school districts; property; bonding authority
HB 4103 modifies Arizona school district bond election rules by requiring districts to calculate enrollment capacity using a new method. It directly affects school districts with enrollment below a threshold defined as their average daily student count divided by the maximum student capacity of their academic buildings (excluding administrative/storage space). The bill mandates annual calculations of this capacity based on academic square footage per facility guidelines, preventing districts from holding bond elections or altering capital projects if capacity falls below the threshold. This policy change focuses on ensuring bond decisions align with actual classroom space availability.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2026
Last action Mar 16, 2026
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What changed between versions
Introduced Version
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House Engrossed Version (03/03/2026)
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4 edits
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Mar 3, 2026
MODERATE
The bill was reformatted from a standard introduced version to a House Engrossed version, which includes specific substantive policy changes. The primary update is the addition of a new threshold requiring a school district's enrollment to be at least 50% of its capacity before it can vote on new bonds. Additionally, the definition of 'enrollment capacity' was expanded to explicitly exclude school buildings that the district leases out to others for student instruction.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed regarding bond eligibility; districts with low enrollment relative to capacity are now barred from calling bond elections.
ELIGIBILITY
Added a 50% threshold, preventing school districts from calling bond elections if their current enrollment is less than half of their existing building capacity.
DEFINITION
Defined 'enrollment capacity' to explicitly exclude any school buildings that the district leases to others for the purpose of providing instruction.
REQUIREMENT
Changed the calculation for enrollment capacity to be performed by the 'school facilities oversight board' rather than the school district itself.
TECHNICAL
Converted the document from an introduced draft to a formal House Engrossed version, updating headers and statutory language structure.
Floor votes · House Mar 3, 2026
How they voted
32–24
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 60
Mar 3, 2026
D
Democratic27
88% Nay
R
Republican33
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Amendments
2
Mar 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
DPA
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
DPA
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Justin Olson
RRepublican
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