HB2899 Summary

• Establishes the Municipal Firefighter Cancer Reimbursement Fund (Title 23, Chapter 11) to reimburse cities and towns for workers' compensation claims related to occupational cancers of municipal firefighters and fire investigators.

• Assesses and collects annual fees from cities and towns receiving state shared revenues, capped at $15,000,000 per fiscal year, based on population proportions, with fees collected through withholding from revenue distributions if unpaid by September 30.

• Extends the deadline for veterans' income tax settlement claims from December 31, 2019 to December 31, 2022 and extends fund repeal date to December 31, 2023.

• Imposes an additional 0.5 percent regulatory assessment on commercial racing permittees in fiscal year 2021-2022 from pari-mutuel wagering pools.

• Allows counties with populations under 250,000 to meet fiscal obligations using alternative revenue sources (up to $1,250,000) and assesses $1,110,992 against the City of Flagstaff for costs related to its local minimum wage exceeding the state minimum wage.