PROPOSED
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENTS TO S.B. 1140
(Reference to Senate engrossed bill)
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert:
"Section 1. Title 48, chapter 19, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 48‑2917.01, to read:
48-2917.01. Certain districts; qualifications for voting, holding office and petitions; ownership of real property; definitions; applicability
For a district that is established in a county with a population of more than two hundred thousand persons and that has the Colorado River as a boundary, the following apply:
1. In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, "land" or "real property" means all real property regardless of its use or designation, and is not limited to agricultural land.
2. The definitions prescribed in this section apply to any instance in which holding ownership or evidence of title or any other indicator of ownership of land or real property is prescribed as a requirement for voting in or holding office in a district or signing a formation, dissolution, boundary change or recall petition or performing any other function regarding a district as prescribed in this chapter.
Sec. 2. Repeal
Section 48-2917.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act, is repealed from and after December 31, 2020.
Sec. 3. Emergency
This act is an emergency measure that is necessary to preserve the public peace, health or safety and is operative immediately as provided by law."
Amend title to conform