Assigned to APPROP FOR COMMITTEE
ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Sixth Legislature, First Regular Session
FACT SHEET FOR S.B. 1731
secretary of state; 2023-2024.
Purpose
Makes statutory and session law changes relating to the Secretary of State (SOS) necessary
to implement the FY 2024 state budget.
Background
The Arizona Constitution prohibits substantive law from being included in the general
appropriations, capital outlay appropriations and supplemental appropriations bills. However, it is
often necessary to make statutory and session law changes to effectuate the budget. Thus, separate
bills called budget reconciliation bills (BRBs) are introduced to enact these provisions. Because
BRBs contain substantive law changes, the Arizona Constitution provides that they become
effective on the general effective date, unless an emergency clause is enacted.
S.B. 1731 contains the budget reconciliation provisions for changes relating to the SOS.
Provisions
1. Delays, retroactive to July 1, 2023, the implementation of the requirements relating to
professional employer organization registration from July 1, 2023, to July 1, 2024.
2. Adds the Governor's Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting as a required recipient of the
SOS's annual total expenditure plan summary for the Election Systems Improvement Fund.
3. Becomes effective on the general effective date, with a retroactive provision as noted.
Prepared by Senate Research
May 8, 2023
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