Arizona 2022 Regular Session

Arizona Senate Bill SCR1027 Compare Versions

Only one version of the bill is available at this time.

Old	New	Differences
1	1	REFERENCE TITLE: corporation commissioners; appointment; election; terms State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session 2022 SCR 1027 Introduced by Senator Mesnard A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the constitution of arizona; amending article xv, section 1, constitution of arizona; relating to the corporation commission composition. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
2	2
3	3
4	4
5	5
6	6
7	7
8	8
9	9	REFERENCE TITLE: corporation commissioners; appointment; election; terms
10	10	State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session 2022
11	11	SCR 1027
12	12	Introduced by Senator Mesnard
13	13
14	14	REFERENCE TITLE: corporation commissioners; appointment; election; terms
15	15
16	16
17	17
18	18
19	19
20	20
21	21
22	22
23	23
24	24	State of Arizona
25	25
26	26	Senate
27	27
28	28	Fifty-fifth Legislature
29	29
30	30	Second Regular Session
31	31
32	32	2022
33	33
34	34
35	35
36	36
37	37
38	38	SCR 1027
39	39
40	40
41	41
42	42	Introduced by
43	43
44	44	Senator Mesnard
45	45
46	46
47	47
48	48
49	49
50	50	A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
51	51
52	52
53	53
54	54	proposing an amendment to the constitution of arizona; amending article xv, section 1, constitution of arizona; relating to the corporation commission composition.
55	55
56	56
57	57
58	58
59	59
60	60	(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
61	61
62	62
63	63
64	64	Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of Arizona, the House of Representatives concurring: 1. Article XV, section 1, Constitution of Arizona, is proposed to be amended as follows if approved by the voters and on proclamation of the Governor: START_STATUTE1. Term limits on corporation commission; composition; governor appointment; election; office vacancies; qualifications Section 1. A. No member of the corporation commission shall hold that office for more than two consecutive terms. No corporation commissioner may serve again in that office until out of office for one full term. Any person who serves one half one-half or more of a term shall be considered to have served one term for purposes of this section. B. A corporation commission is hereby created to be composed of five persons, who four of whom shall be appointed by the governor, whose term of office shall be eight years, and one of whom is elected at the general election, and whose term of office shall be four years, and who shall maintain their chief office at the state capital. The two additional commission members shall be elected at the 2002 general election for initial two-year terms beginning on the first Monday in January, 2003. The elected commissioner shall serve as the chairperson of the commission. On the expiration of the terms in January 2023 of two commissioners, two commissioners shall be elected for four-year terms. On the expiration of the terms in January 2025 of three commissioners, one commissioner shall be elected to a four-year term and the governor shall appoint one commissioner for a term beginning January 2025 and ending January 2029 and one commissioner for a term beginning January 2025 and ending January 2033. On the expiration of the terms in January 2027 of two commissioners, the governor shall appoint one commissioner for a term beginning January 2027 and ending January 2031 and one commissioner for a term beginning January 2027 and ending January 2035. On the expiration of the terms in January 2029 of two commissioners, one commission member shall be elected to a four-year term and one commission member shall be appointed to a term beginning January 2029 and ending January 2037. Thereafter, all appointed terms shall be four-year eight-year terms and all elected terms shall be four-year terms. C. In case of vacancy in the office, the governor shall appoint a commissioner to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term. The appointed commissioner shall fill the vacancy until a commissioner shall be elected at a general election as provided by law, and shall qualify. The qualifications of commissioners may be prescribed by law. END_STATUTE 2. The Secretary of State shall submit this proposition to the voters at the next general election as provided by article XXI, Constitution of Arizona.
65	65
66	66	Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of Arizona, the House of Representatives concurring:
67	67
68	68	1. Article XV, section 1, Constitution of Arizona, is proposed to be amended as follows if approved by the voters and on proclamation of the Governor:
69	69
70	70	START_STATUTE1. Term limits on corporation commission; composition; governor appointment; election; office vacancies; qualifications
71	71
72	72	Section 1. A. No member of the corporation commission shall hold that office for more than two consecutive terms. No corporation commissioner may serve again in that office until out of office for one full term. Any person who serves one half one-half or more of a term shall be considered to have served one term for purposes of this section.
73	73
74	74	B. A corporation commission is hereby created to be composed of five persons, who four of whom shall be appointed by the governor, whose term of office shall be eight years, and one of whom is elected at the general election, and whose term of office shall be four years, and who shall maintain their chief office at the state capital. The two additional commission members shall be elected at the 2002 general election for initial two-year terms beginning on the first Monday in January, 2003. The elected commissioner shall serve as the chairperson of the commission. On the expiration of the terms in January 2023 of two commissioners, two commissioners shall be elected for four-year terms. On the expiration of the terms in January 2025 of three commissioners, one commissioner shall be elected to a four-year term and the governor shall appoint one commissioner for a term beginning January 2025 and ending January 2029 and one commissioner for a term beginning January 2025 and ending January 2033. On the expiration of the terms in January 2027 of two commissioners, the governor shall appoint one commissioner for a term beginning January 2027 and ending January 2031 and one commissioner for a term beginning January 2027 and ending January 2035. On the expiration of the terms in January 2029 of two commissioners, one commission member shall be elected to a four-year term and one commission member shall be appointed to a term beginning January 2029 and ending January 2037. Thereafter, all appointed terms shall be four-year eight-year terms and all elected terms shall be four-year terms.
75	75
76	76	C. In case of vacancy in the office, the governor shall appoint a commissioner to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term. The appointed commissioner shall fill the vacancy until a commissioner shall be elected at a general election as provided by law, and shall qualify. The qualifications of commissioners may be prescribed by law. END_STATUTE
77	77
78	78	2. The Secretary of State shall submit this proposition to the voters at the next general election as provided by article XXI, Constitution of Arizona.