Capitol roundup: Lawmakers reject pigeon feeding ban

An Arizona House committee rejected legislation that would have made it illegal statewide to feed pigeons — Phoenix and some other cities already have prohibitions — but lawmakers advanced plenty of other proposals this week.

🛏️ The House passed legislation allowing cities to limit the number of overnight guests at short-term rentals.

🗳️ Proposed Republican ballot measures that would prohibit voters from dropping off early ballots on Election Day passed House and Senate committees.

📸 A ballot referral to ban photo radar passed a House committee and now goes to the full chamber. If the House approves it, the proposal will go to the November ballot.

👀 House Republicans added provisions previously vetoed by Gov. Katie Hobbs, including new restrictions on food assistance and a requirement that hospitals ask patients about immigration status, to legislation authorizing the Arizona Department of Economic Security to continue operating for the next eight years, the Arizona Mirror reported.

🏛️ Voters would get to decide whether to expand the Arizona House from 60 to 90 members, with each representative elected from an individual district instead of 30 districts each electing two at-large members, under a proposal approved by Senate Republicans.

• The change wouldn't go into effect until 2042.

🚄 Arizona's auditor general would have to conduct a feasibility study, including a review of the environmental and economic impacts on local businesses, for future light rail extension proposals under a bill passed by Senate Republicans.

🎖️ Retired veterans or veterans with service-related disabilities would get free lifetime state parks passes under a bill passed by the Senate.