Bill targets local governments that violate state law

mousetrap-dumb-money-imageBy Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Alia Beard Rau | The Arizona Republic

The Arizona Senate’s most powerful member introduced legislation to strip local governments of state-shared revenue if they pass regulations that violate state law or its Constitution.

Senate Bill 1487, introduced by Senate President Andy Biggs, would allow any lawmaker to direct the attorney general to investigate an alleged violation. If the attorney general found the community in violation and it was not addressed, the state treasurer could then withhold state shared monies until the problem was resolved.

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