HB 2948 Arizona House · 57th Legislature - First Regular Session

amusements; 2025-2026

HB 2948 would have required Arizona's Department of Gaming to collect a 0.5% regulatory assessment from commercial horse racing venues (permittees) on wagering pools during fiscal year 2025-2026. It also allowed the department to approve all tested horses for races up to 60 days before the event for races in 2025-2026, with this provision set to expire after December 31, 2026. The bill directly affected licensed racetracks and betting operations by adding a new fee and changing gate approval timing. This bill was vetoed by the Governor on June 25, 2025, and is not currently law.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jun 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Vetoed

Jun 2025

Introduced Jun 11, 2025 Vetoed Jun 25, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced Version → House Engrossed Version · 1 edit · Jun 25, 2025

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a clean introduction to a House Engrossed version with minor structural changes. The substantive policy content regarding gaming regulatory assessments and horse racing gate approval rules remains unchanged, with only formatting adjustments to line numbers and section headers.

TECHNICAL

Line numbers and section numbering were reformatted from sequential numbering to combined section identifiers (e.g., 'Section 1.1' instead of separate lines).

Floor votes · House Jun 13, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Jun 25, 2025

Vetoed

Vetoed by Governor

executive

Jun 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED

upper

Jun 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

PASSED

lower

Jun 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

lower

Jun 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors