Bill Text: AZ SB1280 | 2020 | Fifty-fourth Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced

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Bill Title: Pensions; unfunded liability; expenditure limits

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-29 - Senate FIN Committee action: Do Pass, voting: (5-3-2-0) [SB1280 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2020-SB1280-Introduced.html

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REFERENCE TITLE: pensions; unfunded liability; expenditure limits

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-fourth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2020

 

 

 

SB 1280

 

Introduced by

Senators Mesnard: Gray

 

 

AN ACT

 

Amending Title 38, chapter 5, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding article 9; relating to public pension systems.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

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

Section 1.  Title 38, chapter 5, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding article 9, to read:

ARTICLE 9.  EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS

START_STATUTE38-956.  Local jurisdictions; unfunded accrued liability

A city's, town's or county's unfunded accrued liability under articles 2, 3, 4 and 6 of this chapter shall be considered a long‑term obligation required by a contract pursuant to article IX, section 20, subsection 3, paragraph (d), subdivision (i), Constitution of Arizona. END_STATUTE