Bill
SB 1097
Arizona: SB 1097 would require school districts to close on regular election days and expand use of voting centers and emergency centers to improve access to voting.
Note on scope and sources
- The materials you provided contain excerpts from multiple, distinct bills that share the identifier "SB 1097" but originate in different states and sessions (Arizona, Hawaii, and Illinois). The legislative history entries also appear to be a conflation of actions from different jurisdictions. Below are separate, concise summaries of each distinct SB 1097 text included in your document. Please confirm which state and version you want prioritized if you need a single, jurisdiction‑specific analysis.
1) Arizona — SB 1097 (Senate Engrossed version; elections)
Summary
- Purpose: Modify state law on the conduct of elections by (1) requiring school districts to close schools on regular primary and general election days while allowing compensated in‑service activities for staff; and (2) expand and clarify the use and authorization of voting centers, emergency voting centers, and rules for designating polling places and precincts.
Key provisions and changes
- Amends A.R.S. §15‑801:
- Requires schools operated by school districts to be closed on every regular primary and general election day (per A.R.S. §§16‑201 and 16‑211).
- Permits teachers and staff to conduct or receive in‑service training on those election days; prohibits use of personal or vacation leave for those days and requires compensation.
- Does not prevent districts from granting employees time off to vote per A.R.S. §16‑402.
- Amends A.R.S. §16‑411:
- Clarifies that county boards of supervisors and election officers may authorize, establish, and use countywide voting centers where any registered county resident may receive an appropriate ballot regardless of precinct.
- Authorizes voting centers in addition to designated polling places and allows establishment in coordination with county recorders or at other appropriate county locations.
- Expands rules for emergency voting centers, including board authorization by recorded vote, required resolution details (location/hours), ID and registration update procedures, and contingency authority for county recorders to relocate emergency centers if needed.
- (Text also amends §16‑531 per header though that section text was not included in the excerpt.)
Who is affected
- School districts, teachers and staff (school closure and staffing/compensation rules).
- County boards of supervisors, county recorders/election officers (new authority and operational flexibility).
- Voters statewide — potential changes to where and how they obtain ballots and vote on election day.
Procedural/timeline notes
- This version is labeled "Senate Engrossed" and cites the Fifty‑seventh Legislature, First Regular Session (2025). The status line in your metadata shows "Rule 3‑9(a) / Re‑referred to Assignments" — verify chamber and current procedural posture in Arizona’s legislative records for up‑to‑date status.
2) Hawaii — SB 1097 (motor vehicle tax delinquency limitation)
Summary
- Purpose: Reduce the financial burden that discourages registration renewal by limiting the total unpaid motor vehicle taxes, fees, and penalties that an owner must pay upon re‑registration to those incurred during the most recent five consecutive years of delinquency, thereby reducing vehicle abandonment and environmental waste.
Key provisions and changes
- Amends Hawaii Rev. Stat. §249‑5.5: If registration materials are presented after expiration, the owner must pay unpaid taxes for each month the license plate could have been validated plus current plate and emblem fees — but the total amount owed is capped so that unpaid taxes and penalties do not exceed current plate/emblem fees plus unpaid taxes/penalties for the most recent five consecutive years that plates could have been validated.
- Amends §249‑10: Caps delinquent taxes and penalties to current tax plus unpaid taxes and penalties for the most recent five consecutive years of delinquency; preserves county penalty‑setting authority and seizure/redemption provisions.
- Amends §249‑34: Caps delinquent penalties/fees for specified sections similarly to the five‑year limit.
- Effective date: upon approval; savings clause preserves pre‑existing rights and proceedings.
Who is affected
- Vehicle owners in Hawaii with long‑delinquent registration/tax liabilities — reduces required back payments on re‑registration.
- County finance departments and law enforcement — changes to seizure and redemption calculations; possible administrative and fiscal impacts.
Potential impacts
- May reduce vehicle abandonment and associated environmental/waste disposal costs.
- Could reduce revenue recovered from very long delinquent accounts (for amounts beyond five years), while facilitating re‑registration and title transfers.
Procedural/timeline notes
- Excerpt indicates the Act takes effect upon approval. Confirm current status via Hawaii legislative records.
3) Illinois — SB 1097 (technical amendment to Historic Preservation Tax Credit Act)
Summary
- Purpose: Technical correction to the Historic Preservation Tax Credit Act by amending Section 1 (short title).
Key provision
- Edits the statute’s short title to remove a duplication/typo: changes “the the Historic Preservation Tax Credit Act” to correct wording.
Who is affected
- No substantive policy or fiscal impact — purely technical/clerical change to statute text.
Procedural/timeline notes
- The document snippet shows this is a ministerial amendment (35 ILCS 31/1). Legislative actions supplied in your materials (introductions, readings, committee referrals) appear to include some Illinois process entries; verify final disposition in Illinois General Assembly records.
Recommended next steps
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