Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona HB2873: competitive sealed bidding; questions; answers
Status: Vetoed, June 19, 2026
HB2873 - (NOW: municipalities; referendum petitions; withdrawal)
What the bill says
An act Amending title 19, chapter 1, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 19-144; repealing section 19-144, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to local government referendum petitions.
From the engrossed text, April 9, 2026:
AN ACT Amending title 19, chapter 1, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 19-144; repealing section 19-144, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to local government referendum petitions. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Section 1. Title 19, chapter 1, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 19-144, to cities and towns; notice of withdrawal Notwithstanding any other law, a person or organization that files a referendum petition with a city or town clerk may withdraw the referendum petition by filing a written notice of withdrawal with the city or town clerk at any time before the measure has qualified for the ballot pursuant to section 19-121.04. END_STATUTE Sec. 2. Delayed repeal Section 19-144, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act, is repealed from and after July 31, 2027. Sec. 3. Retroactivity; vote tally and canvass; prohibition This act applies retroactively to all written notices of withdrawal that are filed with a city or town clerk from and after December 31, 2025 regardless of whether the withdrawal was accepted or rejected. Votes for any city or town referendum for which a written notice of withdrawal has been filed from and after December 31, 2025 may not be tallied or canvassed. (ENACTED WITHOUT THE EMERGENCY) Sec. 4. Emergency This act is an emergency measure that is …
Sponsors
- Weninger, Jeff (R, HD-013) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Governor Vetoed
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : failed to pass
- : Passed
- : Senate third reading passed (20 votes)
- : Transmitted to House
- : Passed
- : do pass amended
- : Senate Committee of the Whole
- : do pass amended
Votes
- FINAL Passed (June 11, 2026): 31 yea, 27 nay, passed
- FINAL failed to pass (June 11, 2026): 27 yea, 24 nay, failed
- THIRD Passed (April 21, 2026): 20 yea, 9 nay, passed
- RAGE DPA/SE (March 25, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (February 26, 2026): 37 yea, 16 nay, passed
- RULES C&P (February 9, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB2873?
- HB2873 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): competitive sealed bidding; questions; answers.
- What does HB2873 do?
- In its own words: An act Amending title 19, chapter 1, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 19-144; repealing section 19-144, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to local government referendum petitions.
- What is the status of HB2873?
- Vetoed as of June 19, 2026. Latest action: Governor Vetoed (June 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2873?
- Weninger, Jeff (R, HD-013).
- Where is the official record for HB2873?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/84709/?SessionId=130
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