Arizona Legislative Manual

Arizona Legislative Manual 2003 Edition Arizona Legislative Council Phoenix, Arizona Copyright © 2003 Arizona Legislative Council Suite 100, Legislative Services Wing State Capitol Phoenix, Arizona 85007 www.azleg.state.az.us Editor David M. Thomas Deputy Director Arizona Legislative Council Table of Contents Chapter Page One The Legislative Function. 1 The Legislature . 1 Direct Citizen Legislation . 3 Initiative. 3 Referendum. 3 Amendment, Repeal or Veto of Initiated or Referred Measures . 4 Two The Arizona Legislature . 5 History of the Arizona Legislature . 5 Territorial Arizona. 5 The Enabling Act and Constitutional Convention of 1910. 6 Early Arizona Legislature. 7 Constitutional Principles Regarding the Legislature . .. 8 Size and Apportionment. 8 Membership . 9 Qualifications. 9 Elections. 9 Term Limits . 10 Vacancies . 10 Leadership. 11 President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives . 11 Majority and Minority Leaders . 11 Majority and Minority Whips . 12 President Pro Tempore and Speaker Pro Tempore. 12 Parliamentarian. .. 12 Standing Committee Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen . 13 The Committee System. 13 Standing Committees . 13 Subcommittees . 14 Joint Statutory Committees . 14 Interim Committees . 15 Political Party Caucuses . 15 Staff . 16 Secretary of the Senate . 16 Chief Clerk of the House . 16 Research Staff . 17 Majority and Minority Staff . 17 Rules Committee Staff . 17 Constituent Service Staff . 18 Committee Secretaries . 18 Members’ Assistants and Secretaries . 18 Accounting Staff . 18 i Chapter Page Sergeant at Arms . 18 Pages . 19 Other Staff . 19 Legislative Agency Staff . 19 Lobbyists. 19 Press . 21 Three Legislative Finances . 22 Legislative Budget . 22 Legislator Compensation . 22 Salary . 22 Per Diem and Other Expense Allowances . 23 Retirement and Other Employment Benefits . 24 Four Legislative Powers, Privileges and Responsibilities . 26 Legislative Immunity . 26 Limitations on Legislative Power . 27 Crimes Against the Legislature . 28 Legislative Discipline . 28 Reporting Campaign Finances . 28 Reporting Personal Finances . 29 Five Legislative Procedure. 30 Parliamentary Procedure in the Senate and the House of Representatives . 30 Senate Procedure . 30 House of Representatives Procedure . 31 Six The Legislature in Operation . 33 Sessions: Organization of the Legislature . 33 Drafting . 34 Bills . 35 Resolutions . 36 Memorials . 36 Fiscal Notes. 36 Introductions . 37 First and Second Reading . 37 Committee Action . 38 Notice and Agendas . 38 Hearing . 39 Subcommittees . 40 Amendments . 40 Appropriations Committees . 41 Rules Committees . 41 ii Chapter Page Caucus . 42 Calendars . 42 Committee of the Whole . 43 Floor Debate . 44 Floor Amendments . 44 Engrossing . 45 Third Reading . 45 Second House Consideration . 46 Concur / Refuse, Conference Committees . ..

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Arizona Constitution Article I ARTICLE II
Preamble We the people of the State of Arizona, grateful to Almighty God for our liberties, do ordain this Constitution. ARTICLE I. STATE BOUNDARIES 1. Designation of boundaries The boundaries of the State of Arizona shall be as follows, namely: Beginning at a point on the Colorado River twenty English miles below the junction of the Gila and Colorado Rivers, as fixed by the Gadsden Treaty between the United States and Mexico, being in latitude thirty-two degrees, twenty-nine minutes, forty-four and forty-five one- hundredths seconds north and longitude one hundred fourteen degrees, forty-eight minutes, forty-four and fifty-three one -hundredths seconds west of Greenwich; thence along and with the international boundary line between the United States and Mexico in a southeastern direction to Monument Number 127 on said boundary line in latitude thirty- one degrees, twenty minutes north; thence east along and with said parallel of latitude, continuing on said boundary line to an intersection with the meridian of longitude one hundred nine degrees, two minutes, fifty-nine and twenty-five one-hundredths seconds west, being identical with the southwestern corner of New Mexico; thence north along and with said meridian of longitude and the west boundary of New Mexico to an intersection with the parallel of latitude thirty-seven degrees north, being the common corner of Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico; thence west along and with said parallel of latitude and the south boundary of Utah to an intersection with the meridian of longitude one hundred fourteen degrees, two minutes, fifty-nine and twenty-five one- hundredths seconds west, being on the east boundary line of the State of Nevada; thence south along and with said meridian of longitude and the east boundary of said State of Nevada, to the center of the Colorado River; thence down the mid-channel of said Colorado River in a southern direction along and with the east boundaries of Nevada, California, and the Mexican Territory of Lower California, successively, to the place of beginning.
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Report to the Arizona State Legislature
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