Sandra Day O'Connor served as a senator in the Arizona Legislature representing the Paradise Valley area from October 30, 1969 through the end of 1974. This page lists the 133 bills and resolutions she sponsored or co-sponsored during that time, 83 of which were passed.
Bills signed into law and resolutions signed by the governor are listed in bold. Bills with an asterisk (*) indicate that Senator O'Connor was the bill's primary sponsor.
Committee assignments: State, County and Municipal Affairs (Vice Chairman); Highways and Transportation; Judiciary; Natural Resources; Rules
SB 1 | An Act providing certain controls on the pollution of air |
SB 16 | An Act prescribing weight of alcohol in blood for presumption of intoxication of operators |
SB 42 | An Act providing for restrictions on the sale and distribution of pornographic literature to minors under eighteen years of age |
SB 43 | An Act providing that counties may adopt by reference certain types of building codes for unincorporated areas |
SB 44* | An Act establishing the state department of mental retardation |
SB 92 | An Act making an appropriation to the Arizona children's colony board for supplies and for staffing of Arizona children's colony mental retardation center |
SB 95 | An Act making it unlawful for a minor to purchase, possess, transport, use, or have under his control in a motor vehicle any spirituous liquor or narcotic drug or dangerous drug or cannabis |
SB 128 | An Act providing that application for title for motor vehicle state that the vehicle is equipped with approved emission control device |
SB 131 | An Act making an appropriation to the Arizona state school for the deaf and blind and authorizing expenditure from the bond retirement fund of the Arizona state school for the deaf and blind. |
SB 147 | An Act prescribing weight of alcohol in blood for presumption of intoxication of operators |
SB 151 | An Act prescribing authority to encumber property |
SB 164 | An Act establishing the office of jury commissioner |
SB 167* | An Act relating to administrative procedure; amending and adding definitions |
SB 174 | An Act prohibiting certain trespass upon the property of educational institutions |
SB 201* | An Act removing restrictions on working hours for female employees |
SB 221 | An Act providing that attorney general may employ counsel for antitrust enforcement |
SB 225 | An Act providing for a water conservation and recreation development fund |
SB 246* | An Act providing for the expenditure of public funds to share in the purchase of health and accident insurance |
SB 256* | An Act requiring a mortgage foreclosure complaint to set forth with particularity the estate, interest or lien of the state |
SCR 14 | A Concurrent Resolution on the death of the Honorable Sarah Folsom |
SR 1 | A resolution honoring Mrs. Louise E. Geare (co-sponsor with entire Senate) |
SR 2 | A Resolution on the death of the Honorable Fred Udine |
Committee assignments: State, County and Municipal Affairs (Chairman); Appropriations; Judiciary; Rules; Legislative Council
Other roles: Parliamentarian
SB 1 | An Act providing for the establishment of kindergartens |
SB 2 | An Act prescribing terms, appointment, number, powers and duties of grand juries |
SB 3* | An Act establishing reciprocity in enforcement of tax obligations, and amending title 42, chapter 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding article 4, sections 42-151 to 42-153, inclusive. |
SB 7 | An Act permitting purchase of firearms by residents of this state in other states in conformance with the federal gun control act of 1968, and amending title 13, chapter 3, article 7, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 13-924. |
SB 8 | An Act prescribing air pollution permit procedures |
SB 9 | An Act authorizing the joint legislative budget committee and the Arizona legislative council to accept and expend public and private gifts and grants |
SB 21 | An Act providing for instruction relating to the nature and effects of alcohol, tobacco and narcotic and dangerous drugs on the human system |
SB 22 | An Act providing ten percent additional fine for drug violations for use in combating alcoholism and drug abuse |
SB 37* | An Act providing that the state personnel commission may affirm, reverse or modify action of the employing agency |
SB 49* | An Act adopting the uniform recognition of acknowledgments act |
SB 50* | An Act providing that minor students shall have capacity to contract for educational loans |
SB 51* | An Act prescribing qualifications for public employment |
SB 52* | An Act prohibiting the multiple reading of a bill in the state legislature |
SB 64 | An Act authorizing the department of education to prepare format of school district budgets |
SB 66 | An Act providing for employment of examiners by board of cosmetology |
SB 87 | An Act requiring private sewer corporations to obtain certificates of convenience and necessity |
SB 88* | An Act providing that beneficiaries of a public safety officer or an officer disabled or killed while on duty shall not have workmen's compensation payments deducted from retirement system benefits |
SB 89* | An Act expanding veterans' preferences for employment under merit or civil service system |
SB 113* | An Act providing a program of child hearing evaluation services for school age children |
