Arizona 55th Legislature - 1st Regular Session Status: Passed House 15 R cosponsors

HCR 2035 — Washington, D.C.; statehood; opposition

Last action — Senate Second Reading

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 55th Legislature - 1st Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

35 added · 37 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of HCR 2035 adds several statements emphasizing the historical and constitutional reasons behind establishing Washington, D.C. as an independent district without congressional representation. These additions reinforce the argument that maintaining D.C.'s status is essential to protect the federal government from outside influences. This change matters because it aims to strengthen the resolution’s stance against granting statehood to D.C., highlighting the Founding Fathers' intentions in the original constitutional design.

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HCR2035 - 551R - I Ver       REFERENCE TITLE:
HCR2035 - 551R - H Ver       House Engrossed   Washington, D.C.;
Washington, D.C.;
opposition         State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session       HCR 2035   Introduced by Representatives Blackman:
opposition         State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session       HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 2035       A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION   declaring the state of arizona's opposition to any federal action to grant statehood to washington, d.c.
Barton, Biasiucci, Bolick, Burges, Carroll, Cobb, Cook, Dunn, Fillmore, Finchem, Grantham, Griffin, Hoffman, John, Kaiser, Kavanagh, Nguyen, Nutt, Osborne, Parker, Payne, Pingerelli, Pratt, Roberts, Toma, Weninger, Wilmeth, Senators Barto, Borrelli, Gowan, Kerr, Mesnard, Shope     A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION   declaring the state of arizona's opposition to any federal action to grant statehood to washington, d.c.
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Action History

  1. Senate Second Reading

  2. Senate First Reading

  3. Transmit to Senate

  4. PASSED

  5. DP

  6. DP

  7. House Second Reading

  8. House First Reading.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 33 co-sponsors · 59 not signed on · 28 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (33)

Not signed on (59)

59 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passed

Passed 31 Yea · 29 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 172500
Republican 14000
Democrat 0400
Total 312900
% of votes cast 52%48%0%0%
How each member voted (60)
Member Party Vote
Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren — Nay
Aaron Lieberman — Nay
Amish Shah — Nay
Andrea Dalessandro — Nay
Andres Cano — Nay
Athena Salman — Nay
Becky A. Nutt — Yea
Ben Toma — Yea
Brenda Barton — Yea
Bret Roberts — Yea
Charlene R. Fernandez — Nay
César Chávez — Nay
Daniel Hernandez — Nay
David L. Cook — Yea
Diego Espinoza — Nay
Diego Rodriguez — Nay
Domingo DeGrazia — Nay
Frank Pratt — Yea
Jacqueline Parker — Yea
Jennifer Jermaine — Nay
Jennifer Longdon — Nay
Jennifer Pawlik — Nay
Joanne Osborne — Yea
Joel John — Yea
John Fillmore — Yea
Judy Burges — Yea
Judy Schwiebert — Nay
Kelli Butler — Nay
Lorenzo Sierra — Nay
Melody Hernandez — Nay
Michelle Udall — Yea
Pamela Powers Hannley — Nay
Randall Friese — Nay
Raquel Terán — Nay
Regina E. Cobb — Yea
Reginald Bolding — Nay
Richard C. Andrade — Nay
Robert Meza — Nay
Russell Bowers — Yea
Steve Kaiser — Yea
Travis W. Grantham — Yea
Walter Blackman — Yea
Alma Hernandez Democrat Nay
Denise “Mitzi” Epstein Democrat Nay
Myron Tsosie Democrat Nay
Stephanie Stahl Hamilton Democrat Nay
Beverly Pingerelli Republican Yea
Frank Carroll Republican Yea
Gail Griffin Republican Yea
Jake Hoffman Republican Yea
Jeff Weninger Republican Yea
John Kavanagh Republican Yea
Joseph Chaplik Republican Yea
Justin Wilmeth Republican Yea
Kevin Payne Republican Yea
Leo Biasiucci Republican Yea
Mark Finchem Republican Yea
Quang H Nguyen Republican Yea
Shawnna Bolick Republican Yea
Timothy "Tim" Dunn Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HCR 2035?
HCR 2035 is sponsored by Brenda Barton, Leo Biasiucci (Republican), Frank Carroll (Republican), Timothy "Tim" Dunn (Republican), Mark Finchem (Republican), Gail Griffin (Republican), Jake Hoffman (Republican), John Kavanagh (Republican), Quang H Nguyen (Republican), Kevin Payne (Republican), Beverly Pingerelli (Republican), Jeff Weninger (Republican), Justin Wilmeth (Republican), J.D. Mesnard (Republican), Thomas "T.J." Shope (Republican), Walt Blackman (Republican), Jacqueline Parker, Sine Kerr, David Gowan, Sonny Borrelli, Nancy Barto, Ben Toma, Bret Roberts, Frank Pratt, Joanne Osborne, Becky A. Nutt, Steve Kaiser, Joel John, Travis W. Grantham, John Fillmore, David L. Cook, Regina E. Cobb, Judy Burges, and Shawnna Bolick.
What is the current status of HCR 2035?
This bill died with 55th Legislature - 1st Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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