HCR 2006 Summary

• Proposes an amendment to Article VI, Section 5 of the Arizona Constitution regarding the Supreme Court's powers.

• Adds language that the Supreme Court's rulemaking power over "procedural and evidentiary" matters is "subject to amendment or repeal by the legislature or the people by initiative or referendum."

• Adds a new subsection C clarifying that the Supreme Court cannot infringe on the legislature's or people's authority to enact substantive, procedural, and evidentiary laws.

• Establishes that the authority to enact substantive, procedural, and evidentiary laws is a legislative power inherent in the legislature and the people, not an inherent judicial power.

• Requires submission of the proposed constitutional amendment to Arizona voters at the next general election.