Senate Bill 1338, which would transfer permitting responsibility from the Arizona State Museum to the State Historic Preservation Office, is scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Government Committee on Monday, February 1, 2021 at 2:00 P.M. The Senate Government Committee Agenda is here: https://www.azleg.gov/getCurrentPDF/?doctype=A&docid=14996. The bill text is here: https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/1R/bills/SB1338P.pdf

 

Please join members of the AAC Political Action Committee for a Zoom-based virtual happy hour on Friday January 29 at 4 PM:   https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88127568505?pwd=WUIxMGtQYjREbDBIVDJOcTZRSmNLZz09 (Meeting ID: 881 2756 8505 Passcode: 180341). We will discuss the bill and some of its implications and hear your concerns. We will also give an overview of the Arizona legislature’s Request to Speak (RTS) system and how you can support or oppose this and other legislation. 

The AAC has also created a members-only forum, where we can debate and discuss sensitive issues together, in a more private online space. The general forum rules topic is at the top, and a new topic has been created if people want to weigh-in on this bill:   http://arizonaarchaeologicalcouncil.org/Forum/10039282 

You may also call or email the committee members (information below).

Name	Position	Phone	Email
Sonny Borrelli	Member (Majority Whip)	(602) 926-5051	SBORRELLI@azleg.gov
Juan Mendez	Member	(602) 926-4124	JMENDEZ@azleg.gov
J.D. Mesnard	Member	(602) 926-4481	JMESNARD@azleg.gov
Jamescita Peshlakai	Member	(602) 926-5160	JPESHLAKAI@azleg.gov
Warren Petersen	Member	(602) 926-4136	WPETERSEN@azleg.gov
Martin Quezada	Member (Minority Whip)	(602) 926-5911	MQUEZADA@azleg.gov
Kelly Townsend	Vice-Chairman	(602) 926-4467	KTOWNSEND@azleg.gov
Michelle Ugenti-Rita	Chairman	(602) 926-4480	MUGENTI-RITA@azleg.gov