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AZ HB2452

Bill

Status

Passed

3/29/2017

Primary Sponsor

Jill Norgaard

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-third Legislature - First Regular Session (2017)

AI Summary

  • Establishes automatic liens on tax revenues pledged to pay bonds for counties, school districts, political subdivisions, and special districts without requiring recordation or other formal action.

  • Allows net premium from bond sales to be amortized for debt limitation purposes on a pro rata basis each year based on the percentage of total principal amount maturing in that year.

  • Requires amounts levied for debt service on bonds payable from secondary property taxes to be considered special revenues, kept in segregated funds, and prohibited from use for any other purpose.

  • Authorizes online bidding processes for bond sales as an alternative to traditional public sale methods, with bids potentially concealed until a specified time.

  • Clarifies that refunding bonds issued after August 31, 2016, with sufficient escrow funds eliminate the obligation to levy taxes for payment of refunded bonds.

Legislative Description

Bonding; amortized premium; segregated fund

Education

Last Action

Chapter 99

3/29/2017

Full Bill Text

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