HB 2918 Arizona House · 57th Legislature - First Regular Session

tax rates; reductions

HB 2918 modifies Arizona's "truth in taxation" process for school district funding, setting maximum allowable property tax rates for 2025. It requires the joint legislative budget committee to calculate rates based on statewide property valuation changes, then reduce that rate by 1.2015% for 2025. The bill directly sets specific maximum rates: $1.5930 per $100 valuation for high school districts and $3.1860 for unified school districts, preventing tax increases beyond these levels without a two-thirds legislative vote. These changes affect all Arizona school districts and property taxpayers by capping potential school tax hikes.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 12, 2025 Last action Apr 1, 2025
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Introduced Version House Engrossed Version · 9 edits · Feb 26, 2025
MAJOR
This bill amends Arizona tax statutes to reduce property tax rates for school districts and adjust various state tax rates for 2025 and beyond. The changes include a 1.2015% reduction in the truth-in-taxation rate for school districts, updates to income tax brackets and rates, and modifications to small business and trust tax rates.
Scope change
The bill applies to Arizona state tax obligations for school districts, individual income taxes, trust taxes, and small business taxes for tax years beginning in 2025 and later.
FISCAL

Reduced the truth-in-taxation rate for school districts by 1.2015% to lower property tax levies for the 2025 fiscal year.

TIMELINE

Updated individual income tax rates to 2.47% for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.

Set small business tax rate at 2.47% for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.

Established trust tax rate at 2.47% for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.

Set individual income tax rate at 2.5% for taxable years from 2022 through 2025.

Set small business tax rate at 2.5% for taxable years from 2022 through 2025.

Set trust tax rate at 2.5% for taxable years from 2022 through 2025.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement for legislature to adopt concurrent resolution with two-thirds vote if qualifying tax rates exceed truth-in-taxation rates.

Added cap on qualifying tax rates at $2.1265 for common/high school districts and $4.253 for unified districts.

Floor votes · House Feb 26, 2025

How they voted

3128
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 60
Feb 26, 2025
D Democratic27
27 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican33
31 Yea 1 Nay 1
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
DPA
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
DPA
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
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Photo of Justin Olson
Justin Olson
RRepublican
AZ
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