AZ HB2528

Establishes an employee misclassification and payroll tax fraud advisory task force to study and make recommendations regarding employee misclassification and payroll tax fraud in Arizona's construction industry.

Task force membership includes the directors of the Industrial Commission, Department of Insurance, and the Registrar of Contractors as voting members, with the Secretary of State and Attorney General serving as nonvoting ex officio members.

Task force shall study 13 specific issues including the impact on state revenue, effectiveness of existing laws, information-sharing among agencies, investigative strategies, and public awareness initiatives related to misclassification and payroll tax fraud.

Task force must submit annual reports on its findings and progress to the Senate Commerce Committee and House Commerce Committee beginning February 1, 2021, with copies to the Secretary of State.

Task force is scheduled to terminate on July 1, 2027.