House Engrossed

 

amusements; FY2026

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

First Regular Session

2025

 

 

 

HOUSE BILL 2963

 

 

 

 

AN ACT

 

relating to amusements.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Department of gaming; regulatory assessment;

pari-mutuel pool

Notwithstanding any other law, in fiscal year 2025-2026, the department of gaming shall establish and collect a regulatory assessment from each commercial racing permitee, payable from amounts deducted from pari-mutuel pools by the permittee, in addition to the amounts the permittee is authorized to deduct pursuant to section 5-111, subsection B, Arizona Revised Statutes, from amounts wagered on live and simulcast races from in-state and out-of-state wagering handled by the permittee, in the amount of 0.5 percent of the amounts wagered.

Sec. 2. Department of gaming; horse racing; gate approval;

delayed repeal

A. Notwithstanding any other law, for race meetings in the years 2025 and 2026, the department of gaming may allow for gate approval of all tested horses within sixty days of the race in which the horse is entered. The department of gaming shall amend the administrative code to allow for gate approval of all tested horses within sixty days of the race in which the horse is entered.

B. This section is repealed from and after December 31, 2026.