J.D. Mesnard

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Bills this legislator primary-sponsored. Data from OpenStates.

• SB 1428 board of supervisors; membership · Became Law · Jun 22, 2026
• SB 1627 schools; prohibition; unmanned aircraft · Became Law · Jun 22, 2026
• SB 1723 domestic violence; release conditions · Became Law · Jun 22, 2026
• SB 1180 DOR; income tax forms; conformity · Vetoed · Jun 19, 2026
• SB 1429 board of directors; commerce authority. · Vetoed · Jun 19, 2026
• SB 1253 safe haven providers; hospital deliveries · Became Law · Jun 19, 2026
• SB 1292 PSPRS; investments · Became Law · Jun 19, 2026
• SB 1221 tax laws; interpretation; application; hearing · Vetoed · Jun 19, 2026
• SB 1257 technical correction; marriage; property rights · Jun 12, 2026
• SCR 1052 superior court jurisdiction; technical correction · Jun 12, 2026
• SB 1258 technical correction; retirement; death benefits · Jun 12, 2026
• SB 1256 consumer fraud; technical correction · Jun 12, 2026
• SB 1254 real property conveyances; formal requirements · Became Law · Jun 4, 2026
• SB 1294 property tax assessment; destroyed property · Became Law · May 22, 2026
• SB 1293 GPLET; abatement; limitation · Vetoed · Apr 13, 2026
• SB 1252 uniform assignment; benefit of creditors · Became Law · Apr 9, 2026
• SB 1430 tax corrections act of 2026 · Became Law · Apr 9, 2026
• SB 1181 certified public accountants; certification; alternative · Became Law · Apr 7, 2026
• SB 1725 marijuana smoke; public; private nuisance · Passed One Chamber · Mar 30, 2026
• SB 1633 income tax; subtraction; primary residence · Passed One Chamber · Mar 26, 2026
• SCR 1023 independent redistricting commission; membership · Passed One Chamber · Mar 25, 2026
• SCR 1022 legislature; ninety house districts · Passed One Chamber · Mar 25, 2026
• SCR 1027 general election day; all offices · Passed One Chamber · Mar 25, 2026
• SCR 1025 legislative sessions; opening date · Passed One Chamber · Mar 25, 2026
• SB 1471 school mapping data; requirements; accessibility · Passed Legislature · Mar 23, 2026
• SCR 1024 legislature; district residency · Passed One Chamber · Mar 11, 2026
• SCR 1028 revenue increases; administrative fee authorization · Passed One Chamber · Mar 11, 2026
• SCR 1029 mine inspector; four-year term · Passed One Chamber · Mar 9, 2026
• SCR 1048 public; private nuisance; marijuana smoke · Passed One Chamber · Mar 9, 2026
• SB 1536 street lighting improvement districts; consolidation · Passed One Chamber · Mar 3, 2026
• SCR 1051 education funding; teacher compensation program. · Feb 18, 2026
• SB 1638 conformity; internal revenue code; deductions. · Feb 11, 2026
• SCR 1011 congressional term limits; convention. · Feb 11, 2026
• SB 1764 property tax; definitions · Feb 9, 2026
• SB 1724 property valuation; splits; subdivisions; consolidations · Feb 9, 2026
• SB 1722 homeowners' associations; meetings; quorum · Feb 9, 2026
• SCR 1026 general appropriation bill; continuing appropriation · Jan 28, 2026
• SB 1255 Arizona jazz day; observed · Jan 22, 2026
• SB 1222 light rail; public monies; prohibition · Jan 21, 2026
• SB 1106 internal revenue code; conformity; deductions · Vetoed · Jan 16, 2026
• SB 1496 tax credit; qualifying charitable organizations · Became Law · Jul 1, 2025
• SB 1001 early ballots; identification; tabulation · Vetoed · Jul 1, 2025
• SB 1274 tax corrections act of 2025 · Became Law · May 13, 2025
• SB 1463 initiatives; existing laws; impact statement · Vetoed · May 12, 2025
• SB 1221 China; public funds; divestment · Became Law · May 12, 2025
• SB 1377 authorized recipients; donated medicine; information · Became Law · May 7, 2025
• SB 1581 campaign finance reports; filing dates · Became Law · May 2, 2025
• SB 1462 computer-generated pictorial representations; unlawful disclosure · Became Law · May 2, 2025
• SB 1316 child fatality; maternal mortality · Became Law · May 2, 2025
