Title 41, State Government

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Health, safety or welfare": (a) Means the protection of members of the public against harm, fraud or loss, including the preservation of public security, order or health. (b) Does not include the protection of existing b…

An agency shall limit all occupational regulations to regulations that are demonstrated to be necessary to specifically fulfill a public health, safety or welfare concern.

A. Any individual harmed by an occupational regulation may petition an agency to repeal or modify any occupational regulation within the agency's jurisdiction. B. Within ninety days after a petition is filed, the agency shall repeal the occupational regulation, modify the occupat…

A. Whether or not a petition is filed pursuant to section 41-1093.02, any individual may file an action in a court of general jurisdiction to challenge an occupational regulation. B. To prevail in an action challenging the occupational regulation, the court must find by a prepond…

A. A person with a criminal record may petition an agency, at any time, including before obtaining any required education or experience, taking any examination or paying any fee, for a determination of whether the person's criminal record disqualifies the person from obtaining a …

An agency shall prominently post the following on the agency's website and print on a license application, a communication denying a license, a cease and desist order or any other communication in which the agency asserts that a person is required to obtain a license: Notice: Pur…

A. Notwithstanding any other law, an agency may not deny to an otherwise qualified applicant who has been convicted of an offense that involves a violation of title 13, chapter 34 or 34.1 or an offense committed in another jurisdiction that has the same elements as an offense lis…

This article does not: 1. Require a private employer to grant or deny employment to any individual. 2. Impair the right of private employers to establish and enforce eligibility criteria, ethics codes or disciplinary policies.

A. Notwithstanding any other law, an occupational or professional licensing board or health profession regulatory board may not deny, suspend or revoke a license, registration or certificate for an applicant's, licensee's, registrant's or certificate holder's prior criminal offen…

A. The legislature shall assemble at the seat of government at twelve o'clock noon on the second Monday of January each year. B. At the hour of assemblage of the first regular session next after the general election the member of the senate holding seniority in age shall take the…

A. The officers and employees of the senate shall consist of a president, a secretary and such other employees as the senate directs. B. The officers and employees of the house of representatives shall be a speaker, a chief clerk and such other employees as the house directs.

A. Members of the legislature are each entitled to receive an annual salary established pursuant to the provisions of section 41-1904. B. In addition to the salary provided in subsection A of this section, each member of the legislature shall also be reimbursed for travel and sub…

A. Notwithstanding section 38-624, each member of the legislature shall be reimbursed for travel at the federal mileage reimbursement rate as determined annually by the United States general services administration, and such reimbursement shall include travel from the temporary o…

A. The governor or either presiding officer of the legislature may accept and expend public or private gifts, grants, donations or monies for the purpose of promoting the interests of the state or to promote and encourage citizen public service to the state. B. All monies receive…

Each house of the legislature shall keep, for a period of three years, an audiotape or verbatim transcription or other similar accurate record of debate and testimony occurring in committee and on the chamber floor. For purposes of this section "committee" includes standing commi…

All legislation that diminishes a previous grant of authority to a political subdivision of this state shall contain an intent clause that explains the reason for the diminution of authority.

Standing committees of the legislature shall be appointed by the presiding officer of the respective houses, but each house may, by resolution or rule, direct otherwise.

A. The president of the senate or speaker of the house of representatives may at any time when the legislature is not in session call a meeting of any standing legislative committee appointed according to law or rules of the house of which he is the presiding officer. The call sh…

A committee called to meet under the provisions of section 41-1132 shall have the powers conferred by law upon legislative committees.

A subpoena may be issued by the presiding officer of either house or the chairman of any committee before whom the attendance of a witness is desired. The subpoena is sufficient if it states whether the proceeding is before the senate, house of representatives or a committee, is …

Testimony or evidence produced pursuant to this article may not be admitted in evidence or used in any manner in any criminal prosecution against a natural person sworn and examined before either house of the legislature or any committee of either house, except for perjury, false…

A. If a witness neglects or refuses to obey a legislative subpoena, or, appearing, neglects or refuses to testify, the senate or the house may, by resolution entered in the journal, commit him for contempt. B. A witness neglecting or refusing to attend in obedience to a subpoena …

A person who, being subpoenaed to attend as a witness before either house of the legislature or any committee thereof, knowingly fails or refuses without lawful excuse to attend pursuant to such subpoena, or being present knowingly refuses to be sworn or to answer any material or…

