# Arizona HB 2016: tax returns; late filing; penalties

Arizona HB 2016, tax returns; late filing; penalties, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session House bill sponsored by Michael Way (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-19 (Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2016-57th-2nd-regular
- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Arizona HB 2016
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session
- Title: tax returns; late filing; penalties
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-12
- Last action: 2026-06-19, Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: Michael Way (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: civil penalties (s), definition (s), late filing, penalties, retroactivity, tax administration, tax returns, taxation - title 42
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 7 (114 yes, 46 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- No late penalty on zero-tax returns: benefit, low. For taxes under Title 43, chapter 10, the Arizona Department of Revenue cannot charge the late-filing penalty when your total tax liability is zero. This applies to tax periods starting on or after January 1, 2026.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Michael Way (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-09 | House | Final Reading: Passed | pass | 36 | 18 |   |
| 2026-06-09 | House | Concurrence: Passed | fail |   |   |   |
| 2026-04-13 | Senate | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 16 | 10 |   |
| 2026-03-16 | Senate | Finance: DPA | pass | 4 | 2 |   |
| 2026-02-23 | House | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 42 | 15 |   |
| 2026-01-26 | House | Rules: C&P | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-21 | House | Ways & Means: DP | pass | 8 | 1 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-06-19: Signed by Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-09: Final Reading: Passed (House)
- 2026-06-09: Concurrence: Passed (House)
- 2026-04-13: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Rules: PFC (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Finance: DPA (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Senate Second Reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Senate First Reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2026-02-10: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (House)
- 2026-01-29: Committee of the Whole: Retained on the Calendar (House)
- 2026-01-26: Rules: C&P (House)
- 2026-01-21: Ways & Means: DP (House)
- 2026-01-13: House Second Reading (House)
- 2026-01-12: House First Reading (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0191.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/544304)
- House Engrossed Version (02/23/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2016H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/536809)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2016P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/532949)
- Senate Engrossed Version (04/13/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2016S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/542193)

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- SB 1563: barbering and cosmetology board; continuation (signed)
- SB 1497: classical learning; tests; examinations (signed)
- SB 1336: state land department; continuation; oversight (signed)
- SB 1215: firefighters; occupational disease; cancers (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0191.htm)
- [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/544304)
- [House Engrossed Version (02/23/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2016H.htm)
- [House Engrossed Version (02/23/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/536809)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2016P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/532949)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (04/13/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2016S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (04/13/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/542193)

## Related
- [SB 1630: home; community-based services; mental illness](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1630-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1552: ADOT; revisions.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1552-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1563: barbering and cosmetology board; continuation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1563-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1497: classical learning; tests; examinations](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1497-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1336: state land department; continuation; oversight](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1336-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1215: firefighters; occupational disease; cancers](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1215-57th-2nd-regular)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2016-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-04).