Bill > SB1065

This bill proposes significant budget reductions for various state agencies and departments for fiscal year 2024-2025, with particularly notable changes to judicial branch funding. The bill specifically reduces general fund appropriations across 44 different state entities, ranging from small reductions like $2,400 for the Governor's Office on Tribal Relations to larger cuts such as $10,995,800 for Arizona State University. Most notably, the bill dramatically increases budget cuts for the Arizona judiciary, with substantial reductions to the Supreme Court (from $386,300 to $10,040,000), Court of Appeals (from $508,200 to $4,214,800), and Superior Court (from $180,100 to $19,228,400), representing a massive reduction in judicial branch funding. An additional provision protects certain university institutes and centers, stipulating that they cannot have their operating budgets reduced by more than 3.45 percent, which provides some financial stability for specific academic programs. The bill appears to be part of a broader state budget adjustment strategy, aimed at reducing government spending across multiple sectors.

Budget and Finance

https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/81796