Committee endorses measure to require RUCO to intervene in very large residential rate increases, members press for funding House Bill 2113 would require the Residential Utility Consumer Office to intervene in rate cases where a residential customer's proposed increase is 100% or more; RUCO told the committee the office could handle more cases only with added staff and funding; committee gave bill a due-pass recommendation with discussion about adding appropriations.

A new bill aims to empower the Residential Utility Consumer Office to fight against shocking rate hikes for Arizona residents, but can they handle the added burden without more funding?

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Panel backs HB2086 banning mask/vaccine mandates but flags federal supremacy issue The Rules Committee voted 5-3 to recommend HB2086, which would bar government entities from requiring masks or vaccinations; the Rules Attorney warned that including the federal government in the bill's definition could conflict with the Supremacy Clause and intergovernmental immunity.

Arizona's House Bill 2086 aims to ban mask and vaccine mandates, but raises a constitutional red flag regarding federal authority.

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