• SB 1378 political signs; homeowners' associations · Became Law · May 2, 2025
• SB 1372 public records; notification; commercial purpose · Became Law · May 2, 2025
• SB 1464 tax laws; interpretation; application; hearing · Vetoed · May 2, 2025
• SB 1224 property tax; limited property value · Became Law · May 2, 2025
• SB 1120 assessor's valuations; special districts; petitions · Became Law · Apr 18, 2025
• SB 1494 common expense liens; foreclosure; amount · Became Law · Apr 18, 2025
• SB 1122 property tax exemptions; inflation adjustment · Became Law · Mar 31, 2025
• SB 1070 tax deed land sales; procedures · Became Law · Mar 31, 2025
• SB 1318 income tax rate; reduction; surplus · Passed One Chamber · Mar 26, 2025
• SB 1371 income tax; subtraction; retirement distribution · Passed One Chamber · Mar 26, 2025
• SCR 1014 surplus; income tax rate; reduction · Passed One Chamber · Mar 26, 2025
• SCR 1032 permanent school fund; distribution; uses · Passed Legislature · Mar 20, 2025
• SCR 1009 revenue increases; administrative fee authorization · Passed One Chamber · Mar 19, 2025
• SB 1225 grade levels; 9/11 instruction · Became Law · Mar 19, 2025
• SCR 1031 mine inspector; four-year term · Passed One Chamber · Mar 13, 2025
• SCR 1030 general elections; required tally · Passed One Chamber · Mar 13, 2025
• SB 1380 property tax oversight commission; continuation · Passed One Chamber · Mar 12, 2025
• SB 1331 income tax subtraction; capital gains · Passed One Chamber · Mar 12, 2025
• SB 1582 earned wage access; providers; license · Mar 6, 2025
• SB 1069 personal property exemption; increase · Passed One Chamber · Mar 5, 2025
• SB 1240 technical correction; transaction privilege tax · Feb 19, 2025
• SCR 1015 state land trust; permanent funds. · Feb 19, 2025
• SB 1317 board of supervisors; actions; delay · Feb 12, 2025
• SB 1686 election duties; county recorders · Feb 11, 2025
• SB 1376 state elections; contest; technical correction · Feb 4, 2025
• SB 1315 community treatment program; imprisoned women · Feb 3, 2025
• SB 1222 internal revenue code; conformity · Feb 3, 2025
• SB 1121 property tax; limited value; methodology · Feb 3, 2025
• SB 1239 bank deposits; technical correction · Jan 28, 2025
• SB 1238 PSPRS; social security; technical correction · Jan 28, 2025
• SCR 1040 permanent school fund; distribution; uses · To Executive · Jun 13, 2024
• SCR 1041 ballot measures; challenges · To Executive · Jun 13, 2024
• SCR 1023 general election day; all offices · Passed Legislature · Jun 12, 2024
• SB 1278 technical correction; juvenile offenders; notice · Became Law · Apr 23, 2024
• SB 1060 federal candidates; observers; elections · Vetoed · Apr 23, 2024
• SB 1431 right to redeem; foreclosure; sale · Became Law · Apr 23, 2024
• SB 1731 public meetings; comments; members · Passed Legislature · Apr 17, 2024
• SB 1061 committees of reference; deadline; extension · Vetoed · Apr 16, 2024
• SB 1330 on-site ballot tabulation; secured containers · Vetoed · Apr 16, 2024
• SB 1296 credit unions; formation; loans; membership · Became Law · Apr 3, 2024
• SB 1358 income tax withholding; retirement distributions · Became Law · Mar 29, 2024
• SB 1432 unlawful restrictive covenants; uniform act.. · Became Law · Mar 29, 2024
• SB 1272 insurance coverage requirements; transportation companies · Mar 26, 2024
• SB 1271 rental-purchase property; electronic disclosures · Became Law · Mar 25, 2024
• SB 1095 property tax; golf courses; valuation · Became Law · Mar 25, 2024
• SB 1357 early ballots; affidavits; privacy · Passed One Chamber · Mar 20, 2024
• SB 1270 reciprocal deposits; escrow agents; definitions · Became Law · Mar 18, 2024
• SB 1059 judgments; interest rates · Became Law · Mar 18, 2024
• SCR 1020 general appropriation bill; continuing appropriation · Passed Legislature · Mar 13, 2024
• SB 1058 schools; academic standards; personal finance · Feb 29, 2024
