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Arizona legislators plot bills to end sessions by April 30

Proposals would cut pay, force breaks for what sponsors call 'part-time' legislature

PHOENIX — Saying they can’t be counted on to control themselves, Republican lawmakers want voters to set a deadline for when they need to go home.

Two measures awaiting a House vote would put proposals on the November ballot to force lawmakers to do something they haven’t done in a decade: End their annual sessions before May.

That’s what the rules say. It requires them to adjourn by the Saturday of the week of the 100th day of each session. This year that falls on April 25.

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