Arizona HB 2536: legislators; salary; county supervisors

Bill Text

HB2536 - 572R - I Ver 

 REFERENCE TITLE: legislators; salary; county supervisors

 State of Arizona

 House of Representatives

 Fifty-seventh Legislature

 Second Regular Session

 2026

 HB 2536

 Introduced by 

 Representative 
 Mathis

AN 
ACT

amending sections 41-1103, 41-1903 
and 41-1904, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to compensation of state 
legislators.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 41-1103, Arizona 
Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE41-1103. Compensation; reimbursement of expenditures

A. Beginning January 1, 2027, members 
of the legislature are each entitled to receive an annual salary established that is equal to the annual salary of a county supervisor pursuant 
to the provisions of section 41-1904 
section 11-419, subsection a.

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 subsistence expenses incurred in attendance upon attending regular sessions or special sessions and for acting 
in a legislative matter, other than in a regular or special session, upon on prior approval of the presiding 
officer of either house of the legislature at such rate and in such manner as 
may be prescribed by law. END_STATUTE

Sec. 2. Section 41-1903, Arizona Revised 
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE41-1903. Function; applicability

A. Beginning in 2002, The 
commission shall biennially conduct a review of the rates of pay of elective 
state officers, of justices and judges of courts of record and of clerks of the 
superior court. Such review by the commission shall be made for the 
purpose of determining and providing the pay levels appropriate to the duties 
and responsibilities of the respective offices and positions subject to such 
review. The commission may hold public hearings to aid it in its 
work.

B. The commission shall submit to the governor no not later than June 1 a report of the 
results of each review conducted by the commission of the offices and positions 
subject to this chapter, together with its recommendations.

c. This chapter does not apply to the 
office of state legislator. END_STATUTE

Sec. 3. Section 41-1904, Arizona Revised 
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE41-1904. Recommendations

A. The governor shall include, in the budget next 
transmitted by him the governor to 
the legislature after the date of the submission of the report and 
recommendations of the commission, his the 
governor's own recommendations with respect to the exact rates of pay which he that the governor deems advisable 
for those offices and positions subject to this chapter.

B. All or part, as the case may be, of the 
recommendations of the governor transmitted to the legislature in the budget 
relating to salaries shall become effective on the first Monday of January of 
the next calendar year following the transmittal of his the governor's recommendations in the budget, but only to the 
extent that between the date of transmittal of such recommendations in the 
budget and the ninetieth day following the transmittal of his 
the governor's recommendations:

1. No A statute 
has not been enacted which that establishes rates of pay other than those proposed by all 
or part of such recommendations.

2. Neither house of the legislature specifically 
disapproves all or part of such recommendations. In case of either of a legislative enactment or disapproval by either house, the 
recommendations are effective only insofar as not altered or disapproved.

C. Any part of the recommendations of the governor may, in accordance with express provisions of express 
recommendations, may be made operative on a date later 
than the date on which such recommendations otherwise would take effect.

D. The recommendations of the 
commission as to legislative salaries shall be certified by it to the secretary 
of state and the secretary of state shall submit to the qualified electors at 
the next regular general election the question, "Shall the recommendations 
of the commission on salaries for elective state officers concerning 
legislative salaries be accepted? Yes /__/ No 
/__/". Such recommendations if approved by the electors shall 
become effective at the beginning of the next regular legislative session 
without any other authorizing legislation.

E. D. The 
recommendations of the governor transmitted to the legislature under this 
chapter shall, upon on 
their effective date, shall supersede all provisions of 
law in conflict therewith. The recommendations of the governor which that do take effect shall be 
published with the laws of the this state. 
END_STATUTE

Sec. 4. Conditional 
enactment

This act does not become effective 
unless the Constitution of Arizona is amended by a vote of the people at the 
next general election by passage of House Concurrent Resolution ______, fifty-seventh 
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