ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session
	House: APPROP DP 9-7-1-0 | 3^rd Read: 36-19-5-0 Senate: APPROP DP 6-5-0-0 | 3^rd Read" 17-12-1-0

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HB 2910: self-supporting regulatory agencies; funds

(Substituted for SB 1748)

Sponsor: Representative Livingston (with permission of Committee on Rules), LD 28

Transmitted to the Governor

Overview

Contains provisions relating to self-supporting regulatory agencies needed to implement the FY 2025 Budget. 

History

The Arizona Legislature adopts a budget for each fiscal year (FY) that contains general appropriations. Article IV, Section 20, Part 2 of the Constitution of Arizona requires the General Appropriations Act (feed bill) to contain only appropriations for the different state departments, state institutions, public schools and interest on public debt. Statutory changes necessary to reconcile the appropriations made in the feed bill and other changes are drafted into separate budget bills. These bills are prepared according to subject area.

Provisions

1. Requires 15% of all fees and other revenues received by the following regulatory agencies to be deposited in the state General Fund and the remaining 85% to be deposited in the specified fund of each regulatory agency:

a) the state board of technical registration;

b) the barbering and cosmetology board;

c) the Arizona state board of accountancy;

d) the state board of podiatry examiners;

e) the state board of chiropractic examiners;

f) the registrar of contractors;

g) the state board of dental examiners;

h) the Arizona medical board;

i) the naturopathic physicians medical board;

j) the Arizona state board of nursing;

k) the state board of dispensing opticians;

l) the state board of optometry;

m) the Arizona board of osteopathic examiners in medicine and surgery;

n) the Arizona state board of pharmacy;

o) the board of physical therapy;

p) the state board of psychologist examiners;

q) the Arizona state veterinary medical examining board;

r) the Arizona regulatory board of physician assistants;

s) the board of homeopathic and integrated medicine examiners;

t) the state board for private postsecondary education;

u) the board of behavioral health examiners;

v) the board of occupational therapy examiners;

w) the board of respiratory care examiners;

x) the acupuncture board of examiners;

y) the board of athletic training;

z) the board of massage therapy; and

aa) the board of examiners of nursing care institution administrators and assisted living facility managers. (Sec. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53)

2. Prohibits the previously listed regulatory agencies from any license fee increases through FY 2026. (Sec. 55)

3. Allows a previously listed regulatory agency to submit a written request to the Governor's Regulatory Review Council (GRRC) to adopt a license fee increase on an emergency basis in FY 2025 and FY 2026. (Sec. 55)

4. Enables GRRC to approve emergency license fee increase requests upon their determination that the regulatory agency will not have sufficient monies to continue daily operations if the proposed emergency license fee increase is not approved. (Sec. 55)

5. Clarifies that this measure does not grant an express exemption from the provisions of statute relating to the establishment or increase of a fee. (Sec. 55)

6. Clarifies that a regulatory agency that adopts a license fee increase as a result of GRRC's determination and approval must comply with all applicable rulemaking provisions to increase the license fee. (Sec. 55)

7. Reverts the specified self-supporting regulatory agencies from 85/15 agencies to 90/10 agencies on July 1, 2028. (Sec. 56)

8. Makes technical changes.

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