HB 2891 Summary

• Amends multiple Arizona statutes related to state budget procedures, emergency management, retirement systems, elections, and government operations for fiscal year 2021-2022.

• Establishes new election-related provisions including voter registration assistance through hunting/fishing licenses, election integrity fund ($12 million appropriation), and antifraud ballot paper requirements with specific security features.

• Creates state permitting dashboard to track authorizations for major eligible projects (over $25 million construction investment) across multiple state agencies, with a state permitting director to coordinate and resolve disputes.

• Modifies emergency declaration procedures by limiting public health emergency proclamations to 30 days initially with extensions capped at 30 days each, requiring legislative concurrent resolution to extend beyond 120 days total.

• Makes various technical amendments to retirement systems, reporting requirements, budget stabilization procedures, and COVID-19 federal fund expenditure reporting requirements for fiscal year 2021-2022.