SB 114* | An Act prescribing state and county responsibility for charges relating to mentally retarded children |
SB 124* | An Act correcting error in statute concerning administrative hearings |
SB 152 | An Act prohibiting the desecration of the flag |
SB 155 | An Act prescribing that minors may give consent to treatment of venereal disease and that consent of parents shall not be necessary |
SB 185* | An Act authorizing the state of Arizona and political subdivisions thereof to enter into agreements to submit disputes to arbitration |
SB 186* | An Act adopting the revised uniform enforcement of foreign judgments act |
SB 195* | An Act prescribing the jurisdiction of the superintendent of public buildings maintenance |
SB 229* | An Act prohibiting resisting of arrest by force or with a weapon |
SB 230* | An Act requiring the board of health to promulgate regulations pertaining to the volatility of gasoline |
SB 231* | An Act providing an authorization for expenditure of public funds for health and accident insurance |
SB 233* | An Act providing for restoration of civil rights after conviction in a federal court |
SB 234* | An Act providing for identification of construction site on a state highway |
SB 269* | An Act providing for regulation of child labor |
SB 270* | An Act providing for a statewide solid waste management plan |
SB 271 | An Act increasing the percentage of fees set apart for county law library fund |
SB 286 | An Act exempting from taxation property of certain charitable clubs, organizations or societies |
SB 296 | An Act prescribing the method of filling a vacancy for the office of supervisor |
SB 297 | An Act authorizing automatic consent for certain minors for treatment for use of a dangerous drug or narcotic |
SB 321 | An Act prescribing limitations on certificates of educational convenience |
SCR 2 | A Concurrent Resolution requesting Congress to call a convention for the purpose of amending the United States constitution to provide for intergovernmental sharing of federal income tax revenue. |
SCR 3* | A Concurrent Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Arizona prescribing procedures for reading of bills |
SCR 6* | A Concurrent proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Arizona providing for the retirement of justices and judges of courts of record |
SCR 10 | A Concurrent Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Arizona amending the definition of public service corporation to include private sewage disposal corporations and cable television corporations |
Committee assignments: State, County and Municipal Affairs (Chairman); Appropriations; Judiciary; Rules
SB 1001 | An Act requiring attorney general's approval for agency rules |
SB 1013* | An Act repealing the street poll tax and the municipal slaughterhouse law |
SB 1014* | An Act providing for regulating home solicitation and referral sales |
SB 1015* | An Act providing for annual filing and publication of administrative rules and regulations |
SB 1028 | An Act making a supplemental appropriation to the Arizona water commission for use by cities, towns and counties for cloud seeding. |
SB 1063* | An Act providing for payment of fines on installment basis |
SB 1065 | An Act providing that county assessor shall notify property owner of annual valuation of property |
SB 1068 | An Act establishing a department of economic security to be administered by the director |
SB 1087 | An Act revising laws relating to dentistry |
SB 1104* | An Act relating to decedents' estates, guardianships, protective proceedings and trusts |
SB 1107 | An Act providing for evaluation and treatment of persons impaired by alcoholism |
SB 1125 | An Act prescribing limitations on labor of children |
SB 1130* | An Act revising the adult probation officer system |
SB 1131* | An Act prescribing size of juries, degree of unanimity required and waiver |
SB 1138 | An Act prescribing procedures for the nomination and appointment of state officers requiring consent of the Senate |
SB 1141 | An Act prescribing exemptions from payment of property taxes for persons sixty-five years of age and older |
SB 1173 | An Act prescribing conditions under which an "open end" offense is a misdemeanor |
SB 1175* | An Act providing for the design and construction of bicycle and foot pathways by the state and its political subdivisions |
SB 1184 | An Act providing that county improvement districts are tax levying districts |
SB 1191* | An Act prescribing qualifications of landscape architect |
SB 1235 | An Act providing for transportation of voluntary patients to state hospital |
SB 1247* | An Act eliminating provisions of law providing for incorporated city or town to join county library system |
SB 1248* | An Act providing for administration of the state sanatorium |
SB 1249* | An Act authorizing board of supervisors to adopt schedule of fees for licenses and permits |
SB 1267 | An Act prescribing penalty for theft of credit card |
SB 1268 | An Act prescribing definitions of theft, grand theft and petty theft |
SB 1285* | An Act authorizing creation of joint offices of public defender by counties |
SB 1286* | An Act prescribing procedures and penalties for regulation of consumer fraud |
SB 1315 | An Act entering into the interstate corrections compact |
SB 1321* | An Act prescribing changes in certain statutes relating to women's rights |
