Walter Blackman

This bill bans Arizona state agencies from entering into contracts with entities connected to designated foreign adversaries, including hostile regimes like Communist China, for critical functions and services. It safeguards taxpayer dollars from being funneled to governments that threaten American security and sovereignty. CPAC supports efforts to keep public contracts out of the hands of hostile foreign powers and supported this bill. The House defeated this bill on 2025-02-20 by a vote of 23-36. The Governor vetoed this bill.

This bill tightens identification requirements for early ballots and clarifies procedures for tabulation to ensure that only eligible voters' ballots are counted. It aims to close loopholes in mail-in voting and restore trust in Arizona elections. CPAC supports robust voter ID and election integrity safeguards and supported this bill. The House passed this bill on 2025-06-24 by a vote of 29-26. The Governor vetoed this bill.

This bill requires robust age-verification by pornographic websites and online platforms so that minors cannot easily access sexually explicit material, with penalties for noncompliant sites. It puts parents, not Big Tech and porn companies, back in charge of what children see online. CPAC supports strong protections to keep minors away from explicit content and supported this bill. The House passed this bill on 2025-02-12 by a vote of 44-15. The bill later became law.

This bill compels state and local government entities to cooperate with federal immigration authorities, including honoring deportation and detainer requests, and bars sanctuary-style noncompliance. It reaffirms that Arizona will not harbor illegal immigrants at taxpayer expense. CPAC supports strong immigration enforcement and an end to sanctuary policies and supported this bill. The House passed this bill on 2025-05-01 by a vote of 31-27. The Governor vetoed this bill.

This bill repeals the classification of firearm suppressors (muffling devices) as prohibited weapons under state law, aligning Arizona statutes with lawful federal ownership. It removes unnecessary restrictions on responsible gun owners and sportsmen. CPAC supports removing arbitrary infringements on the Second Amendment and supported this bill. The House passed this bill on 2025-05-01 by a vote of 31-25. The Governor vetoed this bill.

This bill reforms public employee hiring practices to emphasize merit, qualifications, and experience over ideological or demographic checkboxes. It pushes back against politicized hiring and DEI favoritism in state employment. CPAC supports merit-based government hiring and opposed discrimination through identity preferences and supported this bill. The House passed this bill on 2025-04-15 by a vote of 31-21. The Governor vetoed this bill.

This bill prohibits state and local governments from adopting policies that grant preferential treatment or discrimination based on race, sex, or other protected characteristics in public employment, education, and contracting. It directly dismantles DEI-style quotas and identity-based favoritism in government. CPAC opposes DEI mandates and race-based preferences and supported this bill. The House passed this bill on 2025-03-03 by a vote of 32-26. The Governor vetoed this bill.

This bill requires health education curricula to include detailed instruction on fetal development, including the stages of life before birth. CPAC believes that abortion is always a human tragedy. CPAC supported this bill. The House passed this bill on 2025-02-25 by a vote of 33-27. The Governor vetoed this bill.

This bill establishes procedures for hospitals to inquire about and, in defined circumstances, report patients' immigration status to government authorities. It prevents medical facilities from becoming de facto sanctuaries while allowing care to be provided. CPAC supports immigration enforcement and transparency in public systems and supported this bill. The House passed this bill on 2025-05-05 by a vote of 32-25. The Governor vetoed this bill.

This bill defines sex-based terms in Arizona laws, rules, and regulations based on biological sex rather than gender identity, providing clarity across agencies. It prevents activists from rewriting statutes through radical gender ideology. CPAC supports clear, biology-based legal definitions and supported this bill. The House passed this bill on 2025-02-12 by a vote of 32-27. The Governor vetoed this bill.

This bill bars businesses from discriminating against customers or clients based on social credit criteria such as political views, firearm ownership, or energy use. It pushes back on ESG and woke corporate policies that target conservatives and traditional industries. CPAC supports protecting citizens from ideological discrimination by corporations and supported this bill. The House passed this bill on 2025-05-01 by a vote of 31-27. The Governor vetoed this bill.

This memorial urges federal recognition and protection of Arizona's requirement that voters provide proof of citizenship for registration, pushing back against national efforts to dilute such laws. It defends the principle that only Americans should choose American leaders. CPAC supports proof-of-citizenship requirements for voter registration and supported this bill. The House passed this bill on 2025-03-05 by a vote of 32-26. The bill later became law.

This bill clarifies liability protections and releases for parties that undertake environmental remediation under approved frameworks, reducing the risk of endless lawsuits for good-faith cleanups. It promotes practical environmental restoration through cooperation instead of litigation. CPAC supports liability reforms that incentivize private-sector remediation and supported this bill. The House passed this bill on 2025-02-25 by a vote of 56-4. The bill later became law.

This bill prohibits the use of special merchant category codes to track firearm and ammunition purchases, preventing financial institutions from building de facto gun registries. It stops woke banks from collaborating with anti-gun activists to surveil lawful gun owners. CPAC supports protecting gun owners from financial surveillance and supported this bill. The House passed this bill on 2025-05-05 by a vote of 32-25. The Governor vetoed this bill.

This bill bans state agencies, public universities, and other public entities from requiring diversity, equity, and inclusion training that pushes race-based guilt, privilege, or ideological conformity. It dismantles taxpayer-funded DEI struggle sessions in Arizona government. CPAC opposes DEI mandates and compelled ideological training and supported this bill. The House passed this bill on 2025-04-16 by a vote of 33-25. The Governor vetoed this bill.

This bill requires public schools to provide equal access for patriotic youth organizations, such as Scouts and similar groups, to meet and recruit on campus on the same basis as other groups. It ensures that pro-America, character-building organizations are not sidelined by woke administrators. CPAC supports expanding access for patriotic civic groups in schools and supported this bill. The House passed this bill on 2025-02-25 by a vote of 60-0. The bill did not become law.

This bill outlines the Arizona state budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, allocating significant funding to various government programs without addressing meaningful tax cuts or providing relief for hardworking taxpayers. CPAC opposed this bill. The House passed this bill on 2025-06-26 by a vote of 40-16. The bill later became law.