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PASSED BY HOUSE
ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Sixth Legislature, First Regular Session
AMENDED
municipal notices and ordinances; posting
Purpose
Exempts a city or town from adopting ordinance publishing requirements if the prescribed requirements are met.
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. Exempts a city or town from the requirement to publish and adopt an ordinances if the words exhibits on file at and the location where the ordinance can be located are printed at the bottom of the adopting ordinance.
2. Makes technical and conforming changes.
3. 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 municipal notices and ordinances on the city's or town's website.
Amendments Adopted by the House of Representatives
· Removes the authorization for 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.
Senate Action House Action
GOV 1/18/23 DPA 5-2-1 GOV 3/22/23 DP 5-4-0-0
3rd Read 3/6/23 16-13-1 3rd Read 6/12/23 57-3-0
Prepared by Senate Research
June 13, 2023
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