HB 2391: JPs; constables; signatures - Arizona

Senate Engrossed Version → Chaptered Version · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was formally enacted into law as Chapter 147 after being approved by the Governor and filed with the Secretary of State on May 7, 2025. The document was updated to reflect its official chapter status and to correct a minor formatting error in the description of the amended statute, removing an unnecessary line break between 'Arizona' and 'Revised'.

Scope change

The bill's substantive scope regarding nominating procedures remains unchanged; the changes are administrative, converting the draft bill into an official chapter of the state laws.

TECHNICAL

The document title was updated from 'HB2391 - 571R - S Ver' to 'Chapter 0147 - 571R - S Ver of HB2391' to reflect its enactment.

The header was changed from 'HOUSE BILL 2391' to 'CHAPTER 147' to indicate the bill has become law.

A line break was removed in the description of the amended statute, changing 'Arizona Revised Statutes' to a continuous phrase.

TIMELINE

Official dates for Governor approval and filing with the Secretary of State were added to the end of the document.

House Engrossed Version → Senate Engrossed Version · 5 edits · Apr 15, 2025

MODERATE

This bill amends Arizona's petition signature requirements for nominating candidates, primarily clarifying formatting and updating the effective date for justice of the peace and constable candidates. The changes ensure clearer language in the statute and establish a specific timeline for publicizing revised signature thresholds for the 2026 election cycle.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on nominating procedures for various local and county offices, with added specificity for justice of the peace and constable candidates in counties with populations under one million.

TECHNICAL

Corrected formatting and spacing issues in the House version text to match the Senate version, improving readability and consistency.

Changed the document title from 'House Engrossed' to 'Senate Engrossed' to reflect the bill's progression through the legislative process.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new section requiring filing officers to publicize revised petition signature requirements for justice of the peace and constable candidates for the 2026 election.

Added a requirement for filing officers to provide notice of revised signature requirements to all candidates and interested parties for justice of the peace and constable positions in 2026.

TIMELINE

Established a specific effective date for signature requirement changes, tying the basis of percentage calculations to the last preceding election at which a mayor or town official was elected.

Introduced Version → House Engrossed Version · 4 edits · Apr 15, 2025

MODERATE

The bill underwent extensive formatting and structural changes from its introduced version to the engrossed version, including reorganization of the title, removal of introductory legislative session headers, and renumbering of statutory subsections. The substantive policy content regarding nomination petition signature requirements for various offices remained unchanged, though the text was reformatted for clarity and consistency with standard legislative drafting conventions.

TECHNICAL

Changed the bill title from 'JPs; constables; signatures' to 'HB2391 - 571R - H Ver' and reorganized the header structure to match standard engrossed bill formatting.

Reformatted the legislative session information and removed redundant introductory text while preserving the core statutory language.

Reorganized and renumbered subsections of the statute (e.g., subsections 8-12 were renumbered and restructured) while maintaining the same signature requirements for justice of the peace, constable, mayor, and other offices.

Added new subsections C and D regarding primary election signature requirements and boundary change provisions that were not clearly delineated in the introduced version.

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