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HB2213 GPLET Reforms Round 2 (Leach - 2017)

As amended, HB2213 limits- on a prospective basis, the length of GPLET deals for those receiving full property tax abatement to a total of eight years. This means in year nine, all jurisdictions including the K-12 school districts receive the benefit of an added taxpayer and do not have to manage the complications of GPLET payments. It also includes several reforms as recommended by the Auditor General such as making the government lessor responsible for calculating the correct GPLET payment.

HB2481 Reforming the Calculation of Primary School Tax Rates (Olson - 2016)

https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/67629
HB2481 is a landmark change for the manner in which school district tax rates are set, bringing stability to taxpayers and new cash management tools for school districts. The bill proposes to annually set the primary tax rate at the QTR plus any legal non-formula amounts. For districts who do not qualify for

HB2378 City Parcel Tax Prohibition (Olson - 2014)

https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/33287
The passage of HB2378 prohibits the spread of a bad precedent of allowing cities to levy a
property tax outside of the existing property tax structure that provides a multitude of protections for
taxpayers and that would ensure that taxes be levied consistently and equitably across the state.
HB2378 prohibits a municipality from levying or assessing a tax or fee against property for any public

SB1182 Prohibiting Advocacy in the Call for K-12 Bonds/Overrides (Yarbrough - 2014)

https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/33492
SB1182 addresses a growing concern that these publicity pamphlets have become
taxpayer-financed electioneering. Often times, the purpose statement in the publicity
pamphlet for local government elections have gone well beyond providing an
explanation for the purpose of the election. There should be a clear distinction between
the taxpayer-funded section in the pamphlet that is factual-based and the advocacy
section of the pamphlet.

HB2538- TNT Requirements for Countywide Special Taxing Districts (Mitchell - 2015)

https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/66512
HB2538 extends the TNT requirements to the operational levies of countywide special taxing
districts, which is specific to library districts, flood control, public health services, and jail
districts. The TNT requirements apply only to the operational levies of the special taxing
districts and are exclusive of the levies for voter-approved bonds.
ATRA believes that public disclosure requirements of TNT is important in that it makes

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