• SB 1057 internal revenue code; conformity · Passed One Chamber · Feb 28, 2024
• SB 1495 personal property exemption; increase · Passed Legislature · Feb 28, 2024
• SB 1496 property tax exemptions; inflation adjustment · Passed Legislature · Feb 28, 2024
• SB 1729 public schools; guaranteed debt obligations · Passed One Chamber · Feb 27, 2024
• SB 1498 insurance; lienholder; third-party liability · Feb 7, 2024
• SCR 1027 state land trust; permanent funds · Feb 7, 2024
• SB 1497 central bank digital currency; ban · Feb 6, 2024
• SB 1274 technical correction; tax debt; enforcement · Jan 31, 2024
• SB 1273 earned wage access; providers; license · Jan 31, 2024
• SB 1276 technical correction; child support · Jan 31, 2024
• SB 1275 special masters; technical correction · Jan 31, 2024
• SB 1277 technical correction; vehicle refueling apparatus · Jan 31, 2024
• SB 1189 regents; officers; technical correction · Became Law · Jun 20, 2023
• SB 1595 early ballots; identification; tabulation · Vetoed · Jun 20, 2023
• SB 1598 elections; observers; federal candidates · Vetoed · Jun 20, 2023
• SB 1191 disbursements; applicability; definition · Became Law · Jun 20, 2023
• SB 1596 polling places; public office spaces · Vetoed · Jun 20, 2023
• SCR 1015 initiative; referendum; signatures; legislative districts · To Executive · Jun 13, 2023
• SB 1577 income tax rate; reduction; surplus · Passed Legislature · Jun 12, 2023
• SB 1264 officials; political action committee prohibition. · Vetoed · Jun 8, 2023
• SB 1243 STOs; individual income tax credits · Vetoed · Jun 8, 2023
• SB 1597 early ballot on-site tabulation; requirement · Vetoed · Jun 8, 2023
• SB 1188 technical correction; nonprobate transfers · Became Law · May 26, 2023
• SB 1274 computer data centers; TPT; refund · Became Law · Apr 18, 2023
• SB 1260 small businesses; income tax; rate · Became Law · Apr 18, 2023
• SB 1242 board of tax appeals; continuation · Became Law · Apr 18, 2023
• SB 1172 fire district bonding; limitation · Became Law · Apr 4, 2023
• SB 1230 tax exemptions; affidavit · Became Law · Mar 30, 2023
• SCR 1033 state debt; limit; restrictions; prohibitions · Passed Legislature · Mar 28, 2023
• SB 1173 public retirement systems; plan election · Became Law · Mar 28, 2023
• SB 1190 technical correction; collection agencies; licenses · Became Law · Mar 28, 2023
• SB 1473 tax corrections act of 2023 · Became Law · Mar 28, 2023
• SCR 1034 general appropriation bill; continuing appropriation · Passed One Chamber · Mar 22, 2023
• SB 1599 school districts; teacher salaries; posting · Passed Legislature · Mar 13, 2023
• SB 1305 race; ethnicity; prohibited instruction. · Vetoed · Mar 9, 2023
• SB 1276 assessed valuation; class one property · Passed Legislature · Mar 8, 2023
• SCR 1035 surplus; income tax rate; reduction · Passed Legislature · Mar 8, 2023
• SB 1171 conformity; internal revenue code · Became Law · Mar 3, 2023
• SB 1263 business personal property; tax exemption · Passed One Chamber · Feb 28, 2023
• SB 1303 campaign finance; contributions; reporting · Passed One Chamber · Feb 21, 2023
• SCR 1016 article V convention; term limits. · Feb 16, 2023
• SB 1472 mobile homes; certificates of title · Feb 13, 2023
• SB 1258 public officers; announcements; report · Feb 6, 2023
• SB 1241 payment settlement entities; information returns · Feb 1, 2023
• SB 1275 elected officials; office; reporting · Jan 31, 2023
• SB 1259 public officials; home addresses; confidentiality. · Jan 31, 2023
• SB 1261 luxury tax; exemption; technical correction · Jan 30, 2023
• SB 1411 early ballots; tracking system · Became Law · Jul 6, 2022
• SB 1095 property tax exemptions; statutory conformity · Became Law · Jul 6, 2022
• SB 1255 lieutenant governor; duties; ballot · Became Law · Jul 6, 2022
• SB 1494 COVID-19 vaccine; unemployment insurance · Became Law · Jul 6, 2022
• SB 1168 vacation rentals; short-term rentals; enforcement · Became Law · Jul 6, 2022
