SB 1521
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-seventh Legislature
First Regular Session
Senate: NR DP 5-2-1-0 | 3
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SB 1521: unbuilt certificates; assured water supply
S/E: Town of Wellton; expenditure limitation
Sponsor: Senator Dunn, LD 25
Committee on Natural Resources, Energy & Water
Summary of the Strike Everything Amendment to SB 1521
Overview
Assesses a penalty for excess expenditures of local revenues by the Town of Wellton in fiscal
year (FY) 2023.
History
The Arizona Auditor General (OAG) is mandated by statute to prescribe a uniform
expenditure reporting system for counties, community college districts, cities and towns. The
OAG is required to hold a hearing to determine if any political subdivision has exceeded the
expenditure limitations pursuant to article IX, sections 20 and 21, Constitution of Arizona.
If any political subdivision other than a county has exceeded the expenditure limitations
prescribed without authorization, the OAG must notify the State Treasurer to withhold a
portion of the political subdivision's allocations of the certain revenues for the fiscal year
subsequent to the OAG hearing as follows:
1) if the excess expenditures are less than five percent of the limitation, an amount equal
to the excess expenditures;
2) if the excess expenditures are equal to or greater than five percent but less than ten
percent of the limitation, or are less than five percent of the limitation but it is at least
the second consecutive instance of excess expenditures, an amount equal to triple the
excess expenditures; or
3) if the excess expenditures are equal to or greater than ten percent of the limitation,
an amount equal to five times the excess expenditures or one-third of the allocation of
the revenues described in subsection H of this section, whichever is less (A.R.S. § 41-
1279.07).
Provisions
1. Assesses a penalty of $100 for excess expenditures of local revenues by the Town of
Wellton for FY 2023. (Sec 1)
2. Contains a retroactive effective date of July 1, 2022. (Sec. 1)
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note