REFERENCE TITLE: municipal; county; measures; standing State of Arizona Senate Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025 SB 1593 Introduced by Senator Rogers AN ACT amending title 9, chapter 4, article 8, arizona revised statutes, by adding section 9-500.52; amending title 11, chapter 2, article 4, arizona revised statutes, by adding section 11-269.30; relating to municipal and county measures. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
REFERENCE TITLE: municipal; county; measures; standing
State of Arizona Senate Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025
SB 1593
Introduced by Senator Rogers
REFERENCE TITLE: municipal; county; measures; standing
State of Arizona
Senate
Fifty-seventh Legislature
First Regular Session
2025
SB 1593
Introduced by
Senator Rogers
AN ACT
amending title 9, chapter 4, article 8, arizona revised statutes, by adding section 9-500.52; amending title 11, chapter 2, article 4, arizona revised statutes, by adding section 11-269.30; relating to municipal and county measures.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Title 9, chapter 4, article 8, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 9-500.52, to read: START_STATUTE9-500.52. Adopted measures; emergency clause; standing to challenge; definition A. Notwithstanding any other law, a person who is a resident of a municipality or any corporation, partnership, association or other legal entity that conducts business in this state has standing to institute a civil proceeding to challenge any measure that is adopted by the governing body of the municipality and that has an emergency clause attached. b. For the purposes of this section, "emergency clause" means any provision that has the effect of causing an ordinance to become effective immediately. END_STATUTE Sec. 2. Title 11, chapter 2, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 11-269.30, to read: START_STATUTE11-269.30. Adopted measures; emergency clause; standing to challenge; definition A. Notwithstanding any other law, a person who is a resident of a county or any corporation, partnership, association or other legal entity that conducts business in this state has standing to institute a civil proceeding to challenge any measure that is adopted by the board of supervisors of the county and that has an emergency clause attached. b. For the purposes of this section, "emergency clause" means any provision that has the effect of causing an ordinance to become effective immediately. END_STATUTE
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 9, chapter 4, article 8, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 9-500.52, to read:
START_STATUTE9-500.52. Adopted measures; emergency clause; standing to challenge; definition
A. Notwithstanding any other law, a person who is a resident of a municipality or any corporation, partnership, association or other legal entity that conducts business in this state has standing to institute a civil proceeding to challenge any measure that is adopted by the governing body of the municipality and that has an emergency clause attached.
b. For the purposes of this section, "emergency clause" means any provision that has the effect of causing an ordinance to become effective immediately. END_STATUTE
Sec. 2. Title 11, chapter 2, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 11-269.30, to read:
START_STATUTE11-269.30. Adopted measures; emergency clause; standing to challenge; definition
A. Notwithstanding any other law, a person who is a resident of a county or any corporation, partnership, association or other legal entity that conducts business in this state has standing to institute a civil proceeding to challenge any measure that is adopted by the board of supervisors of the county and that has an emergency clause attached.
b. For the purposes of this section, "emergency clause" means any provision that has the effect of causing an ordinance to become effective immediately. END_STATUTE