Kiana Maria Sears

Sears voted against HB 2693, which allowed insurers and AHCCCS to limit coverage for genetic sequencing.

April 16, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026

Sears cosponsored SB 1382, requiring water-measuring devices and reporting for additional groundwater withdrawals.

January 14, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: azleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Sears voted against HB 2572, which established new provisions for irrigation grandfathered rights.

April 16, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026

Sears cosponsored SB 1721, requiring prevailing wages and fringe benefits on state-sponsored or state-financed public construction contracts.

January 14, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: azleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Sears cosponsored SB 1721, requiring prevailing wages and fringe benefits on state-sponsored or state-financed public construction contracts.

January 14, 2026Supports Labor Rights

Source: azleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Co-sponsored a bill setting new rules for charter schools, including open meetings and public records, yearly audits, posting spending online, a 10 percent cap on administrative costs, and a ban on for-profit operators (Senate Bill 1694).

January 14, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

Source: azleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Sears voted for SB 1372, requiring public-record requesters to affirm that requested records would not be used commercially.

April 29, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026

Sears cosponsored SB 1721, requiring prevailing wages and fringe benefits on state-sponsored or state-financed public construction contracts.

January 14, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: azleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Sears voted for HB 2704, authorizing tax distributions for a new Arizona Diamondbacks stadium.

June 19, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026

Sears voted for HB 2945, appropriating funding for Arizona's disability-services program.

April 24, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026

Sears voted for HB 2223, requiring disclosure and notification when a registered sex offender seeks a legal name change.

April 1, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted for House Bill 2386, which sets yearly pay benchmarks so the state police can compete with big city and county forces. The Arizona Senate passed it 22-6, and the Governor signed it into law.

June 18, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Sears voted for HB 2112, requiring commercial pornography websites to verify a user's age before granting access.

May 6, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026

Sears voted for HB 2611, establishing a class 4 felony for assaults involving two or more accomplices.

May 6, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted for House Bill 2611, known as Preston's Law, which makes an assault by a group that injures the victim a class 4 felony. The Arizona Senate passed it 18-10, and the Governor signed it into law.

April 29, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Sears voted for SB 1604, requiring secure placement for criminal defendants found dangerous and incompetent when a state mental-health facility is not feasible.

April 29, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted for House Bill 2653, which lets crime victims and witnesses keep their names out of public records. The Arizona Senate passed it 22-7, and the Governor signed it into law.

April 16, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for House Bill 2607, which sets fixed 5 to 15 year prison terms for carrying 200 grams or more of fentanyl in a vehicle. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-13, and the Governor signed it into law.

April 16, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Co-sponsored a bill proposing to limit corporate buying of houses in Arizona. It would have required companies that own ten or more homes to register with the state. It also would have barred corporations from buying a home until it had been listed for more than 90 days, with fines up to $20,000 per violation (Senate Bill 1442). The bill was held in committee and did not pass.

January 14, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

Source: azleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Voted for House Bill 2928, which makes counties allow small second homes on lots zoned for one house. The Arizona Senate passed it 21-6, and the Governor signed it into law.

May 7, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Sears voted for SB 1540, extending the types of property eligible for Arizona's $400,000 homestead exemption.

April 29, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted no on a bill tightening the rules for receiving unemployment benefits, including added work-search requirements and new disqualifications (Senate Bill 1296). It cleared the Senate 17-12 and the governor vetoed it.

April 29, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026

Sears voted for HB 2945, appropriating funding for Arizona's disability-services program.

April 24, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026

Co-sponsored a bill setting new rules for charter schools, including open meetings and public records, yearly audits, posting spending online, a 10 percent cap on administrative costs, and a ban on for-profit operators (Senate Bill 1694).

January 14, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

Source: azleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Sears cosponsored SB 1600, creating criminal liability when a minor accesses a readily dischargeable firearm because it was negligently left unsecured.

