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1-Senate Engrossed property tax exemption; religious activities State of Arizona Senate Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025 SENATE BILL 1298 AN ACT Amending section 42-11109, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to property tax exemptions. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
1+REFERENCE TITLE: property tax exemption; religious activities State of Arizona Senate Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025 SB 1298 Introduced by Senator Kavanagh AN ACT Amending section 42-11109, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to property tax exemptions. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
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69- Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Section 42-11109, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE42-11109. Exemption for property used for religious-related activities; affidavit; definition A. Property or buildings that are owned by a nonprofit organization and that are used or held primarily for religious worship religious-related activities, including land, improvements, furniture, fixtures and equipment, are exempt from taxation if the property is not used or held for profit. B. Within ten days after receiving an initial affidavit of eligibility submitted under pursuant to section 42-11152, subsection A, paragraph 1 by a nonprofit organization that owns property used primarily for religious worship religious-related activities, the county assessor, on request, shall issue a receipt for the affidavit. C. The organization shall file with the assessor the affidavit required by section 42-11152 and evidence of the organization's tax exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code when initially claiming the exemption. D. A nonprofit organization that obtains title to property that was previously owned by another nonprofit organization and used primarily for religious worship religious-related activities shall comply with the requirements of section 42-11152 to qualify and establish eligibility for exemption. E. If a nonprofit organization that holds title to property used primarily for religious worship religious-related activities fails to file the affidavit required by section 42-11152 in a timely manner, but otherwise qualifies for exemption, the county board of supervisors, on petition by the organization, shall direct the county treasurer to: 1. Refund any property taxes paid by the organization for a tax year if the organization submits a claim for the refund to the county treasurer within one year after the date the taxes were paid. The county treasurer shall pay the claim within thirty days after it is submitted to the treasurer. The county treasurer is entitled to credit for the refund in the next accounting period with each taxing jurisdiction to which the tax monies may have been transmitted. 2. Forgive and strike off from the tax roll any property taxes and accrued interest and penalties that are due but not paid. F. For the purposes of this section, "religious-related activities" includes worship and education and housing that are used for religious or charitable purposes. END_STATUTE
78+ Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Section 42-11109, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE42-11109. Exemption for property used for religious-related activities; affidavit; definition A. Property or buildings that are owned by a nonprofit organization and that are used or held primarily for religious worship religious-related activities, including land, improvements, furniture, fixtures and equipment, are exempt from taxation if the property is not used or held for profit. B. Within ten days after receiving an initial affidavit of eligibility submitted under pursuant to section 42-11152, subsection A, paragraph 1 by a nonprofit organization that owns property used primarily for religious worship religious-related activities, the county assessor, on request, shall issue a receipt for the affidavit. C. The organization shall file with the assessor the affidavit required by section 42-11152 and evidence of the organization's tax exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code when initially claiming the exemption. D. A nonprofit organization that obtains title to property that was previously owned by another nonprofit organization and used primarily for religious worship religious-related activities shall comply with the requirements of section 42-11152 to qualify and establish eligibility for exemption. E. If a nonprofit organization that holds title to property used primarily for religious worship religious-related activities fails to file the affidavit required by section 42-11152 in a timely manner, but otherwise qualifies for exemption, the county board of supervisors, on petition by the organization, shall direct the county treasurer to: 1. Refund any property taxes paid by the organization for a tax year if the organization submits a claim for the refund to the county treasurer within one year after the date the taxes were paid. The county treasurer shall pay the claim within thirty days after it is submitted to the treasurer. The county treasurer is entitled to credit for the refund in the next accounting period with each taxing jurisdiction to which the tax monies may have been transmitted. 2. Forgive and strike off from the tax roll any property taxes and accrued interest and penalties that are due but not paid. F. For the purposes of this section, "religious-related activities" includes worship, education and housing. END_STATUTE
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91-F. For the purposes of this section, "religious-related activities" includes worship and education and housing that are used for religious or charitable purposes. END_STATUTE
100+F. For the purposes of this section, "religious-related activities" includes worship, education and housing. END_STATUTE