Ratliff, Rigel, Rockwell, Rosenbaum, Skelly, Sossaman, Steiner, Stewart, Vukcevich, West, Wettaw, Woodward, Wright, Speaker Kelley--44.

NOT VOTING: McLoughlin, Thompson-2.

The original motion by Mr. Barr was then put and carried.

DISPOSITION OF BUSINESS FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

HOUSE BILLS 2229, 2380 and 2425 were referred to Engrossing.

HOUSE BILLS 2107, 2157, 2300, 2412 and HOUSE CONCURRENT MEMORIAL 2004, as amended by Committee of the Whole, were referred to Engrossing.

HOUSE BILLS 2024 and 2248 were retained on the Calendar of the Committee of the Whole.

Without objection, the House referred to the Order of Business:

BUSINESS ON THE SPEAKER'S DESK

The Engrossing Report was read as follows:

HOUSE BILLS 2048, 2058, 2066, 2100, 2105, 2168, 2192,
2220, 2250, 2254 and 2295 have been properly engrossed.

Motion by Mr. Barr, seconded by Mr. Sossaman, that the rules be suspended, an emergency declared, and House Bills 2048, 2058, 2066, 2100, 2105, 2168, 2220, 2250, 2254 and 2295 be placed under the Order of Business, Third Reading of Bills, for today. Carried by a two-thirds vote of all members elected to the House.

THIRD READING OF BILLS

The following bills were read the third time by number and title:

HOUSE BILL 2048, An Act relating to banks and financial institutions; prescribing annual assessment charge for certain financial institutions; prescribing certain initial and renewal fees for certain enterprises under the

NAYS: Abril, Bahill, Bradford, Cajero, Carrillo, Dunn, C. (13), Elliott, Goudinoff, Guerrero, Hamilton, Hanley, Kromko, Marin, Moore, Pacheco, Phillips, Thompson, Villa Verde, Vukcevich, Wilcox--20.

NOT VOTING: McLoughlin, Peaches-2.

House Bill 2170 was signed in open session by Speaker Kelley.

Motion by Mr. Barr, seconded by Mr. Sossaman, that the House stand adjourned until 10:00 A.M., Thursday, March 30, 1978. Carried at 11:42 A.M.

PRESENT: Abril, Akers, Bahill, Barr, Bradford, Cajero, Carlson, Carrillo, Cooper, Corpstein, Dunn, C. (13), Elliott, English, Everett, Flynn, Goodwin, Goudinoff, Guerrero, Hamilton, Hanley, Harelson, Hartdegen, Hawke, Hays, Holman, Humphreys, Jeffers, Jones, Jordan, Kay, Kenney, Kromko, Kunasek, Lewis, Marin, McCarthy, McConnell, Moore, Pacheco, Peaches, Phillips, Ratliff, Rigel, Rockwell, Rosenbaum, Skelly, Sossaman, Steiner, Stewart, Thompson, VillaVerde, Vukcevich, West, Wettaw, Wilcox, Woodward, Wright, Speaker Kelley--58.

ABSENT: Dunn, P. (18), McLoughlin-2.

Having served as Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee in the
Thirty-first, Thirty-second and Thirty-third Legislatures (1973 to the
present), it is my opinion that the "Equal Rights Amendment" has been
fully debated by my committee.

The only single issue that has taken up more time in the past six years of
my committee and staff has been the revision of the entire Criminal Code
during both Sessions of the Thirty-third Legislature.

I am fully convinced that more testimony would only be cumulative and not
welcome by the overwhelming majority of the Judiciary members. The fact
that the Senate Judiciary Committee allowed only one and one-half hours
this year for its consideration is indicative of this sentiment.

Cordially,

PK/mw

PETER KAY, Chairman
Committee on Judiciary

During my two terms as Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives,
January 1, 1973 through January 1, 1977, the proposed 27th Amendment
to the U.S. Constitution received exhaustive public and legislative
debate.

I would make a conservative estimate that the House Judiciary Committee spent at least fifty hours in public hearings on the Equal Rights Amendment during that time period.

In my opinion, the E.R.A. has had fair and full debate in Arizona and extension of the original time limitation would not improve its chances for ratification.

During the Thirty-first Legislature (1973-1974) while Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary, I can attest to the fact that the Legislature made a concerted effort to present the Equal Rights Amendment in the most reasonable and fair manner possible. We worked very closely with representatives of both sides of the issue in presentation of testimony.

Arrangements were made to accomodate the overflow of people by utilizing the City of Phoenix Council Chambers during the 1973 hearings and the Joint Senate-House Judiciary Committee traveled to Tucson, Arizona for additional hearings. There was an equal time limit on debate; they generally ran approximately three hours each.

Having been a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee for the past eight years, I can say, without a doubt, that at no time has anyone ever been turned away nor their testimony refused by either the Republican or Democratic controlled Senate.

/sg

Sincerely

Leo Corbet