January 14, 2026Supports Gun Control

Source: azleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Sears voted for HB 2022, moving Arizona's primary-election date to the second-to-last Tuesday in July.

February 5, 2026Supports Election Integrity

Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026

Sears voted against SB 1280, which required counties to send cast-vote records to the Secretary of State within 48 hours after submitting their canvass.

April 29, 2025Opposes Election Integrity

Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026

Sears voted against SB 1375, which required county recorders to provide free online public access to voter-information rolls.

April 29, 2025Opposes Election Integrity

Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026

Sears supported modern secure ballot-processing equipment, earlier mail-ballot counting under security controls, updated deadlines, and added poll-worker training to speed election results.

March 24, 2025Supports Election Integrity

Source: content.govdelivery.com · researched July 18, 2026

Sears voted against SB 1520, requiring state law enforcement to share requested information with the federal government.

February 25, 2026Supports Data Privacy

Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026

Sears voted for HB 2112, requiring commercial pornography websites to verify a user's age before granting access.

May 6, 2025Supports Data Privacy

Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted for House Bill 2514, which makes schools tell parents before releasing a student's directory information. The Arizona Senate passed it 18-11, and the Governor signed it into law.

April 10, 2025Supports Data Privacy

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Sears voted against SB 1635, which prohibited people from alerting others to law-enforcement activity.

March 2, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026

Sears voted against SB 1520, requiring state law enforcement to share requested information with the federal government.

February 25, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026

Sears voted against SB 1055, requiring state law enforcement to notify federal immigration authorities when a person without legal status is arrested.

February 23, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026

Sears cosponsored SB 1753, extending antidiscrimination protections in education, employment, housing, and public accommodations to sexual orientation and gender identity.

January 14, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: azleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Voted for House Bill 2880, which bans overnight encampments on university and community college campuses. The Arizona Senate passed it 18-10, and the Governor signed it into law.

April 30, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Sears voted against HB 2824, which authorized state legislators to hold an individual in contempt.

April 16, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026

Sears cosponsored SB 1322, prohibiting price increases of 15 percent or more for essential goods and services during abnormal market disruptions.

January 14, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: azleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Voted for House Bill 2195, which makes apps aimed at children keep mature advertising off their screens. The Arizona Senate passed it 16-9, and the Governor signed it into law.

May 7, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Sears voted against SB 1309, which required electrical-grid improvements intended to protect against severe weather and drought.

April 15, 2025Opposes Public Infrastructure

Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026

Sears voted against SB 1520, requiring state law enforcement to share requested information with the federal government.

February 25, 2026

Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026

Sears voted against SB 1055, requiring state law enforcement to notify federal immigration authorities when a person without legal status is arrested.

February 23, 2026

Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026

Cosponsored Senate Bill 1699, proposing to pay out money in Arizona empowerment scholarship accounts — the state's school voucher program — monthly instead of every three months.

January 14, 2026

Source: azleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Voted against House Bill 2374, which raises the offense class for stalking, threats and assault done by agents of a foreign government. The Arizona Senate passed it 16-12, and the Governor signed it into law.

June 18, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against House Bill 2895, a bill to make public bodies post task order contracts online. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-11, and the Governor vetoed it.

May 6, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against House Bill 2868, a bill to ban diversity, equity and inclusion offices across much of Arizona government. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-11, and the Governor vetoed it.

May 6, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Sears voted against HB 2749, establishing a reserve fund for bitcoin and other digital assets.

