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Sen. Priya Sundareshan

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Map PinTucson, AZ

No ICE at the polls

I have read that the state Senate is considering a bill that would station ICE agents at polling sites. I urge you to oppose this. Voting by noncitizens is vanishingly rare, and Arizona already requires proof of citizenship to register as a voter. ICE has a track record of lawless violent behavior

Verified VoterTucson, AZ

Oppose SB1194: Protect Healthcare Triage and Emergency Response

I urge you to oppose Senate Bill 1194, scheduled for consideration in the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Wednesday. This legislation would fundamentally undermine healthcare providers' ability to make sound medical decisions and protect public health during emergencies. SB1194, spons

Verified VoterTucson, AZ

Oppose SB 1047: Unconstitutional Bill Threatens Arizona National Guard Funding

I urge you to oppose SB 1047 when it comes before the Senate Military Affairs and Border Security Committee on Monday. This legislation, sponsored by Senator Wendy Rogers, would prohibit the governor from deploying the Arizona National Guard into active duty combat without congressional authorizatio

Verified VoterTucson, AZ

Oppose SB1012: Protect Business Property Rights and Public Safety

I urge you to oppose Senate Bill 1012, scheduled for consideration in the Senate Judiciary and Elections Committee this Friday. This legislation would fundamentally undermine property rights and create serious public safety concerns in Arizona establishments that serve alcohol. SB1012 reverses curr

Verified VoterTucson, AZ

Oppose SB1010 Renaming Loop 202 as Charlie Kirk Highway

I urge you to oppose SB1010, which would rename Loop 202 as the "Charlie Kirk Highway." This bill, sponsored by Senator Petersen with numerous co-sponsors, bypasses established naming procedures and disregards the existing commemorations already in place on this highway. The House Transportation and

Verified VoterTucson, AZ

Oppose SB 1668: Reject Fetal Personhood Through Funeral Permit Requirements

I urge you to oppose Senate Bill 1668 when it comes before the Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency Committee on Wednesday. This legislation would require funeral establishments to obtain disposition-transit permits for embryonic and fetal tissue before 20 weeks of gestation when a wo

Verified VoterTucson, AZ

Oppose SB 1650: Protect Judicial Independence and Impartiality

I urge you to oppose Senate Bill 1650 when it comes before the Senate Judiciary and Elections Committee on Wednesday. This legislation would fundamentally undermine judicial independence by eliminating immunity protections that have safeguarded impartial decision-making in American courts for centur

Verified VoterTucson, AZ

Oppose SB1635 - Unconstitutional Criminalization of Protected Speech

I urge you to oppose Senate Bill 1635, which is scheduled for consideration in the Senate Judiciary and Elections Committee. This legislation would criminalize the act of alerting another person to avoid arrest, making it a class 1 misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail. While proponents

Verified VoterTucson, AZ

Oppose SB1573's Discriminatory Ban on Religious Sectarian Law

I urge you to oppose Senate Bill 1573, which is scheduled for consideration in the Senate Judiciary and Elections Committee. This legislation, sponsored by Senator Wendy Rogers, would prohibit Arizona courts from using or referring to any "religious sectarian law" in judicial decisions while explici

Verified VoterTucson, AZ

Oppose SB 1474: Forced ICE Cooperation and Mandatory Immigration Training

I am writing to urge you to oppose Senate Bill 1474, sponsored by Senator Wendy Rogers, which is scheduled for consideration by the Senate Military Affairs and Border Security Committee on Monday. This legislation would fundamentally undermine local control and force Arizona cities, counties, and pu

Verified VoterTucson, AZ

Oppose SB1177 Criminalizing Healthcare Coverage for Gender Transition

I urge you to oppose SB1177 when it comes before the Senate Health & Human Services Committee on Wednesday. This legislation, sponsored by Senator Wendy Rogers, would criminalize the use of public monies for gender transition medical care, making intentional violations a class 4 felony under Section

Verified VoterTucson, AZ

Oppose SB 1157: $20 Million Border Wall Appropriation

I urge you to vote against SB 1157 in the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday. This bill would divert $20 million from Arizona's state general fund to reimburse cities, towns, and counties for building supplemental fencing and bollard walls along the southern border. Border security infrastr

Verified VoterTucson, AZ

Oppose SB 1156: Federal Immigration Enforcement Is Not Arizona's Financial Burden

I urge you to vote against SB 1156 in the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday. This bill would divert $20 million from Arizona's state general fund to reimburse cities, towns, and counties for short-term detention holds of undocumented immigrants. This represents a fundamental misallocation o

Verified VoterTucson, AZ

Oppose SB1094: Reject Ideological Attack on Healthcare Providers

I urge you to vote against Senate Bill 1094 when it comes before the Senate Health and Human Services Committee this Wednesday. This legislation, sponsored by Senator John Kavanagh, is a reintroduction of a bill that was vetoed last year, and it represents a dangerous precedent that would devastate

Verified VoterTucson, AZ

Oppose SB1014: Discriminatory Bill Targeting Gender-Affirming Care Providers

I urge you to oppose Senate Bill 1014, scheduled for consideration in the Senate Health & Human Services Committee on Wednesday. This legislation, sponsored by Senator Janae Shamp, is a reintroduced version of a bill vetoed last year and represents a dangerous attempt to restrict access to medically

Verified VoterTucson, AZ

Oppose SB1516 Tax Exemptions for Private Aviation Industry

I urge you to oppose Senate Bill 1516, scheduled for consideration in the Senate Finance Committee on Monday. This legislation, sponsored by Senator Tim Dunn, would create substantial new tax exemptions for the private aviation industry without a clear fiscal analysis or demonstrated public benefit.

