Legal Opinion
League of Ariz. Cities and Towns v. Martin
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided February 3, 2009No. CV-08-0379-SAPublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BERCH, Vice Chief Justice.
¶ 1 We have been asked to decide whether a statutory measure requiring Arizona’s incorporated cities and towns to deposit money into the state general fund is an appropriation that may be included in the general appropriations bill. See Ariz. Const, art. 4, pt. 2, § 20. We hold that it is not such an appropriation.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
¶ 2 On June 26, 2008, the Arizona Legislature passed House Bill 2209 (“HB 2209”), which is the general appropriations act for the 2008-2009 fiscal year. 2008 Ariz. Sess. Laws, ch. 285 (2d Reg.Sess.). Section 47 of the…
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