April 30, 2025

Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted against House Bill 2570, a bill to let irrigation users petition to cap new irrigation outside groundwater zones. The Arizona Senate passed it 16-12, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 29, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against House Bill 2450, a bill to tie how long unemployment benefits last to the jobless rate, from 12 to 24 weeks. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-11, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 29, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against House Bill 2233, a bill to make the Corporation Commission vote in public before lobbying. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-12, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 29, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against House Bill 2121, a bill to make able-bodied adults under 60 join a work program to keep food assistance. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-12, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 29, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against House Bill 2122, a bill to stop Arizona easing the work rule attached to food assistance. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-12, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 29, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against House Bill 2222, a bill to require 30 days' warning before a public body settles a case. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-12, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 29, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against House Bill 2221, a bill to stop cities cutting police budgets below the previous year's. The Arizona Senate passed it 16-13, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 29, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against House Bill 2017, a bill to close voting centers and cut back early voting sites. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-12, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 29, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against House Bill 2440, a bill to shield county supervisors from prosecution for voting against certifying an election. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-11, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 29, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against House Bill 2046, a bill to set out how the hand count check on election results is run. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-12, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 29, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against House Bill 2154, a bill to drop voters from the early ballot list when their mail comes back undelivered. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-12, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 29, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against House Bill 2074, which lets school safety grants pay for safety officers, equipment, training and building work. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-12, and the Governor signed it into law.

April 29, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against House Bill 2573, a bill to move wine grapes and soil-free crops outside Arizona's irrigation limits. The Arizona Senate passed it 16-13, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 16, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against House Bill 2788, a bill to make electric utilities file a 15-year resource plan every three years. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-12, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 16, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against House Bill 2574, a bill to let counties approve small subdivisions without a water supply test. The Arizona Senate passed it 16-14, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 16, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against House Bill 2527, a bill to bar retiring a power plant until a plant of equal output is available. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-13, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 16, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against House Bill 2375, a bill to make schools answer summer requests to assess a child for a disability within 15 days. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-13, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 15, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against House Bill 2169, a bill to make school boards meet in public buildings and post all meeting materials online. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-13, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 15, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against House Bill 2438, a bill to stop a person changing the sex recorded on their birth certificate. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-13, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 15, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Sears voted for SB 1543, authorizing an Axon headquarters development in Scottsdale.

April 15, 2025

Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted against House Bill 2006, a bill to make private senders of official-looking election mail print Not from a Government Agency on it. The Arizona Senate passed it 16-12, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 10, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against House Bill 2007, a bill to ban paying anyone by the number of voter registration forms they collect. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-12, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 10, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against House Bill 2203, a bill to widen the years used to set how much groundwater a farm may keep pumping. The Arizona Senate passed it 16-14, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 9, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against House Bill 2088, a bill to let the state water director shrink a groundwater management area. The Arizona Senate passed it 16-14, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 9, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against House Bill 2449, a bill to check state health coverage members against gambling records. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-13, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 9, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against House Bill 2089, a bill to let voters end a groundwater management area by petition after ten years. The Arizona Senate passed it 16-14, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 9, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against House Bill 2202, a bill to let farmers move an old groundwater pumping right onto new ground. The Arizona Senate passed it 16-14, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 9, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against House Bill 2099, a bill to require Arizona officials to help enforce federal immigration law. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-13, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 9, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted yes as the Arizona Senate passed a bill 28-2 setting rules for the sample charts insurers show life-insurance buyers. It bars misleading projections of a policy's future value (House Bill 2076, signed into law).

April 9, 2025

Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted against House Bill 2165, a bill to make the state seek federal permission to keep food assistance from being spent on soda. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-11, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 8, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against House Bill 2062, a bill to set one meaning for sex-based words across state law. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-11, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 8, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against House Bill 2004, a bill to stop county recorders sending voter registration cards to out-of-state addresses. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-11, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 8, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against House Bill 2114, which raises the penalty for an adult over 21 who has sex with a teenager aged 15 to 17. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-13, and the Governor signed it into law.

April 2, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against House Bill 2291, which ends the rule that a pharmacist must put a red cap on a bottle of prescription opioids. The Arizona Senate passed it 16-13, and the Governor signed it into law.

April 1, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors appointed Sears to the vacant Arizona Senate District 9 seat following Eva Burch's resignation.

March 26, 2025

Source: maricopa.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Sears began service on the Mesa Public Schools Governing Board, where she ultimately served through 2024.

January 1, 2016

Source: apps.azlibrary.gov · researched July 18, 2026