Assigned to GES                                                                                                                AS PASSED BY THE SENATE

 

 

 

ARIZONA STATE SENATE

Phoenix, Arizona

 

REVISED

FACT SHEET FOR H.B. 2487

 

state-county fiscal committee

 

Purpose

 

Creates the State-County Fiscal Committee (Committee) and specifies duties of the committee.

 

Background

 

The purpose of the Committee is to establish a forum for consideration and discussion of issues relating to county fiscal matters. The Committee is required to review funding mechanisms, explore the need to establish a new dedicated revenue system for counties, explore the impact of state agencies and their budget impact to counties, make recommendations to counties and the Legislature and review legislative unfunded mandates placed on counties.

 

There is an undetermined fiscal impact with H.B. 2487.

 

Provisions

 

1.      Establishes the Committee.

 

2.      Provides the duties of the Committee.

 

3.      Provides membership of the Committee:

 

·        The Governor or Governor’s designee.

·        Three representatives from counties with specified population densities, who are to be appointed by the Governor to serve four year terms beginning January 1 of each year.

·        One representative of the judiciary to be appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

·        Two members of the House of Representatives, at least one from each party, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

·        The chairman of the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee.

·        Two representatives of the Senate, at least one from each party, to be appointed by the President of the Senate.

·        The chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee.

 

4.      Requires the Committee to request staff support from executive governments or entities with expertise relevant to fiscal matters.

 

5.      Staggers term ending dates for county representatives and makes the Governor responsible for all subsequent appointments.

 

6.      Requires the Governor or the Governor’s designee to call the first meeting on or before July 31, 2000 at which time a chairperson will be elected by the members of the Committee.

 

7.      Requires the Committee to meet on a regular basis.

 

8.      Contains a purpose section.

 

9.      Sunsets the Committee July 1, 2010.

 

10.  Provides for a general effective date.

 

Amendments Adopted by Committee

 

1.      Specifies that the Governor or the Governor’s designee will call the first meeting on or before July 31, 2000 and that a chairperson will be elected at that meeting.

 

2.      Requires the Committee to meet at least quarterly.

 

3.      Changes the designation of land from small, medium and large to a designation on specified population densities.

 

Amendments Adopted by Committee of the Whole

 

1.      Stipulates that two members of the Committee must be chairmen of the House of Representatives and Senate Appropriations Committees.

 

2.      Requires that the Committee ask for staff assistance from governmental agencies and entities.

 

House Action                                                               Senate Action

 

CM                  1/25/00            DP       5-0-1-0                        GES                 3/6/00      DPA    8-0-1

3rd Read           2/23/00                        31-23-6-0        3rd Read           3/27/00              16-11-3

 

 

Prepared by Senate Staff

March 31, 2000