Arizona 57th Legislature - First Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 R cosponsors

HB 2920 — qualifying tax rate; tax bill

Last action — Vetoed by Governor

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 57th Legislature - First Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

Vetoed by Governor Katie Hobbs (Democratic) on April 18, 2025.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

64 added · 77 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of House Bill 2920 now specifies that tax bills for properties within a school district must include the qualifying tax rate based on a different statute, which is now referenced accurately. Additionally, it removes the requirement for properties receiving state aid and focuses solely on tax rate disclosures. This change matters because it clarifies how tax rates should be presented, likely aiming for better transparency for taxpayers in school districts.

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Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session COMMITTEE ON WAYS & MEANS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENTS TO H.B.
House Engrossed qualifying tax rate;
2920 (Reference to printed bill) Amendment instruction key:
tax bill State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session HOUSE BILL 2920 AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 15-996, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES;
[GREEN UNDERLINING IN BRACKETS] indicates text added to statute or previously enacted session law.
RELATING TO THE COUNTY TREASURER.
[Green underlining in brackets] indicates text added to new session law or text restoring existing law.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) - i - H.B.
[GREEN STRIKEOUT IN BRACKETS] indicates new text removed from statute or previously enacted session law.
2920 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
[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) If separate accounts are maintained for each fund, warrants may only be registered on the maintenance and operation, unrestricted capital outlay and adjacent ways accounts and the classroom site fund prescribed House Amendments to H.B.
(a) If separate accounts are maintained for each fund, warrants may only be registered on the maintenance and operation, unrestricted capital outlay and adjacent ways accounts and the classroom site fund prescribed in section 15-977 and only if the total cash balance of all three accounts is insufficient to pay the warrants, except that, during the period of time when a school district is under receivership pursuant to section 15-103, a warrant may be registered on the debt service account for which the cash balance in the debt service account is insufficient to cover the debt service payment if there are not sufficient monies in the debt service account to cover the debt.
2920 in section 15-977 and only if the total cash balance of all three accounts is insufficient to pay the warrants, except that, during the period of time when a school district is under receivership pursuant to section 15-103, a warrant may be registered on the debt service account for which the cash balance in the debt service account is insufficient to cover the debt service payment if there are not sufficient monies in the debt service account to cover the debt.
Any interest charged to the federal or state grant fund as a result of a negative balance that is in excess of interest earned on the fund shall be transferred to the maintenance and operation fund at the end of the fiscal year or the end of the grant year.
Any interest charged to the - 1 - H.B.
2920 federal or state grant fund as a result of a negative balance that is in excess of interest earned on the fund shall be transferred to the maintenance and operation fund at the end of the fiscal year or the end of the grant year.
ON EACH PROPERTY TAX BILL AND EACH PROPERTY TAX STATEMENT PREPARED FOR ANY PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN A SCHOOL DISTRICT [THAT RECEIVES STATE AID PURSUANT TO SECTION 15-1466], SEPARATELY STATE[, AT A MINIMUM,] THE QUALIFYING TAX RATE DETERMINED PURSUANT TO SECTION [41-1276] [15-992, SUBSECTIONS E AND F] AND THE CORRESPONDING TAX RATE LEVIED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE FOLLOWING FORM:
ON EACH PROPERTY TAX BILL AND EACH PROPERTY TAX STATEMENT PREPARED FOR ANY PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN A SCHOOL DISTRICT, SEPARATELY STATE, AT A MINIMUM, THE QUALIFYING TAX RATE DETERMINED PURSUANT TO SECTION 15-992, SUBSECTIONS E AND F AND THE CORRESPONDING TAX RATE LEVIED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE FOLLOWING FORM:
-2- House Amendments to H.B.
THE STATE-DETERMINED PROPERTY TAX RATE TO SUPPORT (NAME OF SCHOOL DISTRICT) IS (QUALIFYING TAX RATE).
2920 THE STATE-DETERMINED PROPERTY TAX RATE TO SUPPORT (NAME OF SCHOOL DISTRICT) IS (QUALIFYING TAX RATE).
THE (NAME OF SCHOOL DISTRICT) SET TAX PROPERTY TAX RATE IS (CORRESPONDING TAX RATE LEVIED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15-992, SUBSECTION G, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES).
THE (NAME OF SCHOOL DISTRICT) SET TAX PROPERTY TAX RATE IS (CORRESPONDING TAX RATE LEVIED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT [PURSUANT TO SECTION 15-992, SUBSECTION G, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES]).
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Enroll and engross to conform Amend title to conform And, as so amended, it do pass JUSTIN OLSON CHAIRMAN 2920WAYS MEANS.docx 02/19/2025 12:08 PM C:
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Action History

