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HCR 2003

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57th Legislature - Second Regular Session Introduced by Selina Bliss

Authorizes AZ school districts to spend beyond the constitutional expenditure limit for FY 2025-26, but only with two-thirds approval in both chambers by roll call (one-year).

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Bill Summary · HCR 2003

Summary of HCR 2003 (Arizona)

Overview

  • Bill Type: Concurrent Resolution
  • Bill Number: HCR 2003
  • Title: Expenditure limit; school districts; authorization
  • Sponsor: Representative Gress
  • Introduced: January 6, 2025
  • Status: House placed on Consent Calendar; ongoing legislative actions listed (First Reading 1/16/2025; Second Reading 1/21/2025; DP 2/18/2025; Consent Calendar 2/25/2025)

Purpose and Intent

HCR 2003 authorizes school districts to expend local revenues in excess of the constitutional expenditure limitation for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. In other words, it provides a one-year authorization that would allow districts to spend more local funds than permitted under the Arizona Constitution’s expenditure limit (Article IX, §21), but only if the resolution is approved with the required two-thirds vote in both chambers of the Legislature.

Key Provisions

  • Authorization Scope: Expenditures by school districts in excess of the constitutional expenditure limit for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.
  • Effective Date/Condition: The authorization becomes effective only if at least two-thirds of the members in each house approve the resolution by roll call vote.
  • Nature of the Measure: A concurrent resolution; does not by itself appropriate funds. It grants temporary permission for districts to spend beyond the existing limit in the specified fiscal year.
  • Legislative Trigger: Approval by the required supermajority in both the Arizona House and Senate via roll call vote.

Affected Parties and Impacts

  • Primary Affected Group: Arizona school districts and their governing bodies (superintendents and school boards), which would have a pathway to spend more local revenue than the constitutional limit in FY 2025-2026.
  • Other Impacts: Potential effects on budget planning, local tax considerations, and the broader fiscal conversation around district funding for the 2025-2026 year. The measure does not specify how the excess funds would be used; it merely authorizes exceeding the limit for that year upon passage.

Procedural and Timeline Details

  • Introduced: January 6, 2025 (prefiled)
  • First Reading: January 16, 2025
  • Second Reading: January 21, 2025
  • Status Updates: DP on February 18, 2025; placed on Consent Calendar on February 25, 2025
  • Effective Mechanism: Requires a roll call vote by two-thirds of members in each house for the authorization to take effect

Context

This is a one-year, permission-based deviation from the constitutional expenditure cap for school districts, contingent on a supermajority legislative approval. It does not change the underlying constitutional limit or provide ongoing authority beyond the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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