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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Fifth Legislature, Second Regular Session
local government; 2022-2023.
Purpose
Makes session law changes relating to local government necessary to implement the FY 2023 state budget.
Background
The Arizona Constitution prohibits substantive law from being included in the general appropriations, capital outlay appropriations and supplemental appropriations bills. However, it is often necessary to make statutory and session law changes to effectuate the budget. Thus, separate bills called budget reconciliation bills (BRBs) are introduced to enact these provisions. Because BRBs contain substantive law changes, the Arizona Constitution provides that they become effective on the general effective date, unless an emergency clause is enacted.
S.B. 1734 contains the budget reconciliation provisions for changes relating to local government.
Provisions
1. Continues to allow a county with a population of fewer than 250,000 persons to meet any fiscal obligation for FY 2023 from any source of county revenue designated by the county, including monies of a countywide special taxing jurisdiction where the county board of supervisors serves as the board of directors.
2. Continues to cap, at $1,250,000, the amount of money a county may use for purposes outside the county's revenue source.
3. Continues to require a county with a population of fewer than 250,000 persons, by October 1, 2022, to report to the Director of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee:
a) whether the county used a revenue source for purposes other than the revenue source's intended purpose to meet a county fiscal obligation; and
b) the specific source and amount of revenues, if any, that the county intends to use in FY 2023.
4. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
June 20, 2022
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