PHOENIX, ARIZONA— Senate President Warren Petersen is delivering on a promise to solve Arizona's frustratingly slow ballot counting process and deliver faster election results after Arizona became the laughingstock of the nation for being one of the last states to announce the winners and losers of races during the past several election cycles. SB 1011/ HB 2703 just passed the Legislature and is being transmitted to the Governor for signature.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA— Majority Leader Janae Shamp is celebrating today's confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the new U.S. Health & Human Services Secretary and is working to advance a "Make Arizona Healthy Again" agenda in line with goals of the Trump Administration to give Americans a fighting chance at achieving optimal wellness.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA— The problem of "squatters" taking over people's homes continues to grow across the nation. Despite Governor Katie Hobbs' refusal to protect Arizona homeowners when she vetoed a bipartisan bill last session, Judiciary & Elections Committee Chairwoman Wendy Rogers remains committed to providing a solution to combat squatter practices in Arizona.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA— Health & Human Services Chair Carine Werner is advancing legislation to address Arizona's doctor shortage and strengthen parental rights in schools. Both bills passed Committee with broad, bipartisan support.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA— Senator Hildy Angius is working to improve the reentry process for citizens who are transitioning from incarceration back into society with legislation to fund a comprehensive program that will lead these individuals on a path to success. SB 1312 passed the Senate Public Safety Committee today with bipartisan support. 

PHOENIX, ARIZONA— Senator Frank Carroll is working to ensure Arizonans have a reliable power supply during the scorching summer months in the desert and the freezing winter months in the high country with legislation to prevent California-style blackouts from occurring in the Grand Canyon State. SB 1309 passed the Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Energy & Water today with only Republican support.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA— As the Trump Administration continues to remove criminal illegal aliens from Arizona communities, a bill to allow the federal government to use the empty Marana Prison as a holding center for these dangerous individuals passed out of a Senate committee today with only Republican support. 

PHOENIX, ARIZONA— Senate President Warren Petersen is calling on Arizona's public universities to end all illegal Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) programs, and to restore commonsense merit-based opportunities for students, faculty, and staff. 

PHOENIX, ARIZONA— Senate President Warren Petersen is requesting a meeting with the U.S. Interior Secretary in hopes of reversing former President Joe Biden's land grab of nearly one million acres in northern Arizona. This 2023 unilateral action from the Biden Administration effectively blocks mining, threatens national security, harms the economy, and unnecessarily asserts federal dominance over the Grand Canyon State with more than 40% of Arizona currently owned by the United States.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA— Senate Federalism Committee Chairman Mark Finchem is joining a national bipartisan effort calling on Congress to propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, so that state legislatures may ban or limit foreign spending influencing state elections, with a goal of protecting the voices of voters.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA— Senator Carine Werner is working to hold sexual predators flying under the radar in Arizona's district and charter schools accountable with legislation requiring school board members to report misconduct complaints to law enforcement. SB 1437, sponsored by Senator Werner, passed out of the Senate Education Committee today with bipartisan support.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA— Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen is joining President Donald Trump at the White House today for the signing of an executive order to ban men and boys from competing on women and girls' sports teams.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA— In response to the propensity of year-round wildfire risks across Arizona, Senator David Gowan and Senator Kevin Payne are working to strengthen both preparedness and response efforts by equipping rural and municipal fire departments with the resources they need to protect Arizona communities from disaster.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA— In response to the growing teacher shortage in Arizona, Senate Education Committee Chairman David Farnsworth is advancing new legislation that expands access to the Arizona Teachers Academy for community college students.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA— Concerning practices revealed during a probe on how the Hobbs Administration awarded $15 billion worth of state Medicaid contracts, as well as large rate increases to a troubled group home, are prompting new legislation to ensure the state's procurement process moving forward is lawful, transparent, fair, and keeps Arizonans' best interests at the forefront of decision-making.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA— Senate President Warren Petersen is naming the team of Senators that will be charged with leading the Senate Standing Committees for the 57th Legislature.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA— Senate Republicans are ready to tackle major issues facing our state with a new leadership team, selected by the Majority Caucus during a post-election organizational meeting this afternoon.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA— Once again, frustration is mounting among Arizona voters and candidates running for office over how long it's taking to count votes in the Grand Canyon State just one year after Governor Katie Hobbs, with little explanation, vetoed commonsense legislation from Senate Republicans to address this reoccurring problem. It’s a problem that has made Arizona the subject of ridicule across the country each election cycle and why we won’t know the outcome of many races for a week or more.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA— Senator Justine Wadsack is launching an investigation into the Pima County Recorder's Office following potential violations which may have suppressed thousands of Southern Arizona voters.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA— Senate President Warren Petersen is challenging the legality of the massive federal government overreach demonstrated by the Biden-Harris Administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), after it overstepped its authority in issuing radical and costly electric-vehicle mandates without Congressional approval.