SB 1583
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-seventh Legislature
First Regular Session
Senate: APPROP DP 7-2-1-0 | 3rd Read 15-14-1-0
SB 1583: supplemental appropriation; Prescott rodeo grounds
S/E: same subject
Sponsor: Senator Finchem, LD 1
Committee on Appropriations
Summary of the Strike-Everything Amendment to SB 1583
Overview
Redirects the distribution of monies previously appropriated to a nonprofit that operates the
rodeo at the Yavapai County fairgrounds to the City of Prescott if certain conditions are met.
Repeals session law language that requires appropriated monies to revert to the state
General Fund (GF) if a judge rules that the monies may not be distributed to a nonprofit that
operates the rodeo.
History
The FY 2024 Budget appropriated $15,300,000 from the state GF in FY 2024 to a nonprofit
volunteer organization that operates a rodeo at the Yavapai County fairgrounds.
The FY 2025 Budget exempted the appropriation from lapsing and additionally stated that
if a court of competent jurisdiction rules that the appropriated monies may not be distributed
to the nonprofit, the monies must revert to the state GF within 60 days of the judgement.
Provisions
1. Strikes language from Laws 2023, Ch. 133 § 118 that appropriated monies to a nonprofit
volunteer organization that operates a rodeo at the Yavapai County fairgrounds. (Sec. 1)
2. Repeals Laws 2024, Ch. 209 § 119 that required monies appropriated to the nonprofit
organization to revert to the state GF if a court with jurisdiction ruled the monies may
not be distributed to the nonprofit. (Sec. 2)
3. Appropriates $15,300,000 from the state GF in FY 2026 to the City of Prescott to renovate
and repair the rodeo grounds owned by the City and exempts the appropriation from
lapsing. (Sec. 3)
4. Contains a conditional enactment clause stating that this Act does not become effective
unless a court of competent jurisdiction rules that the monies appropriated pursuant to
Laws 2023, Ch. 133 § 118 may not be distributed to a nonprofit volunteer organization
that operates the rodeo and the judgment of that court becomes final. (Sec. 4)
5. Repeals this Act as of the date a court of competent jurisdiction rules the monies
appropriated pursuant to Laws 2023, Ch. 133 may be distributed to a nonprofit volunteer
organization that operates the rodeo and the judgement becomes final. (Sec. 4)
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6. Requires the Attorney General to notify the Director of Legislative Council in writing not
more than three business days after either:
a) a court of competent jurisdiction rules the appropriated monies may not be distributed
to a nonprofit volunteer organization that operates the rodeo; or
b) a court of competent jurisdiction rules the appropriated monies may be distributed to
a nonprofit volunteer organization that operates the rodeo. (Sec. 4)
7. Makes conforming changes. (Sec. 2)