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Read. Follow. Verify.Arizona proposes constitutional amendment to adjust state legislator salaries annually for inflation
Last action · March 31, 2026: DPSponsor: John Kavanagh
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What This Bill Proposed
Arizona Senate Concurrent Resolution 1020 proposes a to automatically adjust state legislator salaries annually on January 1st based on inflation or deflation using the , subject to voter approval at the next general election.
Changes how state lawmakers' pay is adjusted year-over-year by tying it directly to federal inflation metrics rather than relying solely on periodic commission recommendations or separate legislative enactments.
- Concurrent resolutions in Arizona proposing constitutional amendments require approval by a majority of both chambers and subsequent ratification by voters at a general election. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
State Legislators
Arizona Voters
They will vote on the proposed constitutional amendment at the next general election.
Key Facts
- SCR 1020 proposes amending Article V, section 12 of the Constitution of Arizona.
- Salaries for elective state offices other than state legislators remain established by law subject to constitutional limitations.
- The legislature is authorized to establish a commission on salaries for elective state officers composed of five members appointed from private life.
- Commission recommendations concerning legislative salaries must be submitted by the Secretary of State to qualified electors at the next regular general election.
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- The Secretary of State is required to submit the proposition to the voters at the next general election.
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This resolution did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the Senate · in House committee.
Procedural history
10 actions- Mar 31, 2026HouseCommitteeDP
- Mar 30, 2026HouseW/D
- Mar 17, 2026HouseFloorHouse Second Reading
- Mar 16, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse First Reading
- Mar 11, 2026HouseTransmit to House
- Mar 11, 2026SenateFloorPASSED
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- Feb 9, 2026SenatePFC
- Feb 3, 2026SenateCommitteeDP
- Jan 27, 2026SenateFloorSenate Second Reading
- Jan 26, 2026SenateIntroducedSenate First Reading
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Passed
Total
30
- Yes
- 19
- No
- 9
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 2
- Abstain
- 0
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Transition to Automatic Inflation Adjustments
The measure shifts legislative compensation adjustments from a fixed periodic commission review model to an automatic annual inflation-indexed mechanism.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance60How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy45Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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