ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session
	House: APPROP DP 9-7-1-0 | 3^rd Read 31-27-2-0 Senate: 3^rd Read 17-12-1-0

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HB 2898: amusements; 2024-2025

(Substituted for SB 1736)

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

Transmitted to the Governor

Overview

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

History

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. 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)

2. 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)

3. 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)

4. Authorizes, as session law, ADG, for race meetings in the years 2024 and 2025, to allow a first-time starter horse to race as long as the horse has gate approval and at least two timed workouts. (Sec. 5)

5. Specifies one of the timed workouts must be an out-of-the-gate workout that is conducted within 60 days of the race in which the horse is entered. (Sec. 5)

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