  1. Vetoed by Governor

  2. Transmit to Governor

  3. Transmit to House

  4. PASSED

  5. DP

  6. Senate Second Reading

  7. Senate First Reading

  8. Transmit to Senate

  9. PASSED

  10. DPA

  11. DPA

  12. House Second Reading

  13. House First Reading.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 92 not signed on · 39 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (92)

92 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passed

Passed 17 Yea · 12 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 01201
Republican 17000
Total 171201
% of votes cast 57%40%0%3%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Analise Ortiz Democrat Nay
Brian Fernandez Democrat Nay
Catherine Miranda Democrat Nay
Denise “Mitzi” Epstein Democrat Nay
Eva Diaz Democrat Nay
Flavio Bravo Democrat Nay
Kiana Sears Democrat Nay
Lauren Kuby Democrat Nay
Lela Alston Democrat Nay
Priya Sundareshan Democrat Nay
Rosanna Gabaldón Democrat Nay
Sally Ann Gonzales Democrat Not Voting
Theresa Hatathlie Democrat Nay
Carine Werner Republican Yea
David C. Farnsworth Republican Yea
David Gowan Republican Yea
Frank Carroll Republican Yea
Hildy Angius Republican Yea
J.D. Mesnard Republican Yea
Jake Hoffman Republican Yea
Janae Shamp Republican Yea
John Kavanagh Republican Yea
Kevin Payne Republican Yea
Mark Finchem Republican Yea
Shawnna Bolick Republican Yea
Thomas "T.J." Shope Republican Yea
Timothy "Tim" Dunn Republican Yea
Venden "Vince" Leach Republican Yea
Warren Petersen Republican Yea
Wendy Rogers Republican Yea

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Passed

Passed 32 Yea · 27 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 02700
Republican 32001
Total 322701
% of votes cast 53%45%0%2%
How each member voted (60)
Member Party Vote
Aaron Márquez Democrat Nay
Alma Hernandez Democrat Nay
Anna Abeytia Democrat Nay
Betty J Villegas Democrat Nay
Brian Garcia Democrat Nay
Cesar Aguilar Democrat Nay
Christopher Mathis Democrat Nay
Consuelo Hernandez Democrat Nay
Elda Luna-Nájera Democrat Nay
Janeen Connolly Democrat Nay
Junelle Cavero Democrat Nay
Kevin Volk Democrat Nay
Lorena Austin Democrat Nay
Lupe Contreras Democrat Nay
Lydia Hernandez Democrat Nay
Mae Peshlakai Democrat Nay
Mariana Sandoval Democrat Nay
Myron Tsosie Democrat Nay
Nancy Gutierrez Democrat Nay
Oscar De Los Santos Democrat Nay
Patty Contreras Democrat Nay
Quantá Crews Democrat Nay
Sarah Liguori Democrat Nay
Seth Blattman Democrat Nay
Stacey Travers Democrat Nay
Stephanie Simacek Democrat Nay
Stephanie Stahl Hamilton Democrat Nay
Alexander Kolodin Republican Yea
Beverly Pingerelli Republican Yea
Chris Lopez Republican Yea
David Livingston Republican Yea
David Marshall, Sr. Republican Yea
Gail Griffin Republican Yea
James Taylor Republican Yea
Jeff Weninger Republican Yea
John Gillette Republican Yea
Joseph Chaplik Republican Yea
Julie Willoughby Republican Yea
Justin Olson Republican Yea
Justin Wilmeth Republican Yea
Khyl Powell Republican Yea
Laurin Hendrix Republican Yea
Leo Biasiucci Republican Yea
Lisa Fink Republican Yea
Lupe Diaz Republican Yea
Matt Gress Republican Yea
Michael Carbone Republican Yea
Michael Way Republican Yea
Michele Peña Republican Yea
Neal Carter Republican Yea
Nick Kupper Republican Yea
Pamela Carter Republican Yea
Quang H Nguyen Republican Yea
Rachel Keshel Republican Not Voting
Ralph Heap Republican Yea
Selina Bliss Republican Yea
Steve Montenegro Republican Yea
Teresa Martinez Republican Yea
Tony Rivero Republican Yea
Walt Blackman Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 2920?
HB 2920 is sponsored by Justin Olson (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 2920?
This bill died with 57th Legislature - First Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 2920?
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