1. 2017 Legislative Session Recap
State & Local Affairs

2. Bills & Resolutions Introduced: 1,180 Bills Passed: 353
2017 Session Snapshot
Total Days of Session: 122
Bills & Resolutions Introduced: 1,180
Bills Passed: 353
Bills Signed: 312
Bills Vetoed: 5
Resolutions Passed: 42
*Gov. has until May 20th to sign or veto the remaining 36 bills on his desk

3. Overall Session Highlights
Governor’s Success
$9.8B Spending Plan
University Bonding
2% Teacher Pay Raise
K-12 Performance Funding
Less Contentious Session for APS

4. APS-Supported Legislation

5. Nuclear Emergency Management
Biennial funding mechanism for PVNGS off-site emergency response plan
Passed House & Senate Unanimously; Signed into law in March
Will be considered at the Legislature again in 2019

6. Arizona Emissions Bank
Expands the Arizona Emissions Bank to include mobile sources
Creates economic development opportunities in AZ
Passed the Legislature and was signed into law in April

7. Nuclear Power Support Resolutions
Measure highlighting the operational excellence at PVNGS
Measure urging Congress and the EPA to recognize nuclear power as clean energy
Both passed legislature

8. Workers’ Comp Claims Settlement
Enables self-insured entities (like APS) to enter into “full and final” settlement agreements
Allows more options and flexibility to APS in settlement negotiations. 
Passed the legislature and signed into law

9. Oversize Commercial Vehicles
Legislation requiring local transportation rules to be substantially identical to ADOT rules
Simplifies duplicative and inconsistent rules affecting motor fleets (such as APS’s)
Passed the legislature and signed into law

10. Ballot Measure Reform
Legislation banning the practice of paying signature gatherers per signature
Legislation requiring statewide initiative measures adhere to “strict compliance” with all constitutional and statutory requirements
Both passed and signed into law

11. APS-Opposed Legislation

12. Clean Power Plan Legislation
Bill to create an Arizona Clean Power Plan
All AZ electric utilities, including APS, Opposed
Failed to pass House Energy Committee

13. Construction Contracts; Indemnity
Legislation would have made it unlawful for indemnity clauses in contracts to transfer risk to contractors
This would have limited APS’s ability to negotiate construction contracts and allocate insurance risk
The bill failed to receive a legislative hearing

14. Municipal Tax Auditors
Would have allowed third-party private auditing companies to access APS’s confidential tax info
Failed to pass House Rules Committee

15. Other APS-Related Legislative Activity

16. Wireless Facilities and ROW’s
Legislation allows streamlined and enhanced access to rights-of-way for wireless providers (Verizon, AT&T, etc.)
APS worked with the wireless providers to include an amendment that protects existing electric utility infrastructure in rights-of-way
Passed legislature and signed into law

17. Solar Panel Disposal & Recycling
Senate Energy Committee investigatory hearings
Utilities, solar companies, and the Department of Environmental Quality participated
Legislation this year to create study committee
Senate and House Energy committees opted for more informal hearings on the subject in lieu of statutory committee

18. APS Legislative Presentations
Veteran’s Caucus
Latino Caucus
House Democratic Caucus
House Energy Committee