Votes at a glance: Arizona House advances several bills, including probation amendment and workers’ comp clarification

The Arizona House on Feb. 2 moved a number of measures through committee and third reading on the calendar. Key outcomes announced on the floor included:

- House Bill 20 46 (amending ARS section 13-923 relating to probation): Passed on third reading; clerk recorded 56 ayes, 0 nays. The bill was recorded as passed in open session and will be conveyed to the Senate.

- House Bill 21 38 (worker's compensation clarification): Sponsors described this as clean-up legislation to clarify that firefighters are covered alongside police under certain workers' compensation provisions; committee and sponsor floor amendments were adopted and the Committee of the Whole recommended the bill do pass as amended.

- House Bill 21 22 and others on the calendar were recommended to do pass by the Committees and were referred to engrossing for finalization.

Most measures were acted upon with limited floor debate or as technical corrections. The clerk entered committee reports and referred bills to engrossing; motions to resolve into the Committee of the Whole and to adjourn were handled by voice vote.