HB 2242 Summary

• Increases maximum attorney fee awards in tax-related cases from $75,000 to $125,000 per level of judicial appeal under A.R.S. § 12-348(E).

• Adds "appealable agency action" definition to A.R.S. § 41-1001 and establishes that determinations of administrative completeness of applications are appealable agency actions under A.R.S. § 41-1092.

• Expands A.R.S. § 41-1030 to prohibit agencies from basing decisions on any filing or matter submitted by a licensee on requirements not specifically authorized by statute, rule, federal law, regulation, or gaming compact.

• Requires agencies to provide regulated persons with detailed billing statements, sample splits, copies of analyses and documents, and access to all information collected during inspections and audits under A.R.S. § 41-1009.

• Mandates that inspection and audit procedures under A.R.S. § 41-1009 govern all state agencies conducting inspections and take precedence over conflicting statutory provisions.