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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-sixth Legislature
First Regular Session
House: APPROP DP 10-5-0-0
HB 2821: secretary of state; 2023-2024
Sponsor: Representative Livingston, LD 28
Caucus & COW
Overview
Contains provisions relating to the Secretary of State needed to implement the FY 2024 budget.
History
Election Systems Improvement Fund
The Help America Vote Act of 2002 established certain minimum standards for the administration
of elections and created a program to provide funding to the states to implement these standards,
improve voting systems and technology and improve the overall administration of elections. The
Election Systems Improvement Fund (Fund) is administered by the Secretary of State and
consists of federal monies and state matching monies. The monies in the Fund are used to
implement the provisions of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 USC § 20901, A.R.S. § 41-
129).
Professional Employer Organizations
Laws 2005, Chapter 212 requires the registration of Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs)
with the Secretary of State. A PEO is a company that provides certain human resource services
to another organization as a third party by entering into a co-employment relationship. Prior
legislation has delayed the implementation of the PEO program until June 30, 2023 (A.R.S. § 23-
561 et. seq, Laws 2008, Ch. 291 § 9, Laws 2010, Ch. 313 § 16, Laws 2011, Ch. 343 § 9, Laws
2013, First Special Session, Ch. 2 § 9).
Provisions
1. Includes the Governor's Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting as an entity in which the
Secretary of State must submit a summary of the total expenditure plan for the Fund. (Sec. 1)
2. Extends, effective July 1, 2023, the delayed implementation of the registration of PEOs from
June 30, 2023, until June 30, 2024. (Sec. 2, 3)
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note