To advance and promote professional nursing in Arizona
By Mary Griffith, MN, RN
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Legislative Information System
Official website of Arizona’s State Legislature
www.azleg.gov
ALIS
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Bills: discover what a bill is about
Arizona Revised Statutes:
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ALIS Tracking: personalize a
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How do I find my legislator:
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research laws
tracking system
demystify your legislator
Request to Speak: lobby in your
pajamas
Live Proceedings: watch
proceedings any time
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SB1002
Second Session,
Fiftieth Legislature
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Type bill number in upper right corner
Look up any bill from past sessions by
changing the session number/date
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Discover what a bill is about ……..continued
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Menu When a Bill Number is entered
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Bill Overview – status, tracking information
Sponsors – Legislators: authors and supporters
Bill Versions – may be one or many
Bill Summary/Fact Sheets – Written by staff
Adopted Amendments - changes approved
Proposed Amendments - changes not approved
Senate/House Agendas – where the bill is heard
Senate/House Calendars – when the bill is heard
Bill Video Archive - see how your
legislator voted, watch debates specific
to the bill
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Sometimes you need to know what a bill is
referring to before you can know what it intends
to achieve. For example, the bill may say:
AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 36-501, 36-503,
36-514, 36-533, 36-537, 36-538, 36-539, 36540, 36-543, 36-545.04 AND 36-546, ARIZONA
REVISED STATUTES; RELATING TO MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES.
Arizona Revised Statutes lists every law since
statehood. It is under the ALIS general
information section.
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Use ALIS tracking to set up your own list of
bills to follow
Bill ALERTS pop up when you log in
announcing when a bill is going to be heard in
committee or other venue
You can track bills and print progress reports
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Identify your legislator by clicking the
Members Tab and then How do I find my
legislators?
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Get acquainted by clicking their name under
Senate or House members and studying their
home page for bio, sponsored bills and more
Communicate easily by sending an e-mail
straight from the member’s list
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Testify at a Committee Hearing from anywhere.
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Visit the capitol and register at one of many kiosks available.
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From any internet connection open ALIS and hit the request to
speak tab
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Log in using the ID and Password you chose when you
registered
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Follow the instructions to find your bill and state your position
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You can write a statement or simply indicate whether you
support or oppose a bill
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Your name and position will be entered into the public record.
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Every hearing and session is taped and saved
Every bill is linked to its video records.
Calendar shows times of live proceedings
If watching live need to know bill numbers and
committee hearing room numbers.
For live action, visit the capitol or watch Cox Cable
123 ACTV ,the legislature’s TV channel.
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Bills: discover what a bill is about
Arizona Revised Statutes: research
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ALIS Tracking: personalize a
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How do I find my legislator:
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Arizona Nurses Association © 2012
laws
tracking system
demystify your legislator
Request to Speak: lobby in your
pajamas
Live Proceedings: watch
proceedings any time
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