SB1248 Rule B Property Assessment Uniformity (2019 - Leach)

https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/71851
Currently, there is no guidance in statute- only a Department of Revenue guideline that
suggests County Assessors apply “Rule B” when the Full Cash Value (market value)
increases by 10% or more, or at the discretion of the County Assessor. First, the 10%
threshold is arguably too low, and as introduced, SB1248 would have allowed a more
reasonable threshold of 20%. Second, allowing assessor’s to ignore the 10% threshold and

SB1121 Model City Tax Code Reform (Leach - 2020)

https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/72839
SB1121 seeks to simplify, streamline and create transparency for the process to amend
the MCTC. SB1121 will accomplish the following:
- Meetings are called by the chairman of the MTCC in response to any proposed
amendment instead of the second Friday of every other month.
- Clarifies that DOR and any taxpayer may propose an amendment to the MCTC, in
addition to a city or town.

SB1113 Require Property Tax Statements Include Tax Information (Leach - 2020)

https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/72780
In 2019, the Legislature passed SB1033, which required all fifteen county treasurers mail
property tax statements to every property owner. ATRA advocated for this legislation
after learning that a handful of county treasurers had ceased sending tax statements to
property owners of mortgaged property. Consequently, the property owner was never
notified of their property tax liability.

HB2391 Modernize the Publication of Property Tax Rates & Levies (Kaiser - 2021)

https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/74928
HB2391 requires all counties publish their rates and levies on a standard
worksheet (such as Excel or Google Sheets) developed by ADOR.
Rationale: Key government data should be produced in a manner that is useful to citizens.
By producing this critical taxpayer data on a worksheet, the information becomes
democratized, letting interested citizens crunch their own data.

HB2112 TNT Press Releases & Website Posting Requirements (Bolick - 2021)

https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/74501
HB2112 raises awareness when taxing entities intend to increase property taxes by
requiring the TNT notice to be included in the taxing entity’s proposed and
adopted budgets. Furthermore, the press release must include the name of the
newspaper in which the TNT notice will be published, the dates of publication, and
must be accessible to the public from the taxing entity’s website. 
 

SB1659 Standardization of Fire District Budgets (Leach - 2021)

https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/75791
SB1659 requires fire district budgets to itemize the estimated revenues and expenses for
the preceding and current fiscal year on forms prescribed by the Auditor General.
Expands the estimated amounts that must be reported in the budget, including amounts
for personnel compensation, including employee-related expenses for retirement and
health care costs, unanticipated contingencies and emergencies, any amounts to procure

HB2504 GPLET Reforms Round 1 (Murphy - 2010)

https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/27280
After three years of intense negotiations and in the final days of the 2010 legislative session, an agreement was finally reached between the business community and Arizona's cities to reform the government property lease excise tax (GPLET).  As signed by the Governor, HB2504 protects existing GPLET deals and reforms the GPLET law on a prospective basis.  

SB1165 Prohibiting 3rd Party For-Profit Entities from Collecting and Auditing City Sales Taxes (Yarbrough - 2011)

https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/29401
SB1165 prohibits cities from contracting with third-party entities for the collection of sales taxes.  Additionally, cities are prohibited from employing or contracting with sales tax auditors on a contingent-fee basis.