House Ethics Committee March 30th 2023 Liz Harris

ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
INTERIM MEETING NOTICE
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
HOUSE ETHICS COMMITTEE
Date: Thursday, March 30, 2023
Time: 1:00 P.M.
Place: HHR 4
AGENDA
1.
Call to Order
2.
Roll Call
3.
Ethics Matter Regarding Representative Liz Harris

4.
Adjournment
Members:

Representative Joseph Chaplik, Chair

Representative Travis Grantham, Vice Chair

Representative Gail Griffin

Representative Jennifer L Longdon

Representative Christopher Mathis

Pursuant to House Rule 30 and A.R.S. § 38-431.03, the committee may vote to go into executive session, which would not be open to the public, for the purpose of obtaining legal advice and providing directions to the counsel.
The Committee may recess and reconvene to the sound of the gavel or upon announcement.
This is a Rule 15 Hearing pursuant to the House Ethics Committee Rules of Procedure. It is not a judicial proceeding, and the Rules of Evidence do not apply.

Testimony will be received by invitation of the Committee only. Other public testimony, including through the RTS system, will not be received.
NEWS RELEASE

Arizona House of Representatives

Representative Joseph Chaplik (R-3)

1700 West Washington l Phoenix, Arizona l 85007

Thursday, March 30, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Statement on House Ethics Meeting

STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX – State Representative Joseph Chaplik, Chairman of the House Ethics Committee, released a statement following today’s meeting on an ethics matter regarding Representative Liz Harris.

“It is the responsibility of the Ethics Committee to consider complaints that are submitted to the chairman by a House member accusing another member of behavior that violates House Rules. It is not the Committee’s role to serve as a court of law, and today’s meeting was not a trial. It was strictly an opportunity for Committee members to formally hear from Representative Harris and gather facts in consideration of a specific and internal House matter: whether Representative Harris engaged in disorderly behavior in violation of House Rule 1. It is not within the scope or responsibility of the Ethics Committee to consider any collateral issues in this matter. As a House member, Representative Harris is entitled to due process, and today’s meeting of the Committee satisfied that constitutional guarantee. For now, the Committee has adjourned to allow the members to fully review the evidence and deliberate.”

Joseph Chaplik is a Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives serving Legislative District 3, which includes Scottsdale, Fountain Hills, and the Northeast Valley in Maricopa County. Follow him on Twitter at @JosephChaplik.