OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE ARIZONA BANKERS ASSOCIATION

Pub. 12 2022 Issue 3

Under the Copper Dome: Banks in Battle at the State Capitol … Big Fights Still to Come

The 2022 legislative session has adjourned … finally. The session dragged on, as expected, while the legislators and Governor hammered out a state budget. The budget was complicated by a massive revenue surplus, very narrow Republican majorities (not a single vote to spare), and election-year politics. The goal of a 100-day session was quickly abandoned, and ultimately the session dragged on to 166 days, just one week short of the new fiscal year.