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HB4149 - 572R - H Ver
House Engrossed
2026-2027; local
government.
State of Arizona
House of Representatives
Fifty-seventh Legislature
Second Regular Session
2026
HOUSE BILL 4149
AN
ACT
relating to local government.
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Be it
enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1.
County fiscal obligations; report
A. Notwithstanding any
other law, for fiscal year 2026-2027, a county with a population of less than
two hundred fifty thousand persons according to the 2020 United States
decennial census may meet any county fiscal obligation from any source of
county revenue designated by the county, including monies of any countywide
special taxing jurisdiction of which the board of supervisors serves as the
board of directors. Under the authority provided in this subsection,
a county may not use more than $1,250,000 for purposes other than the purposes
of the revenue source.
B. On or before October 1,
2026, each county with a population of less than two hundred fifty thousand
persons according to the 2020 United States decennial census shall report to
the director of the joint legislative budget committee whether the county used
a revenue source for purposes other than the purposes of the revenue source to
meet a county fiscal obligation pursuant to subsection A of this section and,
if so, the specific revenue source and amount of revenues that the county
intends to use in fiscal year 2026-2027.