SB 1748 Arizona Senate · 57th Legislature - First Regular Session

2025-2026; state budget implementation

SB 1748 establishes the Arizona Office of African-American Affairs (replacing the previous commission) to advise state leaders and support Black Arizonans. It requires the office to have nine appointed members (seven African-American and two non-African-American) who serve without pay and must meet quarterly. The office is tasked with advising the governor on policies affecting Black communities, supporting local initiatives, and developing recommendations in areas like health, education, and economic development. A dedicated fund, financed by public and private donations, was created to cover operational costs, with annual reports required for the governor and legislature. The bill also includes a separate provision prohibiting state employees from being paid with private funds, except for specific agencies like public safety and universities.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jun 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Jun 16, 2025 Signed Jun 27, 2025

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What changed between versions

Senate Engrossed Version → Chaptered Version · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill updates the official name of the agency from 'Commission' to 'Office' and amends related statutes to reflect this change. It also clarifies the handling of federal funds and adjusts the rules for the budget stabilization fund for the 2025-2028 period.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's subject matter remains focused on African-American affairs and state budgeting, but the specific agency name and statutory references have been updated to reflect a new organizational title.

DEFINITION

The name of the agency was changed from 'Arizona Commission of African-American Affairs' to 'Arizona Office of African-American Affairs' throughout the statute.

TIMELINE

The requirement to deposit unrestricted federal monies into the state general fund was extended to cover the period from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.

REQUIREMENT

Exceptions were added for the budget stabilization fund, exempting it from appropriation requirements and the 10% revenue limit for fiscal years 2025-2026 through 2027-2028.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting and line break adjustments were made to the text of the Arizona Revised Statutes.

Introduced Version → Senate Engrossed Version · 6 edits · Jun 19, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was reformatted from an introduced version to a Senate engrossed version, with substantive changes to the Arizona Office of African-American Affairs section. The most significant change is the addition of a new section prohibiting private monies from being used to pay state officers or employees, with specific exceptions for public safety, environmental quality, and public universities. The African-American affairs office structure was modified to change 'commission' to 'office' throughout, and the office's funding mechanism was clarified to allow it to employ staff from its own fund. Budget stabilization fund rules were also modified to exempt certain fiscal years from appropriation requirements.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include a new prohibition on private funding for state officers and employees, while the African-American affairs office provisions were modified to change terminology from 'commission' to 'office' and clarify funding sources.

ELIGIBILITY

New section prohibiting state agencies from allowing any person to serve as a state officer or employee if their salary or compensation is paid in whole or in part by private monies, with exceptions for public safety, environmental quality, and public universities.

DEFINITION

Changed references from 'Arizona commission of African-American affairs' to 'Arizona office of African-American affairs' throughout the bill.

FISCAL

Clarified that the African-American affairs office may employ staff from monies available in its own fund and may accept private gifts and grants for internal operations.

REQUIREMENT

Added provisions requiring the department of administration to accommodate legislative budget unit policies when implementing its personnel and financial data management system during fiscal year 2025-2026.

TIMELINE

Modified budget stabilization fund rules to exempt fiscal years 2025-2026, 2026-2027, and 2027-2028 from appropriation requirements and removed the ten percent revenue limit for 2025-2026.

ENFORCEMENT

Added retroactive application of unrestricted federal monies provisions to begin June 30, 2025, for use in paying essential government services.

Floor votes · House Jun 26, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

Jun 27, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by Governor

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Jun 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

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Jun 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

PASSED

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Jun 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED

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Jun 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

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Jun 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

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