Legislative Record

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.

29th Legislature, Second Regular Session (1970)

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

30th Legislature, First Regular Session (1971)

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

30th Legislature, Second Regular Session (1972)

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

31st Legislature, First Regular Session (1973)

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)

31st Legislature, First Special Session (1973)

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)

31st Legislature, Second Regular Session (1974)

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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