Prop 315 - Arizona Ballot Initiatives 2024 - Better Together Arizona

In this episode of the Better Together Arizona podcast, ONE Community President & Co-Founder Angela Hughey is joined by Executive Director of the Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission, Tom Collins. Angela and Tom go into detail about AZ Prop 315 which would give state legislators more power over regulations passed by state agencies like the Department of Health. 

This measure would set up a new process for any state agency that wishes to pass a new rule. The agency would first need to have the regulations vetted by a state office, and if that state office finds the cost of implementing those regulations exceeds $500,000, the proposed rules will have to go to the legislature to be ratified before they can be implemented.

Arguments against Prop 315: This proposal would prevent agencies from taking actions already delegated by the legislature to make the public safer and healthier. Requiring legislative agreement would place politicians rather than experts in charge of determining health and safety requirements.

Arguments for Prop 315: Businesses are over regulated. Unaccountable bureaucrats make rules that are unnecessary and raise costs. Legislators who are accountable to voters should make these important decisions.