The Senate adjourned the Sixth Special Session sine die today, after the House voted on the last of the special session bills. A brief explanation of each bill and its status is below:

SB 1001: statewide special election (Burns). Calls a statewide special election on May 18th, and includes reimbursement for counties for election costs.
-Approved by the House and Senate and signed by the Governor.

SB 1002: budget reconciliation; appropriations; education (Burns). Authorizes a roll-over of payments to K-12 schools and universities.
-Approved by the Senate last week. Amended in the House to make the rollover conditional upon the enactment of the House jobs package. The Senate opted not to concur and instead adjourned without acting on the amended bill, killing the measure.

SB 1003: revenue bonds; lease-purchase; finance (Burns). Authorizes the sale of up to $300 million in bonds against lottery revenue and authorizes the lease-purchase of additional state buildings.
-Approved by the House and Senate and transmitted to the Governor, awaiting signature

SB 1004: state lottery; authorization (Burns). Re-establishes the State Lottery Fund and the State Lottery Commission and provides for the repayment of bonds.
-Approved by the House and Senate and signed by the Governor.

SB 1005: standard deduction; non-residents; pro-rate (Burns). Prorates the standard income tax deduction for non-resident filers based on the ratio of Arizona gross income to federal adjusted gross income.
-Approved by the House and Senate and signed by the Governor.

SCR1001: temporary sales tax; repeal (Burns). Refers to the ballot a temporary one-cent sales tax increase for three years. The election is set for May 18, 2010.
-Approved by the House and Senate and transmitted to the Secretary of State to be placed on the ballot.