Verified VoterTucson, AZ

Oppose SB1501: Protect Expert Agency Rulemaking from Legislative Interference

I urge you to oppose Senate Bill 1501, scheduled for consideration in the Senate Government Committee on Wednesday. This legislation would fundamentally undermine the effectiveness of Arizona's regulatory agencies by empowering the Administrative Rules Oversight Committee to target rules that allege

Verified VoterTucson, AZ

Oppose SB 1338's Exemption for Public Retirement Benefits

I urge you to oppose SB 1338 when it comes before the Senate Government Committee on Wednesday. This bill creates an unjustifiable double standard in Arizona's approach to verifying lawful presence for public benefits. SB 1338, sponsored by Senator Wendy Rogers, establishes extensive documentation

Verified VoterTucson, AZ

Oppose SCR 1051: Flawed Prop 123 Renewal Restricts School Funding Flexibility

I urge you to oppose SCR 1051 when it comes before the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday. This resolution, along with its companion measure SCR 1041, represents a fundamentally flawed approach to renewing Proposition 123 that will harm Arizona's public schools rather than help them. The origi

Verified VoterTucson, AZ

Oppose SCR 1049: Firing Squad Execution Amendment

I urge you to oppose SCR 1049 when it comes before the Senate Public Safety Committee on Wednesday. This resolution would amend Arizona's Constitution to mandate firing squad executions for prisoners who kill law enforcement officers and offer firing squads as an option for other death row inmates.

Verified VoterTucson, AZ

Oppose SCR 1048: Vague Marijuana Nuisance Measure Duplicates Existing Law

I urge you to oppose Senate Concurrent Resolution 1048 when it comes before the Senate Judiciary and Elections Committee on Wednesday. This measure, sponsored by Senator JD Mesnard, would ask voters to declare "excessive marijuana smoke and odor" a public nuisance and criminal activity, but it creat

Verified VoterTucson, AZ

Oppose SCR 1041: Flawed Prop 123 Renewal Threatens School Funding

I urge you to oppose SCR 1041 when it comes before the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday. This measure, along with its companion SCR 1051, represents a fundamentally flawed approach to renewing Prop 123 that will likely fail at the ballot box while our public schools desperately need the fundi

Verified VoterTucson, AZ

Oppose SCR 1040: Reject Raising Judicial Retirement Age to 75

I urge you to oppose SCR 1040, sponsored by Senator TJ Shope, which would ask voters to amend the Arizona Constitution to raise the mandatory retirement age for judges from 70 to 75 years. This proposal disregards the clear will of Arizona voters and contradicts national sentiment on age limits for

Verified VoterTucson, AZ

Oppose SCR 1029: Term Limits Undermine Mine Inspector Expertise

I urge you to oppose SCR 1029 when it comes before the Senate Government Committee on Wednesday. This resolution, sponsored by Senator JD Mesnard, would ask voters to impose term limits on the Mine Inspector position beginning in 2031, restricting service to two consecutive four-year terms with a ma

Verified VoterTucson, AZ

Oppose SCR 1027: Protect Local Control and Voter Engagement

I urge you to oppose SCR 1027, sponsored by Senator JD Mesnard, which would amend the Arizona Constitution to consolidate mayoral, city council, and school board elections with presidential and midterm elections. This proposal threatens both local control and meaningful voter engagement in municipal

Verified VoterTucson, AZ

Oppose SCR 1023: Protect Arizona's Independent Redistricting Commission

I urge you to oppose Senate Concurrent Resolution 1023 when it comes before the Senate Government Committee on Wednesday. This resolution would fundamentally undermine Arizona's Independent Redistricting Commission, which currently serves as a national model for fair redistricting. SCR 1023, sponso

Verified VoterTucson, AZ

Support Legislation Prohibiting Confusing Party Names

I am writing to express my strong support for Senator T.J. Shope's legislation prohibiting new political parties from using terms like "independent," "unaffiliated," "no preference," "no party," "party not designated," or "decline to state" in their names. This bill addresses a serious problem creat

Verified VoterTucson, AZ

Support for SB 1602 to Increase Kinship Foster Care Stipends

I am writing to express my strong support for Senate Bill 1602, which would increase the monthly stipend provided to kinship foster care parents in Arizona. This legislation addresses a critical gap in support for relatives and close family friends who step forward to care for children removed from

Verified VoterTucson, AZ

Support for SB1539 Requiring Safe Breeding Practices for Backyard Breeders

I am writing to express my strong support for SB1539, which would require backyard breeders to follow safe pet breeding and basic health and safety practices. This legislation addresses a critical gap in Arizona's animal welfare framework that currently allows unregulated breeding operations to comp

Verified VoterTucson, AZ

Support SB1372 to Add Adult Dental Coverage to Arizona Medicaid

I am writing to express my strong support for Senate Bill 1372, which represents an important first step toward adding comprehensive adult dental coverage to Arizona's Medicaid program. This legislation, currently assigned to the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, deserves swift passage. A

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