Bill > HB4049

This bill amends existing Arizona law to clarify the powers and duties of the Attorney General and to specify which state agencies are exempt from the general rule that only the Attorney General's office can employ legal counsel. Specifically, the bill makes technical changes to reflect that the Attorney General's department, rather than the Attorney General personally, establishes administrative policies and procedures, and that the Attorney General's office, not the individual, can organize the department. Crucially, it adds the Department of Child Safety to the list of state agencies that are exempt from the prohibition against employing their own legal counsel, meaning they can hire their own attorneys. The bill also makes minor wording adjustments in other sections related to the Attorney General's disqualification from representing an agency and the handling of appropriations.

Government Affairs

https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/85567