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Home My WebLink AboutCouncil Presentation 08/03/2022 - 2022 Legislative Wrap Up - Marana 8-3-2022_TriadvocatesTown of Marana August 3, 2022 2022 Legislative Wrap-Up Today’s Agenda Overview of Arizona Legislature 2022 Legislative Session Highlights Political Landscape Q & A 2022 Arizona Legislature 2022 Arizona Legislature 14 162931 House 60 Representatives Senate 30 Senators Maricopa (D) 30% Outside Maricopa (R) 22% Outside Maricopa (D) 18% Maricopa (R) 30% Legislative Representation 55th Legislature –2nd Regular Session Sine Die June 25, 2022, at 12:25 a.m. 166-Days General Effective Date September 24, 2022 House Senate Total Introduced 944 803 1,747 Passed 220 172 392 Enacted 218 170 388 Includes HB2156 w/o signature Vetoed 2 2 4 Republican 66% Democratic 34% Bills Introduced Republican 96% Democratic 4% Bills Enacted Contentious 11% Unanimous 26%Bipartisan 63% Votes on Bills Passed ▪Bipartisan:Strong support from members from both parties ▪Contentious:Passed on or very close to party lines ▪Unanimous: Received zero no votes on the final version of the bill 2022 Legislative Highlights The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Relationships Tight margins delivered the historic bipartisan state budget, but also led to significant intra-caucus and external tension & divisiveness. Great Resignation All time high vacancies resulted in 11 new legislators taking office in January. Redistricting Due to new district boundaries, every candidate is running in a new district. Several incumbents from neighboring districts were mapped into the same district and now face each other in the primary. Election 2022 The 2022 campaign overshadowed the policy conversation. The legislative turn-over will be at an all-time high, with 25 legislators deciding not to seek reelection. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly ▪$5 billion+ budget surplus ▪Bipartisan budget for the first time in 15 years o $18 billion budget package, largest spending plan in state history ▪Universal Expansion of Empowerment Scholarship Accounts ▪15-week Abortion Law ▪First line-item budget veto issued by Gov. Ducey o Removed $3.6 M earmarked for hyperbaric oxygen therapy for veterans ▪Vetoed Prop. 400 Expansion ▪Ballot Referral for Proposed Transportation Tax Extension in Maricopa County (HB2685) ▪Continued allegations about election fraud o Legislators subpoenaed to testify in front of the Congressional January 6 Committee ▪Multiple ethics complaints Historic Bipartisan State Budget The approved $18 billion budget package ($16 billion in General Fund Spending and $2 billion from TPT transfers/one-time state tax revenues used for new spending priorities)is the largest spending plan in state history (for comparison,last year’s spending plan was $12.8 billion). FY2022-FY2023 Budget Highlights: •$1 billion in new water infrastructure over three years •$1 billion in transportation projects •$1 billion to reduce state’s pension liability and pay off debt •$1 billion in spending for K-12 education •$544 million in border security •$425 million deposit in the state’s rainy-day fund •$94 million to address healthcare workforce shortage •$60 million for Housing Trust Fund plus $22.4 million more to support housing/homelessness Local Government Bills Covid-19 ▪HB 2107 emergency powers; business closure; repeal (Biasiucci) –Signed ▪HB 2453 governmental entities; mask requirement; prohibition (Carter) –Signed ▪HB 2498 COVID-19; vaccination requirements; prohibition (Hoffman) –Signed ▪HB 2043 employer liability; COVID-19 vaccine requirement (Nguyen) –Died ▪HB 2198 employee termination; COVID-19 vaccine; compensation (Kaiser) -Died ▪SB 1298 government mask mandate; prohibition (Rogers) -Died ▪SB 1592 governor’s declaration; fiscal impact analysis (Gray) -Vetoed Housing ▪HB 2674 NOW: housing supply study committee (Kaiser) –Signed ▪HB 2862 general appropriations act 2022-2023 (Cobb) –Signed $60M Housing Trust Fund and $10M homeless Service Grants ▪SB 1168 vacation rentals; short-term rentals; enforcement (Mesnard) –Signed ▪SB 1116 NOW: municipal tax exemption; residential lease (Livingston) –Failed ▪SB 1581 NOW: housing; grants; homelessness; camping; appropriation (Livingston) –Died Local Government Bills Public Infrastructure ▪HB 2858 capital outlay: appropriations: 2022-2023 (Cobb) -Signed ▪$1B in public roads; $20M for State Aviation Fund; $15M to conduct ADOT tier 2 study from North-South Corridor in Pinal County; $14M for Sonoran Corridor in Pima County ▪SB 1239 appropriation; widening I-10 (Shope) –Signed Public Safety ▪HB 2063 PSPRS; CORP; reemployment; time period (Blackman) –Signed ▪HB 2253 NOW: threshold amount; fentanyl (Grantham) –Signed ▪HB 2254 officers bill of rights; preemption (Grantham) –Signed ▪HB 2860 criminal justice; 2022-2023 (Cobb) –Signed ▪Creates the Major Incident Division for independent investigations of critical force incidents, effective 2025 ▪SB 1268 PSPRS; DROP (Livingston) –Signed ▪SB 1515 municipal firefighters; cancer fund; distributions (Boyer) –Signed ▪HB 2316 misconduct involving weapons; public places (Kavanagh) –Died Local Government Bills Miscellaneous ▪HB 2156 NOW: tax credits; motion picture credits (Cobb) –Enacted without Gov Signature ▪HB 2482 municipality; general plan; adoption; amendment (Martinez) -Signed ▪SB 1067 cities; water infrastructure finance authority (Shope) –Signed ▪SB 1136 public works contracts; payments (Gray) –Signed ▪SB 1275 fireworks; use; overnight hours; prohibition (Mesnard) –Signed ▪SB 1372 TPT; exemptions; motor vehicles; nonresidents (Pace) –Signed ▪HB 2099 municipalities; membership dues; limit (Cobb) –Died ▪HB 2749 TPT; prime contracting; exemption; alterations (Cobb) –Failed ▪SB 1133 schools; cities; all mail prohibited (Rogers) –Failed ▪SB 1198 local governments; lobbying; prohibition (Petersen) –Failed ▪SB 1245 tobacco; vapor; alternative nicotine; regulation (Leach) –Failed Political Landscape ▪Arizona is a political epicenter with heavy national focus ▪U.S Senate race expected to be the most expensive political contest in Arizona history ▪Crowded primary elections ▪Significant legislative turnover ▪Redistricting will impact the 2022 Election o 17 districts lean R; 10 districts lean D; 3 competitive districts ▪Expect the narrow legislative majorities to expand Reading the Tea Leaves AZ Governor’s Race Kari Lake (R)Karrin Taylor Robson (R) Katie Hobbs (D)Marco Lopez (D) 2022 General Election Who is on the Ballot What is on the Ballot? ▪All 9 U.S. House Members ▪1 U.S. Senate Seat ▪All Statewide Executive Offices (GOV, SOS, AG, Treasurer, SPI, Mine Inspector,) ▪2 of 5 Corporation Commission Seats ▪All 90 Legislative Seats ▪Proposition 128 ▪Proposition 129 ▪Proposition 130 ▪Proposition 131 ▪Proposition 132 ▪Proposition 308 ▪Proposition 309 ▪Proposition 310 ▪Pending Initiatives* Potential Initiatives: ▪Predatory Debt Collection Protection Act Limits interest rates for debt from healthcare services and increases the value of certain property and earnings exempt from debt collections processes. ▪Arizonans for Free and Fair Elections Makes several changes to election and voting policies including early voting and creating automatic and same-day voter registration. ▪Voter’s Right to Know Act Requires independent expenditures of more than $50,000 on a statewide campaign or $25,000 on a local campaign to disclose the names of all original sources who contributed $5,000 or more. What is on the November Ballot? Proposition 128 –SCR1034 Voter Protection Act,Court Determination ▪Establishes an additional way in which the Legislature may supersede a voter protected act.Authorizes the legislature to amend/repeal some voter-approved ballot measures if the Arizona Supreme Court or U.S.Supreme Court rules they are unconstitutional or invalid. Proposition 129 –HCR2001 Initiatives Single Subject ▪Requires initiative measures to only cover one subject and matters relating to that single subject. Proposition 130 –SCR1011 Constitutional Property Tax Exemptions ▪Authorizes the legislature to set certain property tax exemption amounts and qualifications rather than determining details in the constitution. Proposition 131 –SCR1024 Lieutenant Governor ▪Creates the office of Lieutenant Governor for the term of office that starts in 2027,elected on a joint ticket with the governor and succeeding the governor in case of vacancy.Currently the Secretary of State succeeds the Governor in case of vacancy. What is on the November Ballot? Proposition 132 –HCR2015 Initiatives Supermajority Voter Requirement ▪Requires 60%of voters at a statewide election,rather than a majority of voters, to approve an initiative or referendum for taxes. Proposition 308 –SCR1044 Arizona In-state Tuition for DREAMERS ▪Allows in-state tuition for a person without lawful immigration status if specified criteria are met and repeals provisions from Proposition 300 passed in 2006. Proposition 309 –SCR1012 Voter Identification ▪Increases voter identification requirements for mail-in ballots and removes the two-document alternative to photo ID for in-person voting. Proposition 310 –SCR1049 Arizona Fire District Safety Act ▪Establishes an additional 0.1%sales tax for 20 years to fund Arizona fire districts. What is on the November Ballot? Timeline August 2 Primary Election October 11 October 12 November 8 General Election January 9, 2023 Opening Day for 2023 Legislature Julie Rees, Principal julie@triadvocates.com Lourdes Peña, Public Affairs Advisor lourdes@triadvocates.com Thank You!