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HB 2705

PEN CD-CHI FIRE-RECIPROCAL ACT

104th Regular Session Introduced by Kelly Cassidy and 2 co-sponsors

Arizona HB 2705: Allows multi-county nomination petition signatures to count on a single sheet for district-wide candidates and requires strict compliance with nomination rules.

Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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Bill Summary · HB 2705

Summary of HB 2705 (document contains two distinct introduced measures merged in one file)

Note: The provided document appears to contain two different introduced measures both labeled “HB 2705” from different states/contexts. Below are separate, concise summaries of each measure as presented.

A. Arizona — Nomination Petitions; Counties; Strict Compliance (Arizona House text)

Purpose / Intent

Amend Arizona election law (A.R.S. §16-314 and §16-341) to (1) permit signature sheets for candidates whose district spans multiple counties to include signatures from electors in more than one county on the same sheet without invalidating the sheet solely for that reason; and (2) emphasize a requirement that candidates “strictly comply” with statutory requirements for seeking office.

Key provisions and changes

  • Amends A.R.S. §16-314:
    • Defines nomination petition captions and form language (partisan and nonpartisan versions retained).
    • Adds subsection (E): For candidates whose district/geographic area contains more than one county, signature sheets may contain signatures of qualified electors from any county in the district; a signature sheet or individual signatures shall not be disqualified solely because it includes signatures from more than one county.
    • Adds subsection (F): A person seeking office must “strictly comply” with statutory requirements for seeking office.
  • Amends A.R.S. §16-341 (nomination petitions for non-party candidates):
    • Revises petition form language to reflect similar cross-county captioning (the bill text inserts “AND A COUNTY IN WHICH THE POLITICAL DIVISION OR DISTRICT IS LOCATED” in petition language).
    • Retains filing deadlines (not less than 120 nor more than 150 days before the primary) and residence/address provisions (including PO box or protected address options).

Who is affected

  • Candidates for multi-county legislative or other multi-county offices in Arizona.
  • County recorders and election officials who review petition signature sheets.
  • Petition circulators and challengers — the change limits a basis for invalidating sheets solely because they contain multi-county signatures.

Procedural / timeline aspects

  • Introduced February 12, 2025 (text shows Arizona 57th Legislature, 1st Regular Session).
  • Status in the provided header: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee.
  • Sponsors listed in the Arizona text include multiple House and Senate members (Representative Alma Hernandez appears as primary among others).

B. Illinois — Chicago Firefighter Retirement; Adoption of Reciprocal Act (Illinois House text)

Purpose / Intent

Amend the Illinois Pension Code to make the Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act (Article 20) applicable to the Chicago Firefighter Article (Chicago Firefighters’ pension provisions), but only for members/beneficiaries who, on or after the effective date, are entitled to begin receiving a retirement or survivor annuity and who elect to be covered by the Reciprocal Act.

Also amends the State Mandates Act to declare that implementation of this change requires no reimbursement by the State (an “exempt mandate”).

Key provisions and changes

  • Adds new Section 6-235 to the Illinois Pension Code (40 ILCS 5/6-235):
    • Adopts Article 20 (Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act) for the Chicago Firefighter Article, limited to persons eligible to begin annuities on/after the effective date who opt in.
  • Adds Section 8.49 to the State Mandates Act (30 ILCS 805/8.49):
    • Specifies no state reimbursement is required for the mandate created by this amendatory Act.

Who is affected

  • Chicago Fire Department members, retirees, and survivors who become entitled to commence an annuity on or after the bill’s effective date and who elect to proceed under the Reciprocal Act.
  • Pension administrators overseeing Chicago Firefighters’ pensions and any other pension systems interacting under reciprocal provisions.
  • No direct new state reimbursement obligations per the State Mandates Act amendment.

Procedural / timeline aspects

  • Illinois bill introduced February 6, 2025 by Rep. Michael J. Kelly (HB2705, 104th General Assembly).
  • Legislative actions (as provided): read and referred to committees in February–March 2025; recorded votes and committee actions listed in the combined file (e.g., “Read first time,” “Referred to Higher Education,” “Do Pass” by Personnel & Pensions in one record — these appear to combine activity from both jurisdictions).

If you want, I can:
- Produce separate, cleaned-up one-page fact sheets for each measure (Arizona nomination petition changes vs. Illinois firefighter pension reciprocal adoption).
- Track current status and next steps specific to one jurisdiction (please confirm which bill/state you'd like followed).

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