The state House of Representatives passed out the final budget bill (SB1025) this afternoon that includes a $250 million repeal of the state property tax. As various media outlets have noted, the Legislature is poised to send Gov. Jan Brewer essentially the same budget it passed, and she vetoed, on July 1.

But legislative leaders aren’t sending the budget to Brewer just yet. House Speaker Kirk Adams, R-Mesa, upon announcing the outcome of the roll call vote, omitted the key words “… and transmit the bill to the Senate.” Such a transmission would trigger a recent Supreme Court ruling that the bill must then be sent to the governor within a “reasonable” period of time.

The House and Senate adjourned until 1 p.m. Thursday.  So Brewer has until then to figure how she can finally convince the Legislature to give her a proposed sales tax election, or to come up with a graceful way to sign a budget she already rejected once.

Either way, expect the Legislature to close this special session Thursday and send her the complete budget package.

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