2021 Bills LAMA Tracks in Arizona State Legislature
THIS WEEK’S ACTION: These are bills you can impact by making your voice be heard in the state legislature. Request to Speak on bills LAMA is tracking, bills you care about: HB2668 (Weds, 3/31 - Nutrition Assistance), HB2805 (Weds, 3/31 - Economic Security), SB1387 (Tues, 3/30 - Child & Youth Welfare), SB1411 (Tues, 3/30 - Economic Security).
There were an unprecedented number of bills introduced in the Fifty-fifth Legislature, First Regular Session of the Arizona State Legislature, many of which are of interest to Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona (LAMA), and to people of faith in Arizona. LAMA’s policy committee, with guidance provided in the ELCA Social Statements, determined LAMA’s priorities for the 2021 legislative session.
Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona’s (LAMA) legislative priorities for 2021 are below:
Hunger and associated food security issues (equity, housing, homelessness, etc.)
Community-based Senior Support
Equitable distribution of COVID-19 relief: No one is safe until everyone is safe. The Challenge: Sustainable statewide protection from COVID-19 by 2022 by supporting state and county administrations and frontline immunization workers to equitably deliver COVID-19 vaccines. With multiple vaccines approved by the FDA, the response must now shift to preparing for the efficient and equitable distribution of vaccines. Additionally, we must ensure that people suffering from the effects of the pandemic and recession can maintain access to stable housing, healthcare, food, and other necessities.
LAMA will monitor all legislation, especially those bills that relate to LAMA’s legislative priorities noted above, and together with friends and partners who share similar priorities, LAMA will work to help shape very positive legislation this year. When there is legislative activity of interest to the LAMA community that needs support, LAMA will send Action Alerts.
The link below provides a look at the individual bills in both houses of the legislature that LAMA is following to date. As bills are advanced to committee, or dead, or combined, etc., LAMA will update the list.