns from prohibiting gun shows within their border, Excerpt from SB1428
13-3108. Firearms regulated by state; state preemption; injunction; civil penalty; cause of action; violation; classification; definition
… a political subdivision of this state shall not…
2. PROHIBIT A GUN SHOW FROM OCCURRING IN THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR ENACT OR ENFORCE ANY ORDINANCE, RULE OR POLICY THAT PRIMARILY AFFECTS GUN SHOWS AND EFFECTIVELY PROHIBITS A GUN SHOW FROM OCCURRING IN THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Repeal Tucson, Phoenix, and Mesa Autonomy, Excerpt from SCR1023
2. Charter; preparation and proposal by board of freeholders; ratification and approval; amendment
Section 2. Any city containing, now or hereafter, a population of more LESS than three thousand five hundred FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND PERSONS may frame a charter for its own government consistent with, and subject to, the Constitution and the laws of the THIS state, in the following manner
Circumvent AZ State Bar, Excerpt from SB1435
12-119.06. Attorney licensing; requirements
THE SUPREME COURT SHALL LICENSE ATTORNEYS FOR THE PRACTICE OF LAW IN THIS STATE.� THE SUPREME COURT MAY NOT REQUIRE AN ATTORNEY TO BE A MEMBER OF ANY ORGANIZATION TO BECOME OR REMAIN A LICENSED ATTORNEY IN THIS STATE.
Covid vaccination ‘anti-discrimination’, Excerpt from SB1704
36-685. Vaccinations; discriminatory practices; prohibitions; exceptions; applicability; definitions
… B. IT IS AN UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE FOR:
1. ANY GOVERNMENT ENTITY TO REFUSE, WITHHOLD FROM OR DENY TO A PERSON ANY LOCAL OR STATE SERVICES, GOODS, FACILITIES, ADVANTAGES, PRIVILEGES, LICENSING, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, HEALTH CARE ACCESS OR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BASED ON THE PERSON’S VACCINATION STATUS OR WHETHER THE PERSON HAS AN IMMUNITY PASSPORT.
Anti-masking law impacting AZ businesses, Excerpt from SB1434
44-7952. Businesses; masks; biohazard waste disposal
ANY BUSINESS IN THIS STATE THAT REQUIRES PATRONS OF THE BUSINESS TO WEAR A MASK WHEN ON THE BUSINESS’S PREMISES SHALL PROVIDE AT EACH EXIT OF THE BUSINESS A BIOHAZARD WASTE DISPOSAL RECEPTACLE FOR PATRONS TO DISPOSE OF THEIR MASKS. THE BUSINESS SHALL DISPOSE OF ALL WASTE IN THE BIOHAZARD WASTE DISPOSAL RECEPTACLE IN THE SAME MANNER AS BIOHAZARDOUS MEDICAL WASTE PURSUANT TO SECTION 49-761.
B. A BUSINESS THAT VIOLATES SUBSECTION A OF THIS SECTION IS SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF $10,000 FOR EACH VIOLATION. EACH DAY THAT A VIOLATION CONTINUES CONSTITUTES A SEPARATE VIOLATION.
Covid mask & vaxx requirement ban for private businesses, Excerpt from SB1424
36-681. Governmental entities; businesses; masks; prohibition; definition
A. A governmental entity OR BUSINESS IN THIS STATE may not impose any requirement to wear a mask or face covering…
36-685. Government entities; businesses; vaccinations; prohibition; definition
B. A BUSINESS IN THIS STATE MAY NOT REQUIRE AN EMPLOYEE OR CONTRACT WORKER TO RECEIVE A VACCINATION FOR COVID-19 OR ANY VARIANT OF COVID-19 AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT, EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY FEDERAL LAW.
Covid anti-Vaxx liability impacting AZ businesses, Excerpt from SB1433
12-723. Employer liability for COVID-19 vaccination requirement; civil action; damages
… IF AN EMPLOYER DENIES A RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION AND REQUIRES A PERSON TO RECEIVE A COVID-19 VACCINATION AS A PREREQUISITE TO OR REQUIREMENT FOR MAINTAINING EMPLOYMENT, THE EMPLOYER IS LIABLE TO THE PERSON FOR DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM A SIGNIFICANT INJURY THAT IS CAUSED BY RECEIVING THE COVID-19 VACCINATION.
B. A CLAIMANT WHO PREVAILS UNDER THIS SECTION:
1. SHALL BE AWARDED ACTUAL DAMAGES, COURT COSTS AND REASONABLE ATTORNEY FEES OR STATUTORY DAMAGES OF $1,000,000, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.
Disclosure of those who report child abuse/neglect if found unsubstantiated, Excerpt from SB1409
8-803. Limitation of authority; duty to inform
… IF THE DEPARTMENT FINDS THAT A REPORT OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT IS UNSUBSTANTIATED AND TERMINATES ITS INVESTIGATION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DISCLOSE TO THE PARENT, GUARDIAN OR CUSTODIAN WHO WAS THE SUBJECT OF THE INVESTIGATION THE IDENTITY OF THE PERSON WHO MADE THE REPORT OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT.
Transfer decisions of child removal from DCS to a panel of peers, Excerpt from SB1423
8-530.04. Abuse or neglect allegation; child removal; team decision meeting; prohibition; peer review team; oversight hearing; rules; definition
B. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH A PEER REVIEW TEAM TO REVIEW ALL ALLEGATIONS OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT OR REMOVALS OF A CHILD FROM THE HOME.� THE PEER REVIEW TEAM SHALL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS:
1. THREE PARENTS WHO HAVE BEEN THE SUBJECT OF PREVIOUS ALLEGATIONS OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT OR WHO HAVE HAD A CHILD REMOVED FROM THE HOME PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE.
2. ONE PHYSICIAN WHO HAS EXPERIENCE IN MATTERS THAT RELATE TO CHILD ABUSE.
3. ONE LAWYER WHO HAS EXPERIENCE IN JUVENILE MATTERS.