A. Each house of the legislature may punish as a contempt, and by imprisonment, a breach of its privileges, or the privileges of its members, but only for one or more of the following offenses: 1. Arresting a member or officer of the house, or procuring such member or officer to …

A. The speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate may at any time jointly or separately contract for the purchase of legislative printing services as is deemed appropriate under conditions and requirements prescribed by the speaker and president. B. T…

A. Copies of reports or any other publications not including legislative bills produced by the senate, the house of representatives or the legislative council may be sold to the public by the legislative body or agency by which they are produced. B. Copies sold pursuant to this s…

A. On request, the legislature shall provide to any member one copy of the session laws and one set of the statutes and shall provide supplements of the statutes to the member during each year the member remains in office. B. The legislature may provide for use by any employee au…

A. Each house of the legislature shall prepare copies of its own legislative journal for each legislative session and superintend the printing of such journals. Proof sheets of such printing shall be compared to the originals and corrected prior to printing. B. Each house shall b…

A. The legislature shall supply to the director of the Arizona state library, archives and public records for the purpose of exchange with other states, territories, the United States and foreign countries the number of copies of the session laws and journals of the legislature a…

A. If a statute or law requires an agency as defined in section 41-2952 or a person to submit a report, an audit or the report of a consultant that contracted with an agency to the legislature, the agency or person shall submit a copy of the report or audit to: 1. The president o…

A. Every bill shall, as soon as delivered to the governor, be endorsed as follows: "This bill was received by the governor this _____ day of _______." B. The endorsement shall be signed by the secretary to the governor. When the governor approves a bill he shall sign his name the…

If a bill has remained with the governor five days while the legislature is in session, or ten days after adjournment of the legislature, without approval or veto, the governor shall deliver the bill to the secretary of state, who shall certify thereon, if the legislature is in s…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires, "vacancy" means a vacancy as defined by section 38-291 and includes a vacancy which occurs before the person has taken the oath of office as provided by section 41-1101.

A. If a vacancy occurs or exists in the legislature and the vacant seat was represented by a political party that is organized pursuant to title 16, chapter 5, article 2 and that has at least thirty elected committeemen who are from precincts that are in the legislative district …

A. A person who knowingly, by force or fraud, prevents the legislature, or either house of the legislature, or any member thereof, from meeting or organizing, is guilty of a class 5 felony. B. A person who knowingly disturbs the legislature, or either house of the legislature, wh…

A. A person is guilty of a class 4 felony who: 1. Fraudulently alters the enrolled copy of a bill or resolution which has been passed or adopted by the legislature with intent to procure its approval by the governor, or its certification by the secretary of state, or its printing…

A member of the legislature who is convicted of any felony in this article or sections 41-1282 or 41-1283, shall, in addition to the punishment prescribed, forfeit his office and is forever disqualified from holding any office in this state.

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Authorized lobbyist" means any person, other than a designated lobbyist or lobbyist for compensation, who is employed by, retained by or representing a principal, with or without compensation, for the purpose of lobbying…

A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, before any principal causes any lobbying to occur on its behalf, the principal shall register with the secretary of state by filing a written statement in a format prescribed by the secretary of state, subscribed under penalt…

A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, before any public body causes any lobbying to occur on its behalf, the public body shall register with the secretary of state by filing a written statement in a format prescribed by the secretary of state, subscribed under pe…

A. Each principal shall report annually all single expenditures, whether or not the expenditures were made in the course of lobbying. These single expenditures shall be itemized separately, and each itemization shall include the date of the expenditure, the amount of the expendit…

A. Each public body shall report annually all single expenditures received by or benefitting a member of the legislature whether or not the expenditures were made in the course of lobbying. These expenditures shall be itemized separately, and each itemization shall include the da…

Sections 41-1232, 41-1232.01, 41-1232.02 and 41-1232.03 do not apply to a person if that person is acting in the following capacity: 1. A natural person who merely appears for himself before a committee of the legislature or before a state officer or employee or a state agency, b…

A. A person who is listed by a principal or public body on a registration form pursuant to section 41-1232 or 41-1232.01 as a lobbyist for compensation, designated lobbyist or designated public lobbyist shall file a lobbyist registration form with the secretary of state in a form…

This article does not apply to expenditures made for or gifts given to members of any state agency, board, commission, committee or council who are not publicly elected and who serve without compensation provided that the expenditure or gift is not made in the course of lobbying …

A. Any report or registration form that is required to be filed pursuant to this article may be filed in an electronic format that is approved by the secretary of state. The secretary of state may require that reports or registration forms be filed with an additional written or p…