ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-sixth Legislature

Second Regular Session

House: APPROP DP 9-7-1-0

HB 2898: amusements; 2024-2025

Sponsor: Representative Livingston (with permission of committee on Rules), LD 28

Caucus & COW

Overview

Contains provisions relating to amusements needed to implement the FY 2025 budget.

☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteHistory

The Arizona Legislature adopts a budget for each fiscal year (FY) that contains general appropriations. Article IV, Section 20, Part 2 of the Constitution of Arizona requires the General Appropriations Act (feed bill) to contain only appropriations for the different state departments, state institutions, public schools and interest on public debt. Statutory changes necessary to reconcile the appropriations made in the feed bill and other changes are drafted into separate budget bills. These bills are prepared according to subject area.

Provisions

1.   Reduces, as session law, the amount of monies that are annually deposited into the Arizona Competes fund from the Arizona Lottery Fund, in FY 2025 through FY 2027, from $3,500,000 to $1,750,000. (Sec. 2, 3, 6)

2.   Continues for FY 2025, as session law, to set the Arizona Department of Gaming's (ADG) regulatory assessment to 0.5% of the amounts wagered on live and simulcast races from in-state and out-of-state wagering handled by a commercial racing permittee. (Sec. 4)

3.   Allows, as session law, ADG, for race meetings in the years 2024 and 2025, to allow for gate approval of all tested horses within 60 days of the race in which the horse is entered. (Sec. 5)

4.   Instructs ADG to amend the administrative code to allow for gate approval of all tested horses within 60 days of the race in which the horse is entered. (Sec. 5)

5.   Changes the time period in which the amount of monies in the Exposition and State Fair Board Permanent Revolving Fund cannot exceed $400,000 from between October 1 and November 30 to between 15 days before and 15 days after the annual Arizona State Fair. (Sec. 1)

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