Arizona 2025 Regular Session

Arizona Senate Bill SB1463 Compare Versions

OldNewDifferences
1-Senate Engrossed initiatives; existing laws; impact statement State of Arizona Senate Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025 SENATE BILL 1463 AN ACT amending section 19-102, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to initiatives. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
1+REFERENCE TITLE: initiatives; existing laws; impact statement State of Arizona Senate Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025 SB 1463 Introduced by Senator Mesnard AN ACT amending section 19-102, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to initiatives. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
22
33
44
55
66
77
88
9-Senate Engrossed initiatives; existing laws; impact statement
9+REFERENCE TITLE: initiatives; existing laws; impact statement
1010 State of Arizona Senate Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025
11-SENATE BILL 1463
11+SB 1463
12+Introduced by Senator Mesnard
1213
13-Senate Engrossed
14-
15-
16-
17-initiatives; existing laws; impact statement
14+REFERENCE TITLE: initiatives; existing laws; impact statement
1815
1916
2017
2118
2219
2320
2421
2522
2623
2724 State of Arizona
2825
2926 Senate
3027
3128 Fifty-seventh Legislature
3229
3330 First Regular Session
3431
3532 2025
3633
3734
3835
3936
4037
4138
4239
43-SENATE BILL 1463
40+SB 1463
41+
42+
43+
44+Introduced by
45+
46+Senator Mesnard
47+
48+
49+
50+
51+
52+
53+
54+
4455
4556
4657
4758
4859
4960
5061
5162
5263
5364 AN ACT
5465
5566
5667
5768 amending section 19-102, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to initiatives.
5869
5970
6071
6172
6273
6374 (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
6475
6576
6677
6778 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Section 19-102, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE19-102. Initiative petition; circulators A. The form of petition for a law or amendment to the constitution of this state or county legislative measure, or city or town ordinance, or amendment to a city or town charter proposed by the initiative to be submitted directly to the electors, shall be substantially in the form prescribed in section 19-101, except that the title and body of such petition shall read: Initiative description (Insert a description of not more than two hundred words of the principal provisions of the proposed measure or constitutional amendment.) (Insert a separate description and listing of the statutes that are likely to conflict with or be impacted by the passage of the proposed measure or constitutional amendment with a brief summary of how they might conflict or be impacted.) Notice: This is only a description of the proposed measure (or constitutional amendment) prepared by the sponsor of the measure. It may not include every provision contained in the measure. Before signing, make sure the title and text of the measure are attached. You have the right to read or examine the title and text before signing. Initiative Measure to be Submitted Directly to Electors We, the undersigned, citizens and qualified electors of the state of Arizona, respectfully demand that the following proposed law (or amendment to the constitution, or other initiative measure), shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the state of Arizona (county, city or town of ____________) for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election (or county, city or town election) and each for himself says: (terminate form same as a referendum petition.) B. Each petition sheet shall have printed on the top of each sheet the following: "It is unlawful to sign this petition before it has a serial number." C. Each petition sheet shall have printed in capital letters in not less than twelve point bold-faced type in the upper right-hand corner of the face of the petition sheet and below the statement prescribed in subsection B of this section the following: "___________ paid circulator" " ______________ volunteer" . D. A circulator of an initiative petition shall state whether the circulator is a paid circulator or volunteer by checking the appropriate line on the petition form before circulating the petition for signatures. E. Signatures obtained on initiative petitions in violation of subsection D of this section are void and shall not be counted in determining the legal sufficiency of the petition. The presence of signatures that are invalidated under this subsection on a petition does not invalidate other signatures on the petition that were obtained as prescribed by this section. END_STATUTE
6879
6980 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
7081
7182 Section 1. Section 19-102, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
7283
7384 START_STATUTE19-102. Initiative petition; circulators
7485
7586 A. The form of petition for a law or amendment to the constitution of this state or county legislative measure, or city or town ordinance, or amendment to a city or town charter proposed by the initiative to be submitted directly to the electors, shall be substantially in the form prescribed in section 19-101, except that the title and body of such petition shall read:
7687
7788 Initiative description
7889
7990 (Insert a description of not more than two hundred words of the principal provisions of the proposed measure or constitutional amendment.)
8091
8192 (Insert a separate description and listing of the statutes that are likely to conflict with or be impacted by the passage of the proposed measure or constitutional amendment with a brief summary of how they might conflict or be impacted.)
8293
8394 Notice: This is only a description of the proposed measure (or constitutional amendment) prepared by the sponsor of the measure. It may not include every provision contained in the measure. Before signing, make sure the title and text of the measure are attached. You have the right to read or examine the title and text before signing.
8495
8596 Initiative Measure to be Submitted Directly to Electors
8697
8798 We, the undersigned, citizens and qualified electors of the state of Arizona, respectfully demand that the following proposed law (or amendment to the constitution, or other initiative measure), shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the state of Arizona (county, city or town of ____________) for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election (or county, city or town election) and each for himself says: (terminate form same as a referendum petition.)
8899
89100 B. Each petition sheet shall have printed on the top of each sheet the following:
90101
91102 "It is unlawful to sign this petition before it has a serial number."
92103
93104 C. Each petition sheet shall have printed in capital letters in not less than twelve point bold-faced type in the upper right-hand corner of the face of the petition sheet and below the statement prescribed in subsection B of this section the following:
94105
95106 "___________ paid circulator" " ______________ volunteer" .
96107
97108 D. A circulator of an initiative petition shall state whether the circulator is a paid circulator or volunteer by checking the appropriate line on the petition form before circulating the petition for signatures.
98109
99110 E. Signatures obtained on initiative petitions in violation of subsection D of this section are void and shall not be counted in determining the legal sufficiency of the petition. The presence of signatures that are invalidated under this subsection on a petition does not invalidate other signatures on the petition that were obtained as prescribed by this section. END_STATUTE