SB 1322 | An Act prescribing compensation for court commissioners |
SB 1327 | An Act prohibiting contribution by labor organization to influence any election, and amending section 16-471, Arizona Revised Statutes. |
SCR 1006* | A Concurrent Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Arizona providing that number of jurors be specified by law |
SCR 1007 | A Concurrent Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Arizona prescribing exemptions for persons sixty-five years of age and older from real property taxation |
SCR 1008 | A Concurrent Resolution on the death of The Honorable Carl Hayden (co-sponsor with entire Senate) |
SCR 1010* | A Concurrent Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Arizona relating to use and distribution of vehicle, user and gasoline and diesel tax receipts |
SCR 1015* | A Concurrent Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Arizona providing for county charters |
Committee assignments: Rules (Vice Chairman); State, County and Municipal Affairs; Agriculture, Commerce & Labor; Judiciary; Legislative Council; Joint Legislative Budget; Joint Select Committee on Valuation and Taxation
Leadership roles: Majority Leader
Other roles: Parliamentarian
HB 2002 | An Act relating to decedents' estates, guardianships, protective proceedings and trusts |
HB 2016 | An Act providing for option by employee to have higher percentage of compensation withheld |
HB 2078 | An Act providing for hiking and equestrian trails to be established and maintained by State Parks Board |
HCM 2004 | A Concurrent Memorial urging the department of the interior to take immediate appropriate action with regard to property in the San Carlos mineral strip |
HCR 2016 | A Concurrent Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Arizona relating to use and distribution of vehicle, user and gasoline and diesel tax receipts |
SB 1007 | An Act providing for no-fault dissolution of marriage |
SB 1012 | An Act providing workmen's compensation and occupational disease benefits for agricultural workers |
SB 1055 | An Act providing for inspection of taxpayer reports and returns and the reports and records of the tax commission by the auditor general |
SB 1058 | An Act prohibiting shooting or taking of game mammals under certain conditions |
SB 1077 | An Act defining term "legal action" |
SB 1090 | An Act granting income tax credit or reimbursement for property tax or rent to certain persons |
SB 1166 | An Act prescribing marital property rights of spouses and rights of conveyance or abandonment of homesteads by spouses |
SB 1167 | An Act providing for mental health evaluation, commitment and treatment of persons suffering mental disorders |
SB 1190 | An Act providing family planning methods |
SCR 1001 | A Concurrent Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Arizona proposing and providing for the retirement of justices and judges of courts of record |
SCR 1009 | A Concurrent Resolution on the death of President Lyndon B. Johnson (co-sponsor with entire Senate) |
SCR 1010 | A Concurrent Resolution on the death of President Harry S. Truman (co-sponsor with entire Senate) |
SCR 1023 | A Concurrent Resolution on the death of the Honorable Harold C. Giss (co-sponsor with entire Senate) |
SCR 1001 | A Concurrent Resolution on the death of William R. Bourdon (co-sponsor with entire Senate) |
SR 1001 | A Resolution on the death of Charles A. Awalt (co-sponsor with entire Senate) |
Committee assignments: Rules (Vice Chairman); Agriculture, Commerce and Labor; Judiciary; State, County and Municipal Affairs; Legislative Council; Joint Legislative Budget;
Leadership roles: Majority Leader
Other roles: Parliamentarian
SB 1035 | An Act providing for mental health evaluation, commitment and treatment of persons suffering mental disorders |
SB 1048 | An Act providing for preliminary statement of school district property valuation |
SB 1056 | An Act providing for the design and construction of bicycle and foot pathways by the state and its political subdivisions |
SB 1059 | An Act providing for open public meetings of governing bodies |
SB 1075 | An Act establishing the uniform state antitrust act |
SB 1211 | An Act providing for the planning and regulation of solid waste and hazardous waste storage, collection, transportation, processing and disposal systems |
SB 1251 | An Act imposing an excise tax for construction and maintenance of bicycle pathways |
SB 1262 | An Act authorizing the combination of American economic instruction with that of related studies of American institutions and ideals |
SB 1278 | An Act providing for an economic estimates commission |
SCR 1003 | A Concurrent Resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution of Arizona relating to use and distribution of vehicle, user and gasoline and diesel tax receipts |
SCR 1012* | A Concurrent Resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution of Arizona limitng state appropriations to a percentage of state personal income |
SCR 1013 | A Concurrent Resolution ordering the submission to the people of an advisory question relating to ratifying the proposed amendment to the constitution of the United States which provides that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. |
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