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2013 Legislative Overview
League of Arizona Cities and Towns
Session at a Glance
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Adjourned sine die on June 14 (151st day)
General Effective Date: September 13
1,158 bills introduced
282 bills sent to the Governor
256 bills signed
26 vetoes
Budget/Medicaid challenges
Consolidated Elections Clean-Up
• History: HB 2826
• Tumultuous path (HB 2527/HB 2536/HB
2305/HB 2518/SB 1454)
• Provisions
– Incorporation
– Length of Terms
– Home Rule
– Many other provisions
• Implementation
Sales Tax Reform
• Where it started (HB 2657 - Lesko)
– No more self-collecting cities
– No more local auditing
– No more construction sales tax
• Where it ended (HB 2111 -Lesko)
– Online portal for everyone
– DOR oversees all audits, some local authority
retained
– Only service contractors move to retail TPT
Municipal Issues: Offense
• HB 2443: cities; counties; regulatory review
(Olson)
• HB 2562: public retirement systems; ineligible
employees (Robson)
Municipal Issues: Defense
• SB 1210: municipalities; municipal policies;
shared revenues (Burges)
• SB 1321/ HB 2404: building codes; residential
energy efficiency (Griffin)
• HB 2554: firearm regulation; state preemption
(Kavanagh)
• HB 2331: bonding; taxation; expenditures;
district limitations (Montenegro)
Municipal Issues: Draws
• HB 2324 : NOW: TPT exemption; leases; affiliated
companies (Farnsworth)
• HB 2347: tax levy; bond costs; public investments
(Lesko)
• HB 2477: photo radar on state highways (Lesko)
• SB 1231: public buildings; construction; indemnity
(Reagan)
• SB 1278: homeowners' associations; public roadways
(Barto)
• HB 2259 (orthodontic devices; transaction privilege
tax)
Municipal Issues: Losses
• HB 2455: unclaimed property; firearms;
disposition (Barton)
• HB 2456: revenue allocation districts (Lovas)
Municipal Issues: Vetoes
• SB 1178: NOW: exercise of religion; protection
(Yarbrough)
• SB 1371: municipal elections; ballot;
disclosure (Griffin)
• HB 2578: licensing; accountability; penalties;
exceeding regulation (Petersen)
What’s Next?
• Implementation assistance
– HB 2111: NOW: transaction privilege tax changes
– HB 2443: cities; counties; regulatory review
– HB 2562: public retirement systems; ineligible
employees
– SB 1454: elections; campaign finance; HOAs
• Annual Conference
• 51st Legislature, Second Regular Session
Questions?
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