peace pole monument; governmental mall

Plain English Breakdown

The official status shows the bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, but no effective date is listed in the provided metadata.

HB2468: Peace Pole Monument on Governmental Mall

This bill allows the Legislative Council to place a Rotary International peace pole monument in Wesley Bolin Plaza without using state money.

What This Bill Does

• Authorizes the Legislative Council to place a Rotary International peace pole monument dedicated to promoting world peace in the area known as Wesley Bolin Plaza.
• Requires that existing rules for monuments apply to this new structure.
• States that public funds cannot be used to pay for any part of the monument's cost.
• Makes private groups responsible for all fundraising, design contracts, and construction costs.
• Prohibits the state from helping with fundraising or creating a special account for donation money.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Legislative Council
• Private groups proposing to build the monument

Terms To Know

Legislative Council

A group authorized by this bill to place the peace pole monument.

Wesley Bolin Plaza

The specific area on the Governmental Mall where this monument would go.

Limits and Unknowns

• This law ends automatically after September 30, 2029.
• No state money is allowed for the project at any time.

Official Summary Text

HB2468 - peace pole monument; governmental mall

Current Bill Text

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REFERENCE TITLE:
peace pole monument; governmental mall

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2468

Introduced by

Representatives
Sandoval: Abeytia, Aguilar, Austin, Blattman, Connolly, Contreras L,
Contreras P, Crews, Garcia, Liguori, Luna-N�jera, M�rquez, Mathis, Peshlakai,
Simacek, Stahl Hamilton, Tsosie, Villegas;� Senators Alston, Epstein,
Gabald�n, Kuby, Sundareshan

AN
ACT

providing
for a rotary international peace pole monument in the governmental mall.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

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

Section 1.
Rotary International peace pole monument;
procedures; delayed repeal

A. Pursuant to section
41-1363, subsection A, Arizona Revised Statutes, this act authorizes the
legislative council to provide for the placement in the area described in
section 41-1304.05, subsection B, paragraph 5, Arizona Revised Statutes, of a
Rotary International peace pole monument dedicated to promoting peace around
the world.

B. The procedures
prescribed in section 41-1363, Arizona Revised Statutes, apply to the
establishment of the monument.

C. Public monies are not
authorized for the costs of the monument. All fundraising and contracts for
artistic design and construction of the memorial are the sole responsibility of
the proponents. This state may not facilitate fundraising or
establish a state fund for the deposit of the monies.

D. This section is repealed
from and after September 30, 2029.