municipal public libraries; annual report

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about the consequences for missing the new deadline or how this change might affect libraries differently based on their size or number of trustees.

Municipal Public Libraries; Annual Report

This bill changes the deadline for library trustees in cities and towns to submit their annual report from July 1st to July 12th.

What This Bill Does

• Changes the deadline for library trustees in cities and towns to complete their annual report from the first Monday of July to the second Monday of July.

Who It Names or Affects

• Library trustees in all cities and towns regardless of population size.

Terms To Know

Trustees

People chosen by the city government to manage a public library and its property.

Annual Report

A yearly document that shows how a library has used money, lists books and other materials in the collection, and includes any important information for the community.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what happens if trustees miss the new deadline.
• It is unclear whether this change will affect libraries differently based on their population size or number of trustees.

Official Summary Text

HB2129 - 572R - House Bill Summary

ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th
Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

House:
GOV DP 6-0-0-1

HB
2129
: municipal public libraries; annual report

Sponsor:
Representative Livingston, LD 28

House
Engrossed

Overview

Revises
the date by which a city or town (municipality's) Library Trustees must
complete their annual report.

History

A municipality's governing body can appoint residents as
trustees of its library. A municipality with fewer than 3,000 inhabitants may
have six trustees. All other municipalities may have nine trustees. Trustees
hold office for three years with no compensation. The trustees have charge of
the library and all library property (A.R.S. ��
9-414
,
9-415
).

The annual report submitted by Library Trustees must include:
1) a full statement of all property and money received, where it's derived from,
how it's used and expended; 2) the number of books, journals and other
publications on hand; and 3) other statistics, information and suggestions that
may be of general interest (
A.R.S. � 9-418
).

Provisions

1.

Changes the
date a municipality's Library Trustees must complete their annual report from
the first Monday of July to the second Monday of July
. (Sec. 1)

2.

Makes
technical changes. (Sec. 1)

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Current Bill Text

HB2129 - 572R - H Ver

House Engrossed

municipal public
libraries; annual report

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HOUSE BILL 2129

AN
ACT

amending section
9-418, arizona revised statutes; relating to municipal powers.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

Be it
enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 9-418, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE
9-418.

Annual reports by trustees

A. The trustees, on or before the
first

second
Monday of July of each year, shall make a report
to the governing body of the city or town containing:

1. A full statement of all property and
money

monies
received, where derived and
how used and expended.

2. The number of books, journals and other
publications on hand, the number added by gift, purchase or otherwise during
the year, the number lost or missing and the number and kind of those loaned.

3.
Such

Any
other
statistics, information and suggestions
as

that

may be of general interest.

B. A financial report, showing all receipts and
disbursements of
money
monies
, shall
be made by the secretary of the board of trustees
,
and
verified by oath.
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