Article 4 – LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT – Arizona Constitution

Article 4 – LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT – Arizona Constitution

Part 1

Section 1 – Legislative authority; initiative and referendum

Section 2 – Penalty for violation of initiative and referendum provisions

Part 2

Section 1 – Senate; house of representatives; members; special session upon petition of members; congressional and legislative boundaries; citizen commissions

Section 2 – Qualifications of members of legislature

Section 3 – Sessions of legislature; special sessions; limitation of subjects for consideration

Section 4 – Disqualification for membership in Legislature

Section 5 – Ineligibility of members of legislature to other public offices

Section 6 – Privilege from arrest; civil process

Section 7 – Freedom of debate

Section 8 – Organization; officers; rules of procedure

Section 9 – Quorum; compelling attendance; adjournment

Section 10 – Journal of proceedings; roll call

Section 11 – Disorderly behavior; expulsion of members

Section 12 – Procedure on bills; approval or disapproval by governor

Section 13 – Subject and title of bills

Section 14 – Legislation by reference prohibited

Section 15 – Passage of bills by majority; signing of bills

Section 16 – Right to protest

Section 17 – Extra compensation prohibited; increase or decrease of compensation during term of office

Section 18 – Suits against state

Section 19 – Local or special laws

Section 20 – Appropriation bills

Section 21 – Term limits of members of state legislature

Section 22 – Juvenile justice; certain chronic and violent juvenile offenders prosecuted as adults; community alternatives for certain juvenile offenders; public proceedings and records

Section 23 – Passes and purchase of transportation by public officers; in application to national guard

Section 24 – Enacting clause of bills; initiative bills

Section 25 – Continuity of governmental operations in emergency

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