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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Seventh Legislature, Second Regular Session
public bodies; executive sessions; agenda
Purpose
Prohibits a public body from placing any proposal that imposes or increases a tax or fee on a consent agenda. Requires any matter that is discussed in executive session that requires a final vote to be placed on the regular agenda.
Background
All
meetings of a public body must be public and all persons are permitted to
attend and listen to the deliberations and proceedings of the public body.
Public bodies may hold executive sessions upon a majority vote of the members
for certain statutory purposes, including discussion or consultation of: 1)
employment matters; 2) legal advice with the attorney of the public body;
3) records exempt by law from public inspection; 4) school safety operations,
plans or programs; and 5) security plans of facilities, critical infrastructure
information and information technology maintained by the public body. If an
executive session is scheduled, the notice of the meeting must state the
provision of law authorizing the executive session. Legal action involving a
final vote or decision may not be taken at an executive session and a public
body may not discuss any matter in an executive session that is not described
in the notice (A.R.S. §§ 38-431.01;
38-431.02;
and 38-431.03).
A public
body includes the Legislature, boards and commissions of the state or
political subdivisions, agency multi-member governing bodies, institutions of
political subdivisions,
quasi-judicial bodies, committees of public bodies and all entities established
by the Arizona Constitution or ballot initiative (A.R.S.
§ 38-431).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Prohibits a public body from placing any proposal to impose or increase a tax rate, assessment or fee in Arizona on the consent agenda for a meeting of the public body.
2. Stipulates that any matter that is discussed in executive session that requires a final vote or decision must be placed on a regular agenda and may not be placed on a consent agenda.
3. Makes technical changes.
4. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
House Action
GOV 2/4/26 DP 4-3-0-0
3rd Read 3/3/26 44-12-3-0-1
Prepared by Senate Research
March 20, 2026
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