HCM 2015 Arizona House · 57th Legislature - First Regular Session

proof of citizenship; voter registration

Arizona's HCM 2015 is a memorial resolution (not a bill) passed by the Arizona legislature requesting Congress to amend the federal voter registration form. It asks the Election Assistance Commission to add state-specific instructions, including requirements for proof of citizenship, to comply with Arizona's state laws. The resolution claims that current federal rules prevent Arizona from verifying citizenship for voters, resulting in approximately 50,000 unverified registrations in the state. This memorial does not change law but urges Congress to address the conflict between federal voter registration rules and Arizona's proof-of-citizenship requirements.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

Governor

Introduced Feb 12, 2025 Last action May 7, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced Version → House Engrossed Version · 3 edits · May 6, 2025

MINOR

The bill was reorganized from a standard legislative format to a House Concurrent Memorial, which is a formal request to Congress rather than a law itself. The substantive content of the memorial remains largely the same, urging Congress to modify the federal voter registration form to include state-specific proof of citizenship requirements. The changes are primarily formatting and structural rather than substantive policy changes.

Scope change

The document changed from a standard bill format to a House Concurrent Memorial, which is a formal request to Congress rather than a bill that becomes law.

TECHNICAL

Changed document type from a standard bill to a House Concurrent Memorial, which is a formal request to Congress rather than a law.

Removed the original reference title and replaced it with new header information for the House Engrossed version.

Reorganized the layout and formatting of the document while keeping the substantive text of the memorial largely unchanged.

Floor votes · House Mar 5, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

May 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED

upper

Mar 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

upper

Mar 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

PASSED

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors