Championed Legislative Bills
Passed - Signed by Governor and Becoming Law
SB1070 - safe neighborhoods; immigration; law enforcement
Arizona state law establishes requirements and standards for the practice of nursing and authorizes
the Arizona State Board of Nursing (Board) to regulate the profession. Both statute and Board rules
govern the nursing profession by establishing licensure and certification requirements and outlining
guidelines for the education and training of various types of nursing professionals. SB 1182
authorizes the practice of certified psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioners and incorporates
references to psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioners in court-ordered mental health
evaluation and treatment procedures.
SB1182 - psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners
SB 1254 modifies the individual and corporate income tax credit for Research and Development
(R&D) to allow a taxpayer that employs less than 150 full-time employees (FTEs) to receive a refund
for the credit, with total refunds limited to $5 million per year. Additionally, the amendment allows
qualified producers of renewable energy to receive up to a $2 million tax credit on the electricity they
produce for up to ten years and limits the total amount of credits issued each year to $20 million in
any given year.
SB1254 - research; development; production; tax credit
The Groundwater Transportation Act, which became effective on September 21, 1991, generally
prohibits the transportation of groundwater away from a groundwater basin or sub-basin to an AMA.
However, there are limited exceptions to this prohibition, subject to payment of damages. The
imported groundwater may only be withdrawn from certain areas of the state as provided in current
law and those areas are: the McMullen Valley Basin, Butler Valley Basin, Harquehala Basin and the
Big Chino Sub-Basin (Big Chino). (A.R.S. Title 45, Chapter 2, Article 8.1). The 1991 law also specified
that the prohibition on transporting groundwater to an AMA does not apply to the City of Prescott
(or the UnitedStates in cooperation with the City) and, specifically, its importation of up to 14,000
acre-feet per year (AFY) of groundwater from the Big Chino (A.R.S. § 45-555, Subsection E). The
Big Chino is a sub-basin of the Verde River Groundwater Basin and is located outside the boundaries
of the Prescott AMA. A.R.S. § 45-555, Subsection E specifies that the City of Prescott’s right to
transport Big Chino groundwater is conditioned upon on whether the groundwater is withdrawn or
transported for either of the following: 1) in exchange, replacement or substitution for the City of
Prescott’s Central Arizona Project (CAP) water allocation; or 2) for the purpose of directly or indirectly
facilitating the settlement of the water rights claims of the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe (YPIT) and
the Camp Verde Yavapai-Apache Indian Community. The City of Prescott currently has a water rights
settlement agreement with the YPIT that has been approved by Congress. In 1995, the City of
Prescott and the YPIT sold their CAP allocations of 7,127 AFY and 500 AFY, respectively, to the City
of Scottsdale. SB1445 modifies the conditions that a city or town in the Prescott Active Management
Area must follow in order to import groundwater from the Big Chino Sub-Basin. Makes other related
changes to the transportation of groundwater
SB1445 - groundwater transportation; Big Chino sub-basin
This bill modifies certain sentencing requirements for indecent exposure and public sexual
indecency. It also classifies these offenses to a minor as sexually violent offenses and enables
the court to require an additional term of incarceration for certain defendants on lifetime probation.
The bill also strengthens child prostitution laws. It prevents perpetrators from evading responsibility
by claiming they did not know that a minor was younger than 18.
SB1315 - child care programs; fees
SB 1070 makes changes to laws relating to the enforcement on immigration laws, failure to carry
an alien registration document, day laborers, harboring or transporting illegal aliens and employer
sanctions. Requires officials and agencies to reasonably attempt to determine the immigration status
of a person involved in a lawful contact where reasonable suspicion exists regarding the immigration
status of the person, except if the determination may hinder or obstruct an investigation. Prohibits law
enforcement officials and law enforcement agencies of this state or counties, municipalities and
political subdivisions from restricting or limiting the enforcement of the federal immigration laws to
less than the full extent permitted by federal law. It is important to note that SB 1070 was drafted in
accordance with current federal laws. The Legislature intentionally worked with immigration think
tanks and immigration attorneys to ensure that the state legislation would work in parallel with federal
immigration laws. SB1070 was further amended by HB 2162.
