County staff brief board on primary date change, wildfire mitigation bill
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County government affairs director Keith Perkis told supervisors HB 2022 will move Arizona's primary to the third Tuesday in July (July 21, 2025) and said HB 2292 establishing a Wildfire Mitigation and Risk Reduction Authority is scheduled for committee consideration; the county plans to testify.
County government affairs director Keith Perkis briefed the Coconino County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 10 about recent state legislative activity affecting the county.
Perkis said the legislature passed a bill he identified as "HB 2022" that moves Arizona’s primary election two weeks earlier to the third Tuesday in July; he said that date will be July 21 this year and the change is intended to give counties more time to certify results and meet federal deadlines for overseas and military ballots. Perkis described the enactment as a bipartisan fix to election calendar conflicts.
Perkis also discussed "HB 2292," which he called the Wildfire Mitigation and Risk Reduction Authority. He said the bill will be heard in the Land, Agriculture and Rural Affairs committee with additional referral to appropriations and that Coconino County will likely want to testify; staff will prepare testimony and, if available, Vice Chair Jeronimo Vasquez would be offered the first option to present.
Board members asked clarifying questions about the primary timing and Perkis confirmed the July 21 date for 2025 while noting the legislature may revisit the timing of primaries in future sessions. Perkis also summarized several local candidate filings for legislative seats.
No formal board action was taken on the bills at this meeting.