Arizona State Preemption of Local Labor and Wage Laws Amendment (2022)
| Arizona State Preemption of Local Labor and Wage Laws Amendment | |
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| Election date November 8, 2022 | |
| Topic Wages and pay | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Arizona State Preemption of Local Labor and Wage Laws Amendment was not on the ballot in Arizona as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 8, 2022.[1]
The ballot measure would have added a section to the state constitution saying that regulation of labor, wages, and pay according to state and federal law is not subject to further regulation by local laws.[2]
Text of the measure
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article 18, Arizona Constitution
The measure would have added a new section 11 to Article XVIII of the state constitution. The following underlined text would have been added:[2]
11. Employee benefits; state preemption Section 11. The regulation of employee benefits, including wage and nonwage compensation, paid and unpaid leave and other absences, meal breaks and rest periods, is of statewide concern. The regulation of employee benefits pursuant to state and federal law is not subject to further regulation by a city, town or other political subdivision of this state.[3]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Arizona Constitution
To put a legislatively referred constitutional amendment before voters, a simple majority vote is required in both the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives.
On February 23, 2022, the state House approved House Concurrent Resolution 2031 proposing the amendment by a vote of 31-28, with one not voting. The vote was along partisan lines, with Republicans in favor and Democrats opposed. Republicans have a 16-14 majority in the state Senate.[1]
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Arizona State Legislature, "House Concurrent Resolution 2031," accessed February 25, 2022
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Arizona Legislature, "House Concurrent Resolution 2031 (House Engrossed)," accessed February 25, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source.
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