©2011 Paid for by Elect Andy Tobin
>Primary
>Co Sponsored
>Championed
For a better Arizona
Endorsements / Awards
SB1070 - safe neighborhoods; immigration; law enforcement
Arizona state law establishes requirements and standards for the practice of nursing and authorizes
the Arizona State Board of Nursing (Board) to regulate the profession. Both statute and Board rules
govern the nursing profession by establishing licensure and certification requirements and outlining
guidelines for the education and training of various types of nursing professionals. SB 1182
authorizes the practice of certified psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioners and incorporates
references to psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioners in court-ordered mental health
evaluation and treatment procedures.
SB1182 - psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners
SB 1254 modifies the individual and corporate income tax credit for Research and Development
(R&D) to allow a taxpayer that employs less than 150 full-time employees (FTEs) to receive a refund
for the credit, with total refunds limited to $5 million per year. Additionally, the amendment allows
qualified producers of renewable energy to receive up to a $2 million tax credit on the electricity they
produce for up to ten years and limits the total amount of credits issued each year to $20 million in
any given year.
SB1254 - research; development; production; tax credit
The Groundwater Transportation Act, which became effective on September 21, 1991, generally
prohibits the transportation of groundwater away from a groundwater basin or sub-basin to an AMA.
However, there are limited exceptions to this prohibition, subject to payment of damages. The
imported groundwater may only be withdrawn from certain areas of the state as provided in current
law and those areas are: the McMullen Valley Basin, Butler Valley Basin, Harquehala Basin and the
Big Chino Sub-Basin (Big Chino). (A.R.S. Title 45, Chapter 2, Article 8.1). The 1991 law also specified
that the prohibition on transporting groundwater to an AMA does not apply to the City of Prescott
(or the UnitedStates in cooperation with the City) and, specifically, its importation of up to 14,000
acre-feet per year (AFY) of groundwater from the Big Chino (A.R.S. § 45-555, Subsection E). The
Big Chino is a sub-basin of the Verde River Groundwater Basin and is located outside the boundaries
of the Prescott AMA. A.R.S. § 45-555, Subsection E specifies that the City of Prescott’s right to
transport Big Chino groundwater is conditioned upon on whether the groundwater is withdrawn or
transported for either of the following: 1) in exchange, replacement or substitution for the City of
Prescott’s Central Arizona Project (CAP) water allocation; or 2) for the purpose of directly or indirectly
facilitating the settlement of the water rights claims of the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe (YPIT) and
the Camp Verde Yavapai-Apache Indian Community. The City of Prescott currently has a water rights
settlement agreement with the YPIT that has been approved by Congress. In 1995, the City of
Prescott and the YPIT sold their CAP allocations of 7,127 AFY and 500 AFY, respectively, to the City
of Scottsdale. SB1445 modifies the conditions that a city or town in the Prescott Active Management
Area must follow in order to import groundwater from the Big Chino Sub-Basin. Makes other related
changes to the transportation of groundwater
SB1445 - groundwater transportation; Big Chino sub-basin
This bill modifies certain sentencing requirements for indecent exposure and public sexual
indecency. It also classifies these offenses to a minor as sexually violent offenses and enables
the court to require an additional term of incarceration for certain defendants on lifetime probation.
The bill also strengthens child prostitution laws. It prevents perpetrators from evading responsibility
by claiming they did not know that a minor was younger than 18.
SB1315 - child care programs; fees
SB 1070 makes changes to laws relating to the enforcement on immigration laws, failure to carry
an alien registration document, day laborers, harboring or transporting illegal aliens and employer
sanctions. Requires officials and agencies to reasonably attempt to determine the immigration status
of a person involved in a lawful contact where reasonable suspicion exists regarding the immigration
status of the person, except if the determination may hinder or obstruct an investigation. Prohibits law
enforcement officials and law enforcement agencies of this state or counties, municipalities and
political subdivisions from restricting or limiting the enforcement of the federal immigration laws to
less than the full extent permitted by federal law. It is important to note that SB 1070 was drafted in
accordance with current federal laws. The Legislature intentionally worked with immigration think
tanks and immigration attorneys to ensure that the state legislation would work in parallel with federal
immigration laws. SB1070 was further amended by HB 2162.
©2011 Paid for by Elect Andy Tobin
>Primary
>Co Sponsored
>Championed
For a better Arizona
Endorsements / Awards