HB 4030 — rates; fees; taxes; increase; moratorium

ARIZONAHouse HOUSEEngrossed OFrates; REPRESENTATIVES FLOOR AMENDMENT EXPLANATION 57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session Majority Research Staff HB4030:

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moratorium OLSONState FLOORof AMENDMENTArizona 1.House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session HOUSE BILL 4030 AN ACT AMENDING TITLE 9, CHAPTER 4, ARTICLE 8, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTION 9-500.54;

StatesREPEALING thatSECTION the9-500.54, moratoriumARIZONA onREVISED municipalSTATUTES; and county fees, taxes and utility rates does not apply to ad valorem taxes or special assessments levied to pay for:

a.AMENDING TITLE 11, CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 4, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTION 11-269.31;

theREPEALING principal,SECTION interest11-269.31, andARIZONA redemptionREVISED chargesSTATUTES; on bonded indebtedness and other lawful long-term obligations;

b.RELATING TO MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY FEES.

property(TEXT improvementOF assessmentBILL districts,BEGINS improvementON districtsNEXT andPAGE) other- speciali purpose- districts;H.B.

and4030 c.Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

the support of a school district.

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Excepts a municipality that has not raised utility rates by twelve percent or more in the prior four fiscal years from the moratorium but only allows an increase of more than that of inflation determined by the consumer price index.

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1) 3.

Allows a municipality to adopt, impose or collect a new or increased rate or fee to fund the acquisition and delivery of new or additional water resources.

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1) VINCE PEREZ 3/11/2026 (602) 926-3848 Fifty-seventh Legislature Olson Second Regular Session H.B.

4030 OLSON FLOOR AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENTS TO H.B.

4030 (Reference to printed bill) Amendment instruction key:

[GREEN UNDERLINING IN BRACKETS] indicates text added to statute or previously enacted session law.

[Green underlining in brackets] indicates text added to new session law or text restoring existing law.

[GREEN STRIKEOUT IN BRACKETS] indicates new text removed from statute or previously enacted session law.

[Green strikeout in brackets] indicates text removed from existing statute, previously enacted session law or new session law.

<<Green carets>> indicate a section added to the bill.

<<Green strikeout in carets>> indicates a section removed from the bill.

The bill as proposed to be amended is reprinted as follows:

A RATE THAT IS IMPOSED FOR UTILITY SERVICE PROVIDED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AND THAT IS GREATER THAN THE UTILITY RATE THAT IS AUTHORIZED AS PART OF THE MUNICIPALITY'S 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET OR UTILITY RATE SCHEDULE[,SCHEDULE, EXCEPT THAT A MUNICIPALITY THAT HAS NOT RAISED UTILITY RATES BY A CUMULATIVE AMOUNT OF TWELVE PERCENT OR MORE IN THE PRECEDING FOUR FISCAL YEARS MAY INCREASE UTILITY RATES BY AN AMOUNT THAT IS NOT MORE THAN THE RATE OF INFLATION AS DETERMINED BY THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX AS PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS].STATISTICS.

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THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO [ANYANY OF THE FOLLOWING:

1.]1. AN INCREASE IN A MUNICIPAL TAX IF ALL OF THE FOLLOWING APPLY:

[1.][(a)]AN THE TAX INCREASE ISIN APPROVEDA BYMUNICIPAL THETAX QUALIFIEDIF ELECTORSALL OF THE MUNICIPALITY.FOLLOWING APPLY:

[2.][(b)](a) ATTHE LEASTTAX SIXTYINCREASE PERCENTIS OFAPPROVED THEBY VOTES CAST AT THE ELECTIONQUALIFIED AREELECTORS CAST IN FAVOR OF THE MEASURE.MUNICIPALITY.

[3.][(c)](b) THEAT ELECTIONLEAST ISSIXTY HELDPERCENT ONOF ATHE CONSOLIDATEDVOTES ELECTIONCAST DATEAT INTHE ANELECTION EVEN-NUMBEREDARE YEARCAST PURSUANTIN TOFAVOR SECTIONOF 16-204.THE MEASURE.

[2.(c) THE ELECTION IS HELD ON A CONSOLIDATED ELECTION DATE IN AN EVEN-NUMBERED YEAR PURSUANT TO SECTION 16-204.

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THIS SECTION -2-APPLIES HouseTO AmendmentsTHE toMUNICIPALITY H.B.DESCRIBED IN THIS PARAGRAPH AFTER THE MUNICIPALITY INITIALLY ADOPTS THE TAX, FEE OR UTILITY RATE STRUCTURE.