Committee backs bill to allow referenda on local emergency measures after Payson testimony
After local elected officials from Payson urged action, the Senate Government Committee advanced SB 10‑54 with an amendment. The measure would make local emergency ordinances referable to voters under a 30‑day petition window; the League of Arizona Cities warned it could undercut true emergencies.
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The Senate Government Committee voted to give SB 10‑54 a due‑pass recommendation after adopting a strike‑everything amendment that would allow local emergency ordinances, resolutions or measures to be placed on the ballot for referendum within 30 days of passage.
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