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AZ SB1649

AZ SB1649
Legislative appointments; qualifications


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Introduced
02/10/2025
In Committee
03/31/2025
Crossed Over
03/06/2025
Passed
05/07/2025
Dead
Vetoed
05/13/2025

Introduced Session

Potential new amendment
Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session (2025)

Bill Summary

An Act amending sections 17-491, 26-261, 28-2439.01, 41-561, 41-1279, 41-1373, 45-2103, 48-6203, 48-6416 and 49-456, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to qualifications and tenure.

AI Summary

This bill proposes several modifications to existing Arizona statutes related to various legislative and state commission appointments, primarily adjusting the composition, qualifications, and appointment processes for multiple state commissions and boards. The changes include removing specific professional requirements for some appointees, altering the number of members appointed by the president of the senate and speaker of the house of representatives, and eliminating detailed qualifications such as representing specific industries or having particular expertise. For example, in the Livestock Loss Board, the bill removes requirements that certain members be a livestock auction market owner or a university faculty member. Similarly, in the Military Affairs Commission and the Arizona Tea Party Committee, the bill modifies the specific backgrounds or representational requirements for appointees. The bill also makes some technical corrections, such as changing grammatical formatting and removing unnecessary language. These amendments appear to provide more flexibility in appointments while maintaining the overall structure of these state-level commissions and boards. The changes apply to various entities including the Livestock Loss Board, Military Affairs Commission, Economic Estimates Commission, and several other state-level advisory and oversight committees.

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Government Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Governor Vetoed (on 05/13/2025)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/83102
Analysis - HOUSE SUMMARY: 05/20/2025 Vetoed https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/530558
Governor's Letter https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/530325
Analysis - SENATE FACT SHEET: 05/15/2025 GOV As Vetoed https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/530359
Analysis - SENATE FACT SHEET: 05/06/2025 GOV As Passed House https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/529982
BillText https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1r/bills/sb1649h.htm
House COW 04/16 - Floor Amend to Bill - Carbone https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetCalendarBillAmendmentPdf/?calendarBillId=806704&itemId=0
HOUSE - Floor Amend to Bill - Carbone - passed https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/529368
Analysis - HOUSE SUMMARY: 03/27/2025 Caucus & COW https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/528649
Analysis - HOUSE SUMMARY: 03/24/2025 Government https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/528331
BillText https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1r/bills/sb1649s.htm
Analysis - SENATE FACT SHEET: 02/26/2025 GOV As Passed Committee Revised https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/526127
Analysis - SENATE FACT SHEET: 02/21/2025 GOV As Passed Committee https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/525547
SENATE - Government https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/525118
SENATE - Government https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/525441
Analysis - SENATE FACT SHEET: 02/17/2025 GOV https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/524745
BillText https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1r/bills/sb1649p.htm
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