Title 41 — State Government

A. A principal, designated lobbyist, authorized lobbyist, lobbyist for compensation, public body, designated public lobbyist or authorized public lobbyist or any other person acting on that person's behalf shall not make an expenditure or single expenditure for entertainment for …

No person shall: 1. Retain or employ another person to promote or oppose legislation for compensation contingent in whole or in part on the passage or defeat of any legislation, or the approval or veto of any legislation by the governor, and no person shall accept employment or r…

A person who is registered pursuant to this article or who is a designated lobbyist, lobbyist for compensation, authorized lobbyist, designated public lobbyist or authorized public lobbyist shall disclose that fact to: 1. Any legislator the person is lobbying for the first time o…

A. Notwithstanding any other law, a state agency, office, department, board or commission and any person acting on behalf of a state agency, office, department, board or commission shall not: 1. Enter into a contract or other agreement with a person or entity for lobbying service…

A. While registered under this article, a principal, public body, lobbyist, designated public lobbyist or authorized public lobbyist shall not make or promise to make a campaign contribution to or solicit or promise to solicit campaign contributions for: 1. A member of the legisl…

Whoever shall transmit, utter or publish to the legislature, or to any member or members of the legislature, or any committee, officer or employee of either house of the legislature, or to any state officer, agency, board, commission or council any communication materially relate…

All reports and statements required under this article shall be made under penalty of perjury.

A. Any person who knowingly violates any of the provisions of this article and any person who knowingly files any document provided for in this article that contains any materially false statement or material omission or any person who knowingly fails to comply with any material …

A. If the secretary of state has reasonable cause to believe that a person is violating any provision of this article, the secretary of state shall notify the attorney general and the attorney general may serve on the person an order requiring compliance with that provision. The …

No provision of this article shall be construed, interpreted or enforced so as to limit, impair, abridge or destroy any person's right of freedom of expression and participation in government processes, or freedom of the press.

1. Prescribe and publish the registration and registration amendment forms and the annual and quarterly expenditure forms, handbooks and rules necessary to carry out the provisions of this article. 2. Refer to the attorney general or county attorney for investigation any matter w…

A. The joint committee on capital review is established consisting of fourteen members, including the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives appropriations committees, the majority and minority leaders of the senate and the house of representatives, four members …

A. The joint committee on capital review shall: 1. Develop and approve a uniform formula for computing annual building renewal funding needs and a uniform format for the collection of data for the formula pursuant to section 41-793.01. 2. Approve building systems for the purposes…

The joint committee on capital review may accept and expend in the name of the legislature public and private gifts and grants.

A. There is established a joint legislative budget committee which consists of sixteen members, including the majority leaders of the senate and house of representatives, the chairmen of the senate and house of representatives appropriations committees, the chairman of the senate…

A. The joint legislative budget committee shall: 1. Ascertain facts and make recommendations to the legislature relating to the state budget, revenues and expenditures of the state, future fiscal needs, the organization and functions of state agencies or their divisions and such …

A. The joint legislative budget committee shall appoint a budget analyst and other clerical and technical employees that may be required. B. The budget analyst shall serve full time as staff director and receive compensation as determined pursuant to section 38-611. The budget an…

The joint legislative budget committee may accept and expend in the name of the legislature public and private gifts and grants.

(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies) A. On or before February 15 of each year, the joint legislative budget committee shall compute and transmit the truth in taxation rates for equalization assistance for school districts for the following fiscal year to: 1. The chairpersons of the …

(L21, Ch. 405, sec. 24) A. On or before January 31 of each year, the joint legislative budget committee staff shall present to the appropriations committees of the senate and the house of representatives a report on state debt and obligations, including: 1. Outstanding general ob…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Committee" means the joint legislative audit committee. 2. "Investigation" means an inquiry into specified acts or allegations of impropriety, malfeasance or nonfeasance in the obligation, expenditure, receipt or use of …

A. The joint legislative audit committee is established consisting of five members of the senate who are appointed by the president of the senate, one of whom is a member of the senate appropriations committee, and five members of the house of representatives who are appointed by…

A. There shall be an auditor general who shall be appointed by the committee and approved by a concurrent resolution of the legislature. The auditor general must be a certified public accountant licensed to practice in this state and is subject to the standards and ethics of the …

A. The auditor general, with the approval of the committee, may appoint and prescribe the duties of such additional professional, technical, clerical and other employees, or contract for such services, necessary to administer the duties of the auditor general's office. The employ…

A. The auditor general shall: 1. Prepare an audit plan for approval by the committee and report to the committee the results of each audit and investigation and other reviews conducted by the auditor general. 2. Conduct or cause to be conducted annual financial and compliance aud…

