SB 1701 Arizona Senate · 57th Legislature - First Regular Session

continuation; state fair board

SB 1701 terminates the Arizona Exposition and State Fair Board on July 1, 2033, directly affecting the board and its management of state fairgrounds and the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The bill preserves the board's current duties - maintaining facilities, hosting state fairs, and generating operating funds - through its termination date. Key provisions include setting the board's end date (July 1, 2033) and repealing related statutes on January 1, 2034, with retroactive effect from July 1, 2025. This is a procedural bill governing the board's timeline, not a new policy.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Last action Mar 17, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced Version → Senate Engrossed Version · 3 edits · Mar 10, 2025

MINOR

This bill continues the Arizona Exposition and State Fair Board through July 1, 2033, repealing its termination date and extending its authority to maintain fairgrounds and conduct state fairs. The legislation also retroactively applies from July 1, 2025, and includes technical formatting changes from the introduced version to the Senate engrossed version.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains substantively unchanged; it continues the same board with the same powers and purposes, only extending the termination date and adding formatting adjustments.

TIMELINE

Extended the termination date of the Arizona Exposition and State Fair Board from its previous end date to July 1, 2033, with repeal of related statutes scheduled for January 1, 2034.

Added retroactive effectiveness starting July 1, 2025, to apply the continuation provisions to the current legislative session.

TECHNICAL

Changed formatting and layout from the introduced version to the Senate engrossed version, including adding bill number references and adjusting section numbering style.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2025

How they voted

24–3

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 30

Mar 10, 2025

D Democratic13

10 Yea 3

76% Yea

R Republican17

14 Yea 3 Nay

82% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Mar 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

lower

Mar 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED

upper

Feb 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors