Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona HCR2012: annual taxes; technical correction
Status: In committee, June 13, 2026
HCR2012 - annual taxes; technical correction
What the bill says
A concurrent resolution Proposing an amendment to the constitution of Arizona; amending article IX, section 3, Constitution of Arizona; relating to annual tax.
From the introduced text, January 12, 2026:
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the constitution of Arizona; amending article IX, section 3, Constitution of Arizona; relating to annual tax. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Arizona, the Senate concurring: 1. Article IX, section 3, Constitution of Arizona, is proposed to be amended as follows if approved by the voters and on proclamation of the purposes; amount; tax laws; payment of taxes into state treasury Section 3. The legislature shall provide by law for an annual tax sufficient, with other sources of revenue, to defray the necessary ordinary expenses of the state for each fiscal year. And for the purpose of paying the state debt, if there be any, the legislature shall provide for levying an annual tax sufficient to pay the annual interest and the principal of such debt within twenty-five years from the final passage of the law creating the debt. No tax shall be levied except in pursuance of law, and every law imposing a tax shall state distinctly the object of the tax, to which object only it shall be applied. All taxes levied and collected for state purposes shall be paid into the state treasury in money only. END_STATUTE 2. The Secretary of State shall submit this proposition to …
Sponsors
- Leo Biasiucci (R, HD-030) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Assigned to Rules
- : Introduced and first read
Common questions
- What is HCR2012?
- HCR2012 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): annual taxes; technical correction.
- What does HCR2012 do?
- In its own words: A concurrent resolution Proposing an amendment to the constitution of Arizona; amending article IX, section 3, Constitution of Arizona; relating to annual tax.
- What is the status of HCR2012?
- In committee as of June 13, 2026. Latest action: Assigned to Rules (June 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored HCR2012?
- Leo Biasiucci (R, HD-030).
- Where is the official record for HCR2012?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/83982/?SessionId=130
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