Assigned
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PASSED BY COW
ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Sixth Legislature, First Regular Session
AMENDED
municipal notices and ordinances; posting
Purpose
Allows a city or town in a county with a population of 4,000,000 persons or more to post notices of election, invitations for bids, notices of letting contracts, laws and ordinances and other notices (municipal notices and ordinances) on the city's or town's website.
Background
Municipal notices and ordinances issued by the governing body of any city or town must be published in a newspaper that is either printed and published within the city or town or printed and published within the county in which the city or town is located and has a greater circulation to residents (A.R.S. § 9-812).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Allows a city or town in a county with a population of 4,000,000 persons or more to post municipal notices and ordinances on the city's or town's website.
2. Requires a city or town that posts municipal notices and ordinances on the city's or town's website to provide a link to a listing of all current notices and ordinances on the website's home page.
3. Makes technical and conforming changes.
4. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Amendments Adopted by Committee
· Specifies that exhibits to an ordinance are not required to be published if "exhibits on file at" and the location in which the exhibit can be found are printed at the bottom of the adopting ordinance.
Amendments Adopted by Committee of the Whole
· Allows only cities and towns in a county with a population of 4,000,000 persons or more to post public notices on the city's or town's website.
Senate Action
GOV 1/18/23 DPA 5-2-1
Prepared by Senate Research
April 4, 2023
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