REFERENCE TITLE:  general appropriation bill; continuing appropriation

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-sixth Legislature

First Regular Session

2023

 

 

 

SCR 1034

 

Introduced by

Senator Mesnard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Concurrent Resolution

 

proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Arizona; amending article IV, part 2, section 20, Constitution of Arizona; relating to appropriation bills.

 

 

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Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of Arizona, the House of Representatives concurring:

1. Article IV, part 2, section 20, Constitution of Arizona, is proposed to be amended as follows if approved by the voters and on proclamation of the Governor:

CONST20. Appropriation bills; continuing appropriation

Section 20. A. The general appropriation bill shall embrace nothing but appropriations for the different departments of the this state, for state institutions, for public schools and for interest on the public debt. All other appropriations shall be made by separate bills, each embracing but one subject.

B. If a new fiscal year begins and no general APPROPRIATION bill has been signed into law for that fiscal year, the general appropriation bill in effect for the immediately preceding fiscal year continues in effect as if enacted into law for the new fiscal year until a general appropriation bill has been signed into law for that fiscal year, except that the joint legislative budget committee or its successor agency may, by a majority vote of all members appointed to the committee, adjust the amounts that were in effect for the immediately preceding fiscal year to account for inflation and enrollment growth for programs administered by the department of education, the Arizona health care cost containment system and the department of economic security, or their successor agencies, in the new fiscal year. CONST

2. The Secretary of State shall submit this proposition to the voters at the next general election as provided by article XXI, Constitution of Arizona.