• SB 1412 baccalaureate degrees; substitute certificates · Passed Legislature · Jun 24, 2022
• SB 1259 recounts; requests; procedures; audits · Passed Legislature · Jun 24, 2022
• SCR 1024 lieutenant governor; joint ticket · To Executive · Jun 24, 2022
• SCR 1011 constitutional property tax exemptions · To Executive · Jun 24, 2022
• SB 1260 registrations; early voting; move notice · Became Law · Jun 6, 2022
• SB 1362 early ballot on-site tabulation · Became Law · Jun 6, 2022
• SR 1003 charter schools; rules; opposing · Jun 1, 2022
• SB 1278 wage rates; technical correction · Became Law · May 27, 2022
• SB 1093 property tax; class one; equalization assistance · Became Law · Apr 22, 2022
• SB 1363 foreign-country judgments; applicability · Became Law · Apr 19, 2022
• SB 1410 auto glass; repair; penalties · Became Law · Apr 14, 2022
• SB 1624 unauthorized disclosure; intimate images; remedies · Became Law · Apr 6, 2022
• SB 1626 universities; community colleges; sexual misconduct · Passed One Chamber · Mar 22, 2022
• SB 1276 state real estate department; continuation · Became Law · Mar 18, 2022
• SB 1275 fireworks; use; overnight hours; prohibition · Became Law · Mar 18, 2022
• SB 1257 long-term recreational vehicle parks; caregivers · Became Law · Mar 18, 2022
• SB 1094 petition signatures; description; invalidity · Passed Legislature · Mar 7, 2022
• SB 1258 government membership organizations; transparency · Passed One Chamber · Mar 7, 2022
• SCR 1012 legislature; ninety house districts · To Executive · Mar 1, 2022
• SCR 1048 article V convention; term limits · Passed One Chamber · Feb 23, 2022
• SB 1625 public officers; announcements; restrictions · Feb 17, 2022
• SB 1495 personal data; internet; consent · Feb 14, 2022
• SB 1628 technical correction; payment method · Feb 2, 2022
• SB 1627 technical correction; unclaimed property; interest · Feb 2, 2022
• SB 1635 community schools pilot program; appropriations · Feb 2, 2022
• SB 1277 board of supervisors; membership · Jan 31, 2022
• SCR 1027 corporation commissioners; appointment; election; terms · Jan 25, 2022
• SB 1256 community treatment program; imprisoned women · Jan 24, 2022
• SB 1096 appropriation of noncustodial federal monies · Jan 11, 2022
• SB 1110 TPT; exemptions; Indian tribes · Became Law · Jul 10, 2021
• SB 1783 small businesses; alternate income tax · Became Law · Jul 9, 2021
• SB 1828 omnibus; taxation · Became Law · Jun 30, 2021
• SB 1064 contractor license numbers; advertising; exception · Passed Legislature · Jun 28, 2021
• SB 1713 early ballots; identification; mailing · Passed One Chamber · May 26, 2021
• SB 1714 campaign expenditures; out-of-state; disclosures · Became Law · May 21, 2021
• SB 1105 ballot measures; 200-word description · Became Law · May 7, 2021
• SB 1530 early ballots; undeliverable; instructions · Became Law · May 5, 2021
• SB 1063 administrative review of agency decisions · Became Law · Apr 26, 2021
• SB 1156 forfeiture of office; technical correction · Became Law · Apr 23, 2021
• SB 1258 state of emergency; tolling; permits · Became Law · Apr 9, 2021
• SB 1257 state liquor board; membership · Became Law · Apr 9, 2021
• SB 1113 unused tax credit; termination; time · Became Law · Apr 5, 2021
• SB 1379 vacation rentals; short-term rentals; enforcement · Passed One Chamber · Apr 1, 2021
• SB 1531 petition signatures; description; invalidity · Passed Legislature · Mar 31, 2021
• SB 1107 redistricting; petition signatures; 2022 candidates · Became Law · Mar 30, 2021
• SB 1104 campaign finance; contributions; disclosures; itemization · Became Law · Mar 30, 2021
• SB 1273 STOs; contributions; allowable uses · Passed Legislature · Mar 29, 2021
• SB 1112 noncustodial federal monies; appropriation · Passed One Chamber · Mar 29, 2021
• SB 1272 nonhealth board directors; advocacy; legislation · Became Law · Mar 26, 2021

Bills this legislator coauthored or cosponsored. Data from OpenStates.

