HB 4130

House Engrossed
growth
  zones; housing and economic
(now: budgets;
  municipalities; amendments)
State of Arizona
House of Representatives
Fifty-seventh Legislature
Second Regular Session
2026
HOUSE BILL 4130
AN
ACT
amending section 42-17105, Arizona
Revised Statutes; relating to local government budgets.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 42-17105, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:
START_STATUTE42-17105. Adoption of budget; amendments to city and town budgets
A. After the hearing on estimates under section 42-17104
is concluded, the governing body shall convene in a special meeting and finally
determine and adopt estimates of proposed expenditures for the purposes stated
in the published proposal.
B. The adopted estimates constitute the budget of
the county, city or town for the current fiscal year.
C. The total amounts that are proposed to be spent
in the budget shall not exceed the total of amounts that were proposed for
expenditure in the published estimates.
D. A city or town may amend the
city's or town's adopted budget during the fiscal year to spend additional
revenues that were not included in the adopted budget by following the budget
requirements prescribed in this article, subject to the following:
1. Notwithstanding section 42-17101,
budget amendments do not have to be adopted on or before the third Monday in
July each year.
2. A new or increased tax or fee
shall not be adopted in the budget amendment.
3. The amended estimates adopted by a
budget amendment constitute the amended budget of the city or town for the
current fiscal year.
4. The total amounts that are
proposed to be spent in the amended budget of the city or town shall not exceed
the total of amounts that were proposed for expenditure in the published
amended estimates.
5. the proposed budget amendment
shall be placed on one regular meeting agenda for consideration and discussion
before a vote at the next regular meeting and may not be a consent agenda item.
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