STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX – State Representative Justin Wilmeth, Chairman of the House Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Innovation, has introduced House Concurrent Resolution 2005, a constitutional measure requiring the Arizona Legislature to adjourn its regular session no later than April 30 each year.

Under current practice, the Legislature is expected to complete its work within 100 days of convening, but routine extensions have pushed regular sessions into late spring and early summer. These prolonged sessions exceed what Arizona’s founders envisioned for a citizen Legislature and delay budget decisions while extending uncertainty for taxpayers, schools, and state agencies.

“Arizona does not have a full-time Legislature, and it was never meant to operate like one,” said Representative Wilmeth. “A firm April 30 adjournment restores discipline to the process, forces timely budget decisions, and respects the part-time nature of legislative service. We should be able to do the people’s work without dragging regular sessions into June.”

HCR 2005 would require the Legislature to adjourn sine die by April 30, while preserving the Governor’s authority to call special sessions and limiting those sessions to the subjects specified in the call.

If approved by the Legislature, HCR 2005 would be placed on the next general election ballot for voter consideration.

Justin Wilmeth is a Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives serving Legislative District 2 in North Phoenix and is Chairman of the House Committee on Artificial Intelligence & Innovation. Follow him on X at @JustinWilmethAZ.