HB 4103 Arizona House · 57th Legislature - Second Regular Session

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 House Engrossed Version (03/03/2026) · 4 edits · 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

3224
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 60
Mar 3, 2026
D Democratic27
24 Nay 3
88% Nay
R Republican33
32 Yea 1
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

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Legislator
Party
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Photo of Justin Olson
Justin Olson
RRepublican
AZ
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