1. Requires the Maricopa County transportation excise tax be levied and collected at a rate of up to 10 percent of the transaction privilege tax rate that applies as of January 1, 1990, rather than January 1, 2022.

2. Removes the November 8, 2022, deadline for the tax to be approved by voters.

3. Modifies when the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors shall call and conduct a countywide election for an extension of the transportation tax.

4. Allows a person to file with the County Election Director an argument advocating or opposing the ballot measure at a time determined by the county, rather than by June 15, 2022.

5. Removes the emergency clause.

6. Contains a severability clause.

7. Makes technical changes.

Fifty-fifth Legislature Pace

Second Regular Session H.B. 2685

PACE FLOOR AMENDMENT

SENATE AMENDMENTS TO H.B. 2685

(Reference to TRANSPORTATION AND TECHNOLOGY Committee amendment)

Page 29, line 13, strike "2022" insert "1990"

Line 29, strike "subsection" insert "subsections E and"

Page 30, strike lines 19 through 21, insert:

"I. THis section becomes effective only if the qualified electors approve an extension of a county transportation excise tax."

Page 32, strike lines 24 through 29, insert:

"A. During the period beginning four years before the date on which an existing county transportation excise tax would otherwise be discontinued and ending three years before the date on which an existing county transportation excise tax would otherwise be discontinued, the board of supervisors of any county with a population of three million or more persons shall call a countywide election for the continuation of the county transportation excise tax as described in section 42-6105.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act. Notwithstanding any other law, the county shall conduct the election on the earlier of the first Tuesday in March or the third Tuesday in May following the call of the election."

Page 33, line 19, strike "Maricopa"

Line 27, strike "On or before June 15, 2022" insert "At a time determined by the county"

Page 36, strike lines 14 through 17, insert:

"Sec. 29. Severability

If a provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the act that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are severable."

Amend title to conform

1. Requires the Maricopa County transportation excise tax be levied and collected at a rate of up to 10 percent of the transaction privilege tax rate that applies as of January 1, 1990, rather than January 1, 2022.

2. Removes the November 8, 2022, deadline for the tax to be approved by voters.

3. Modifies when the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors shall call and conduct a countywide election for an extension of the transportation tax.

4. Allows a person to file with the County Election Director an argument advocating or opposing the ballot measure at a time determined by the county, rather than by June 15, 2022.

5. Removes the emergency clause.

6. Contains a severability clause.

7. Makes technical changes.

Fifty-fifth Legislature Pace

TYLER PACE

2685FloorPACE

06/20/2022

10:46 AM

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