HCR 2022 Summary

• Proposes amendment to Article IV, Part 2, Section 13 of the Arizona Constitution regarding the single subject requirement for bills.

• Maintains existing requirement that every act must embrace only one subject and matters properly connected therewith, with the subject expressed in the title.

• Adds new subsection B establishing that budget reconciliation acts must have each provision directly related to reconciliation of appropriations in a general appropriations bill.

• Specifies that budget reconciliation bills are subject to the single subject requirements and cannot contain provisions unrelated to reconciling statutory provisions with appropriations bills.

• Directs the Secretary of State to submit the proposed constitutional amendment to voters at the next general election.