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AZ HB2719

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/22/2024

Primary Sponsor

Michael Carbone

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-sixth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2024)

AI Summary

  • Raises the voter approval threshold for bond elections from a simple majority to sixty percent or more of qualified electors voting.

  • Requires bond elections to be held only on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November and only in even-numbered years.

  • Increases the petition signature requirement to call a bond election from fifteen percent to twenty-five percent of qualified electors.

  • Applies changes to municipal bonds (section 9-527), community college bonds (section 15-1465), and general obligation bonds by political subdivisions (sections 35-452 through 35-455).

  • Exempts charter cities from these requirements and delays any bond elections scheduled for 2025 until no earlier than 2026.

Legislative Description

Bond elections; date; supermajority vote

Cities And Towns - Title 9

Last Action

House minority caucus: Conference

6/13/2024

Committee Referrals

Rules2/26/2024
Elections2/22/2024
Rules2/1/2024
Municipal Oversight & Elections2/1/2024

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