A. The auditor general or the auditor general's authorized representatives, in the performance of official duties, shall have access to employees and the authority to examine any and all books, accounts, reports, vouchers, correspondence files and other records, bank accounts, cr…

A. Working papers and other audit files maintained by the auditor general are not public records and are exempt from title 39, chapter 1. The information contained in such working papers and audit files prepared pursuant to a specific audit is not subject to disclosure, except to…

A. The audit services revolving fund is established. The auditor general shall administer the fund. The fund consists of any monies received by the auditor general from: 1. State budget units for audits of federal funds required under federal law and federal rules and regulations…

A. The auditor general shall prescribe a uniform expenditure reporting system for all political subdivisions subject to the constitutional expenditure limitations prescribed by article IX, sections 20 and 21, Constitution of Arizona. The system shall include: 1. For counties: (a)…

A. In addition to other powers and duties prescribed by law, the auditor general shall: 1. Conduct or cause to be conducted annual financial statement audits of financial transactions and accounts kept by or for all counties. For a county that is required to comply with the feder…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Bribe" means any money, goods, right in action, property, thing of value or advantage, present or prospective, asked, offered, given, accepted or promised with a corrupt intent to influence, unlawfully, the person to who…

A. The joint legislative oversight committee on the department of child safety is established consisting of the following members: 1. The chairperson of the senate committee that addresses child safety issues. 2. The chairperson of the house of representatives committee that addr…

A. There is established a legislative council which consists of the president of the senate and six members of the senate appointed by the president, and the speaker of the house of representatives and six members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker, who serv…

A. The council shall keep complete minutes of its meetings which shall be filed with the secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of the house of representatives. B. The council shall prepare an annual report to be submitted to each regular session of the legislature containin…

A. The legislative council shall: 1. Provide bill drafting, research and other services to the legislature deemed necessary or advisable by the council to improve the quality of legislation and to ensure full participation by the legislative branch in determining and reviewing po…

A. The director of the Arizona legislative council shall provide for: 1. The preparation and submission to the legislature of a report as to defects in the constitution and laws of Arizona. 2. The drafting in the form of bills and resolutions of proposed legislation to carry out …

A. The director of the Arizona legislative council, in carrying out section 41-1304.01, subsection A, paragraphs 4 and 5, shall not alter the sense, meaning or effect of any law but may: 1. Renumber sections and parts of sections of newly enacted text. 2. Rearrange sections, part…

When a section of the statutes is added or amended by two or more enactments, or if a section of the Constitution of Arizona is amended by vote of the people on two or more ballot propositions, after the most recent official publication of the statutes, the director of the Arizon…

The Arizona legislative council may accept and expend in the name of the legislature public and private gifts and grants.

A. The office of the architect of the capitol is established in the Arizona legislative council. The director of the Arizona legislative council shall select an architect of the capitol and other personnel necessary to develop and maintain a master plan for the state capitol comp…

A. Each state department and each state agency when using space under the jurisdiction of the legislative council or the speaker of the state house of representatives or the president of the state senate shall pay a rental as prescribed in subsection B to the legislative council,…

B. On review, a member of the legislature may recommend to the attorney general that the order be further examined by the attorney general to determine the legality of the order. If the attorney general determines the order is illegal, the attorney general may file a declaratory …

Beginning in fiscal year 1995-1996 and each year thereafter, the legislative council in conjunction with the senate and the house of representatives shall prepare copies of all laws, memorials, resolutions and other official legislative actions enacted or adopted in each session …

[Repealed or reserved.]

A. The museum gift shop revolving fund is established consisting of gift shop proceeds received from the sale of goods, gifts, nonfederal grants and donations. The director of the Arizona legislative council shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropria…

A. The department of administration may: 1. Accept gifts or grants of monies or other property from any person, including the United States or any agencies, departments or officers of the state. 2. Prescribe rules as necessary to carry out this article. B. The department of admin…

A. Notwithstanding section 34-225 or any other law, a monument or memorial recognizing or honoring a person, group, entity or event shall be located in the governmental mall only if a prior legislative act authorizes the monument or memorial. B. After legislative authorization, a…

A. Any alteration or modification to an existing monument or memorial that was completed pursuant to section 41-1363 must abide by the following procedures: 1. The proponents of the monument or memorial that submitted the concept pursuant to section 41-1363 shall submit the propo…

A. The state monument and memorial repair fund is established consisting of: 1. Donations. 2. Monies from fundraising activities. 3. Monies that are collected by the proponents of a monument or memorial and that are deposited pursuant to section 41-1363. 4. Grants received for mo…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Administrative act" means an action, decision, omission, recommendation, practice, policy or procedure of an agency but does not include the preparation or presentation of legislation or the substantive content of a judi…