• HCR 2063 Yvonne Fedderson; death resolution · Jun 13, 2026
• SCR 1055 death resolution; Bill Van Dyke · Passed One Chamber · Jun 13, 2026
• HCR 2065 Alfredo Gutierrez death resolution · Passed One Chamber · Apr 30, 2026
• HCR 2047 legitimacy; Judea and Samaria; recognition · To Executive · Apr 21, 2026
• SB 1503 public pensions; proxy voting · Became Law · Apr 15, 2026
• HB 2870 residence of sex offenders; regulation · Passed One Chamber · Mar 26, 2026
• HB 2938 mandatory rounding method; cash transactions · Became Law · Mar 12, 2026
• HCR 2064 Barbara Leff; death resolution · To Executive · Mar 9, 2026
• SCR 1054 Mark Brnovich; death resolution · To Executive · Mar 3, 2026
• HB 2593 appropriation; psychiatry access lines · Feb 23, 2026
• HB 2724 patriotic youth groups; school access · Passed Legislature · Jun 27, 2025
• SB 1383 schools; health services; disclosures · Became Law · May 13, 2025
• SB 1586 gender transition procedures; provider liability · Vetoed · May 12, 2025
• SB 1443 parental rights; compensatory damages · Vetoed · May 2, 2025
• SB 1282 aggravated unlawful flight; law enforcement · Passed One Chamber · Apr 22, 2025
• SB 1584 public employees; merit; hiring practices · Vetoed · Apr 18, 2025
• SB 1495 national guard; active duty; requirements · Passed One Chamber · Apr 7, 2025
• HCR 2047 state land trust; permanent funds · Feb 19, 2025
• SJR 1001 private property; sale; veterans affairs. · Became Law · Jun 21, 2024
• SB 1174 tuition; family; posttraumatic stress; suicide · Became Law · Jun 21, 2024
• HCR 2038 drug cartels; terrorist organizations · Passed Legislature · Jun 15, 2024
• SB 1628 sex-based terms; laws; rules; regulations · Vetoed · Apr 16, 2024
• SB 1173 licensed professional counselors; compact · Became Law · Apr 2, 2024
• SCM 1004 space national guard; urging establishment · To Executive · Apr 1, 2024
• HB 2875 tax payments; electronic funds transfer · Became Law · Mar 29, 2024
• SCR 1042 support; Texas; southern border · To Executive · Mar 27, 2024
• SB 1676 antihuman trafficking grant fund; appropriation · Passed Legislature · Mar 25, 2024
• SB 1280 school boards; sex offender registry · Became Law · Mar 25, 2024
• SCR 1021 sex trafficking; minors; natural life · To Executive · Mar 20, 2024
• HB 2757 appropriations; Arizona Holocaust education center · Passed One Chamber · Mar 19, 2024
• SB 1408 aggravated unlawful flight; law enforcement · Passed Legislature · Mar 18, 2024
• SCR 1007 firearms; contracts; prohibited practices · Passed Legislature · Mar 6, 2024
• HCR 2054 Daughters of American Revolution · To Executive · Mar 4, 2024
• SB 1121 national guard; active duty; requirements · Passed Legislature · Feb 26, 2024
• SB 1148 income tax; rebate; seniors · Feb 20, 2024
• SB 1066 solar royalties fund; county residents. · Jan 25, 2024
• HB 2032 school blueprints; public records; exemption · Jan 9, 2024
• SCR 1005 Sandra Day O'Connor; death resolution · To Executive · Jan 8, 2024
• HB 2809 public infrastructure improvements; reimbursement · Became Law · Jun 19, 2023
• SB 1265 voting; elections; tally; prohibition. · Vetoed · Jun 5, 2023
• SB 1234 prohibition; photo radar · Vetoed · May 26, 2023
• SB 1324 images; voter lists; records; contest · Passed Legislature · May 15, 2023
• SCR 1021 United States; Taiwan; trade partnership · To Executive · May 3, 2023
