Arizona State Senate
The Arizona State Senate is the upper chamber of the Arizona Legislature. It is recorded as an actor in its own right, alongside the Arizona House of Representatives, where a measure is specifically the chamber's — several entries cite its recorded vote counts directly.
2026 Events (2)
Arizona Legislature referred a constitutional measure restricting transgender athletes and bathroom access to the November 2026 ballot
On June 12, 2026, the Arizona Senate gave final passage to House Concurrent Resolution 2003, referring to the November 2026 general-election ballot a measure that would restrict K-12 and interscholastic athletic teams to students' biological sex as listed on their original birth certificate and separately limit access to restrooms, locker rooms, and changing areas by the same standard. The House had passed the resolution 32-25 on February 23, 2026, and the Senate approved it 16-12; as a legislatively referred constitutional measure it required no governor's signature. If approved by voters, its provisions would take effect January 1, 2027.
Arizona Legislature referred HCR2044 to the ballot, a proposed constitutional ban on race- and sex-based preferences in public programs
On June 12, 2026, the Arizona Legislature gave final passage to House Concurrent Resolution 2044, referring a measure to the November 2026 ballot that would amend the state constitution to bar Arizona's government, universities, schools, and local bodies from granting preferences or discriminating based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in public employment, education, and contracting. The Senate passed it 16-13 after the House passed it 31-23, and as a legislatively referred constitutional measure it required no governor's signature.
2008 Events (1)
Arizona Legislature referred SCR1042, a constitutional same-sex marriage ban, to voters
On June 27, 2008, the Arizona Senate concurred in House amendments and gave final passage to Senate Concurrent Resolution 1042, referring a proposed amendment to the Arizona Constitution (Article XXX) providing that "only a union of one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state." The Senate had adopted the measure March 26, 2008 and the House passed it May 12, 2008; it was filed with the Secretary of State June 30, 2008 and went to voters as Proposition 102 that November.