SB1659 Standardization of Fire District Budgets (Leach - 2021)

https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/75791
SB1659 requires fire district budgets to itemize the estimated revenues and expenses for
the preceding and current fiscal year on forms prescribed by the Auditor General.
Expands the estimated amounts that must be reported in the budget, including amounts
for personnel compensation, including employee-related expenses for retirement and
health care costs, unanticipated contingencies and emergencies, any amounts to procure

HB2504 GPLET Reforms Round 1 (Murphy - 2010)

https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/27280
After three years of intense negotiations and in the final days of the 2010 legislative session, an agreement was finally reached between the business community and Arizona's cities to reform the government property lease excise tax (GPLET).  As signed by the Governor, HB2504 protects existing GPLET deals and reforms the GPLET law on a prospective basis.  

SB1165 Prohibiting 3rd Party For-Profit Entities from Collecting and Auditing City Sales Taxes (Yarbrough - 2011)

https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/29401
SB1165 prohibits cities from contracting with third-party entities for the collection of sales taxes.  Additionally, cities are prohibited from employing or contracting with sales tax auditors on a contingent-fee basis.

SB1316 Financial Audit Publication & Accountability (Pierce - 2014)

https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/33715
SB1316 imposes a penalty for a county, community college, city or town that fails to comply with the
financial reporting filing requirements of eight months (includes extension granted by the Auditor
General) by disallowing the entity from adopting a general fund budget in the subsequent year that
exceeds the current year's general fund budget.

HB2109 Bond ballot language improvements (Mitchell - 2015)

https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/65885
The bill makes transparent to voters that a G.O. bond affects property taxes.
This is an important distinction as there are other types of bonds which are not paid via
secondary property taxes and the voters deserve to have that information made plainly clear.
HB2109 simply adds seven words to the end of these types of bond ballots: “…to be repaid
with secondary property taxes.” This meets the intent of state law, gives clarity to elections

SB1523 Increased Taxpayer Protection from Large Property Tax Increases (Smith - 2016)

https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/68195
SB1523 is a taxpayer protection measure that requires a unanimous vote of a governing body
to approve a primary property tax increase of 15% or higher (exclusive of the taxes associated
with new construction). Importantly, this measure only applies to primary property taxes and
not to secondary taxes that fund voter-approved bonds.
Historically, few taxing jurisdictions have subjected taxpayers to such large tax increases.