• SB 1565 ballot processing; electronic adjudication; limitation · Vetoed · Apr 18, 2023
• HB 2552 voting; elections; tally; prohibition · Vetoed · Apr 12, 2023
• SB 1600 infants; born alive; requirements · Vetoed · Apr 6, 2023
• SB 1162 home-based businesses; restrictions; prohibition · Vetoed · Apr 4, 2023
• SB 1170 ballot drop boxes; prohibition · Passed One Chamber · Apr 3, 2023
• SB 1063 food; municipal tax; exemption... · Vetoed · Mar 28, 2023
• HCR 2048 Joe Hart; death resolution · To Executive · Mar 27, 2023
• SB 1495 K-12; school funding; revisions · Passed One Chamber · Mar 21, 2023
• SCR 1009 school district expenditures; authorization.. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 8, 2023
• SR 1004 Mel Hannah; death resolution · To Executive · Feb 2, 2023
• SB 1159 teacher certification; leadership preparation programs · Became Law · Jul 5, 2022
• SB 1211 schools; materials; activities; posting; review · Passed Legislature · May 16, 2022
• SB 1164 abortion; gestational age; limit · Became Law · Mar 30, 2022
• SB 1165 interscholastic; intramural athletics; biological sex · Became Law · Mar 30, 2022
• SB 1657 ESAs; STOs; student empowerment fund · Passed Legislature · Mar 23, 2022
• SB 1048 emergency powers; business closure; repeal · Passed One Chamber · Feb 24, 2022
• HCR 2028 minimum law enforcement expenditure amount · Feb 21, 2022
• HB 2787 Maricopa county; division; new counties · Feb 16, 2022
• HB 2234 vacation rentals; short-term rentals; enforcement. · Feb 15, 2022
• SCR 1046 voter identification; Arizona card · Feb 2, 2022
• SB 1120 ballot fraud countermeasures; paper; ink. · Feb 1, 2022
• SCR 1017 state mine inspector; appointment. · Jan 13, 2022
• SCR 1016 death resolution; Representative Frank Pratt · To Executive · Jan 12, 2022
• SB 1270 insurance; prescription drugs; step therapy · Became Law · Jul 9, 2021
• SCR 1003 executive orders; emergencies; reauthorization; termination · Passed Legislature · Jun 30, 2021
• SB 1514 appropriation; emergency shelter beds; seniors · Vetoed · May 28, 2021
• SB 1456 sex education instruction; parental rights · Vetoed · Apr 20, 2021
• SB 1377 civil liability; public health pandemic · Became Law · Apr 5, 2021
• SB 1143 veterans of overseas conflicts plates · Became Law · Apr 5, 2021
• SB 1084 state of emergency; automatic termination · Passed One Chamber · Mar 31, 2021
• SB 1802 Diné; indigenous code talkers; holiday · Became Law · Mar 29, 2021
• SCR 1009 abortion data; survivors act; supporting · To Executive · Mar 22, 2021
• SB 1452 Arizona empowerment scholarships accounts; revisions · Passed Legislature · Mar 17, 2021
• SB 1400 schools; course equivalents · Passed One Chamber · Mar 17, 2021
• SB 1374 crisis standards of care; requirements · Passed One Chamber · Mar 15, 2021
• HCR 2002 supreme court; maintain nine members · Passed Legislature · Mar 11, 2021
• HCR 2035 Washington, D.C.; statehood; opposition · Passed Legislature · Mar 8, 2021
• SB 1684 schools; transportation support; enrollment policies · Feb 16, 2021
• SCR 1025 article V convention; term limits · Feb 15, 2021
• SR 1005 Maricopa county; supervisors; contempt declaration · Passed One Chamber · Feb 8, 2021
• SB 1251 appropriations; family health pilot program. · Feb 2, 2021
• SB 1399 course options; funding portability; program · Jan 28, 2021
• SCR 1021 United States; Taiwan partnership.