Mark Finchem

 Senator Mark Finchem has introduced SB 1149 to strengthen oversight of the Department of Child Safety and improve how courts review cases involving dependent children. When the state removes a child from their home, it takes on a serious responsibility. That power must be used carefully, transparently, and with constant review. SB 1149 addresses long-standing concerns that dependency cases […]

Senator Mark Finchem is pushing back against illegal immigration with SB 1152, a bill that strengthens verification requirements for public benefits and closes loopholes that have allowed abuse of taxpayer funds. SB 1152 requires proof of lawful presence before state or local public benefits can be issued. It also blocks benefits for individuals with pending asylum claims until

PHOENIX — Senator Mark Finchem has introduced SB 1095, a bill that protects children from irreversible “transgender” procedures and stops taxpayer dollars from funding them. SB 1095 says that doctors and other health professionals may not perform irreversible transgender surgery on anyone under 18. It also bars transgendering surgical procedures and referrals for minors. The bill draws firm lines

Senator Mark Finchem is advancing SB 1158, legislation aimed at restoring fairness, transparency, and accountability in disputes between homeowners and homeowners’ associations (HOAs). For years, homeowners have raised concerns about costly, confusing, and uneven dispute processes when dealing with condominium and planned community associations. SB 1158 reforms Arizona’s existing administrative hearing system by setting clearer rules, reasonable limits,

Republican state lawmakers are again going after the State Bar of Arizona, even though they seem to have a fundamental misunderstanding of how the organization works.  Their prime examples for why the State Bar should be stripped of its role in policing attorneys were a California man who was disbarred in the Grand Canyon State

From Prescott Pulse: We would like to thank AZ Senator Mark Finchem for adding some excellent points to our last article, the City of Prescott’s “So Far” Smoke Screen: Why their Press Release Falls Flat in the Hanna Case.  His detailed comments, shared in response to the ongoing discussion, add crucial legal clarity on government accountability,

Senator Mark Finchem has introduced SCR 1008, a concurrent resolution that would submit a technical correction to Arizona’s surrogacy-related contract law directly to voters at the next general election. The resolution proposes a narrowly focused amendment to Arizona Revised Statutes §25-218, which governs surrogate parentage contracts. The change clarifies existing statutory language to ensure consistency and legal certainty

Senator Mark Finchem has introduced SCM 1003, a concurrent memorial calling on Congress to begin the process of amending the U.S. Constitution to restore the authority of states to regulate and limit campaign finance. The memorial argues that decades of federal court decisions have distorted the original meaning of the First Amendment by equating unlimited campaign spending with

A new whistleblower claim involving Runbeck Election Services has thrust questions about ballot handling and chain-of-custody back into the spotlight for Arizona voters. According to media reporting, a whistleblower alleges that roughly 300,000 ballots were printed and added into the tally for the Arizona 2022 general election. These ballots didn’t come in from ballot drop boxes

PHOENIX — As foreign purchases of land in the U.S. attract national security concerns, Senator Mark Finchem’s recently introduced SB 1075 would require legislative approval before foreign entities can acquire Arizona real estate.  This bill places an important check on foreign ownership by involving lawmakers — elected representatives accountable to Arizonans — in decisions that could affect the