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ARIZONA SCHOOL BOARDS ASS'N, INC. v. STATE

No. CV-21-0234-T/AP.

501 P.3d 731 (2022)

ARIZONA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION, INC. et al., Plaintiffs/Appellees, v. STATE of Arizona, a Body Politic, Defendant/Appellant.

Supreme Court of Arizona.

Filed January 6, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel J. Adelman , Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest, Phoenix; and Roopali H. Desai (argued), D. Andrew Gaona , Kristen Yost , Coppersmith Brockelman PLC, Phoenix, Attorneys for Arizona School Boards Association, Inc., et al.

Mark Brnovich , Arizona Attorney General, Joseph A. Kanefield , Chief Deputy Attorney General, Brunn W. Roysden III (argued), Solicitor General, Michael S. Catlett , Chief Counsel, Phoenix; and Patrick Irvine , Lyndsey M. Maasch , Fennemore Craig, P.C., Phoenix, Attorneys for State of Arizona.

John C. Richardson , DeConcini McDonald Yetwin & Lacy, P.C., Tucson, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae National School Boards Association.

Paul F. Eckstein , Austin C. Yost , Samantha J. Burke , Perkins Coie LLP, Phoenix, Attorneys for Amici Curiae Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association and Arizona Medical Association.

Michael G. Rankin , Tucson City Attorney, Regina Nassen , Principal Assistant City Attorney, Tucson, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae City of Tucson.

Samara M. Spence , Jeffrey B. Dubner , Democracy Forward Foundation, Washington, DC; and Bruce E. Samuels , Jennifer Lee-Cota , Papetti Samuels Weiss LLP, Scottsdale, Attorneys for Amici Curiae Arizona Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics.

Mary R. O'Grady , Lynne C. Adams , Joshua D. Bendor , Shannon H. Mataele , Osborn Maledon, P.A., Phoenix, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Phoenix Union High School District.

Kory Langhofer , Thomas Basile , Statecraft PLLC, Phoenix, Attorneys for Amici Curiae Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives Russell Bowers, Arizona Senate President Karen Fann, and Governor Douglas A. Ducey.

Rhonda L. Barnes , Jane Ahern , Arizona House of Representatives, Phoenix; and Lisette Flores , Arizona Senate, Phoenix, Attorneys for Amici Curiae Legislative Democrats.

Brett W. Johnson , Ian R. Joyce , Snell & Wilmer L.L.P., Phoenix, Attorneys for Amici Curiae Senator Vince Leach, Senator David Gowan, and Representative Regina Cobb.

JUSTICE LOPEZ authored the opinion of the Court, in which CHIEF JUSTICE BRUTINEL, VICE CHIEF JUSTICE TIMMER, and JUSTICES BOLICK, BEENE, MONTGOMERY, and JUDGE HOWE joined. JUSTICE BOLICK issued a concurring opinion.

¶ 1 We consider whether four legislative budget reconciliation bills ("BRBs")—House Bill ("HB") 2898, Senate Bill ("SB") 1824, SB 1825, and SB 1819—violate the Arizona Constitution's "title requirement" or "single subject rule." See Ariz. Const. art. 4, pt. 2, § 13. We conclude...

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