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AZ SB1293
Bill
Status
2/24/2014
Primary Sponsor
Gail Griffin
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AI Summary
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Establishes statewide requirements for municipal and county bond, sales tax, and property tax election publicity pamphlets to increase voter transparency and preempts local laws to the contrary.
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Requires publicity pamphlets for sales tax measures to state the amount of the tax increase.
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Mandates publicity pamphlets for property tax levies to estimate annual tax impact on four property types: owner-occupied residences ($100,000), single-family rentals ($100,000), commercial property ($500,000), and agricultural/vacant property ($100,000) valued at these amounts by county assessor.
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Amends school district election statutes to standardize publicity pamphlet requirements for bond elections and budget override elections with consistent property valuation examples across all election types.
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Applies the same disclosure requirements to district elections established under Title 48 for bonds and property tax measures.
Legislative Description
Publicity pamphlets; disclosure
Last Action
Senate minority caucus: Do pass
4/17/2014