The Republican sponsor of a bill that would give teachers pay raises has put his proposal on hold in hopes of garnering bipartisan support and gaining the approval of Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs.

detail: HB2800 Districts and charter schools are requesting a $10,000 increase in teacher salaries over the next two fiscal years with state-provided funds.

State of play: Congressman Matt Gress, R-Phoenix, told Capitol Media Service He withdrew HB 2800 from Monday’s floor calendar because he didn’t want the Republican vote alone to pass it.

• Democrats opposed the measure, citing no guaranteed government funding for the first two years and the omission of non-teacher employees such as nurses, counselors, and bus drivers. listed in
• At least one Republican congressman has also publicly voiced his opposition.

Meanwhile, the Senate Government Committee approved the bill. Keep Arizona Schools Open for the Deaf and Blind Two years, as opposed to five years for another proposal and eight years for a bill that was stalled across the Senate.

Zoom in: Hobbes rejected three bills this week without getting a single Democratic vote.

• she Rejected SB 1096This prohibits government agencies in the state from doing business with banks that discriminate against firearm manufacturers or the National Rifle Association. SB1250 Increase penalties for employers who force their employees to get COVID and flu vaccinations contrary to religious exemptions.
• As expected, Hobbes vetoed a bill prohibiting cities from taxing food.
• Hobbes and Knicks SB1024The bill passed with unanimous Republican support and two Democratic votes in the House. The bill would have prohibited people from living in tents or tarps on public right-of-way.

Yes, but: Hobbes has signed 16 mostly harmless bills into law after giving the OK to only two bills by this week.

• These include public retirement plans, census adjustments, state exemptions for Pinal County, county attorney representation for K-12 districts and community college districts, dental commission annual reports and tax corrections, and It included a bill banning the Homeowners Association from banning Betsy Ross. Flag or other historical version of the US flag.

note: Hobbes has signed 18 bills and vetoed 20. Could break former governor Janet Napolitano’s record 58 denials in one session.

• After the House Education Committee, another could be on the way SB 1040 approvedWhile this requires schools to provide transgender students with separate bathrooms, showers and changing rooms, if they encounter someone of their biological opposite sex in a designated same-sex facility, People will be able to sue the school.
• The Hobbes administration told Axios Phoenix that the governor will veto any bill she believes targets the transgender community.

conspiracy: The Senate Natural Resources, Energy and Water Committee suggestion R-Hereford Rep. Gail Griffin said on Thursday that Scottsdale will allow private companies to use its infrastructure to provide water to unincorporated communities, with the aim of solving the Rio Verde Foothills water crisis. request that