HB 4165 Arizona House · 57th Legislature - Second Regular Session

revenue; 2026-2027

HB 4165 updates Arizona's education funding distribution rules for the 2026-2027 fiscal year and establishes a fee system to modernize the state's tax collection technology. The bill directs specific amounts of state revenue to schools, universities, community colleges, and tribal colleges for purposes such as basic aid, technology research, workforce development, and school safety. Additionally, it requires local governments and regional transportation authorities to pay fees to the Department of Revenue to cover the costs of upgrading the integrated tax system. If local entities fail to pay these fees by the deadline, the state will withhold future revenue distributions until the debt is satisfied.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Jun 9, 2026 Signed Jun 13, 2026
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What changed between versions

House Engrossed Version (06/11/2026) Chaptered Version · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill was formally enacted into law as Chapter 137 after being approved by the Governor on June 13, 2026. The primary substantive change involves reorganizing the legislative intent section to clarify how a specific transportation fee is distributed among counties, cities, towns, councils of governments, and regional transportation authorities in fiscal year 2026-2027. The total fee cap remains at $1,273,800, but the allocation logic was restructured to ensure proportional sharing based on historical funding distributions.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding the fee cap and distribution methodology remains substantively unchanged, though the text was reorganized to improve clarity and grouping of entities eligible for fee shares.
TECHNICAL

The document title and header were updated from 'House Engrossed Version' to 'Chapter 137' to reflect its official enactment status.

The legislative intent section was restructured to explicitly list the distribution guidelines for counties, cities, towns, councils of governments, and regional transportation authorities in a clearer, itemized format.

TIMELINE

Official approval dates were added at the end of the document, noting Governor approval and filing with the Secretary of State on June 13, 2026.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 11, 2026 · House Jun 11, 2026

How they voted

235
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 30
Jun 11, 2026
D Democratic13
7 Yea 5 Nay 1
53% Yea
R Republican17
16 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Jun 13, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Jun 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
Jun 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors

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