# Arizona HB 2704: tax; distribution; county stadium district Arizona HB 2704, tax; distribution; county stadium district, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jeff Weninger (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-06-23 (Final Reading: Passed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2704-57th-1st-regular - As of: 2026-10-27 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arizona HB 2704 - State: Arizona - Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session - Title: tax; distribution; county stadium district - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-04 - Last action: 2025-06-23, Final Reading: Passed - Sponsor: Jeff Weninger (Republican) - Cosponsors: 16 - Subjects: amusement classification (s), auditor general, board of directors, chase field, conflict of interest (s), county stadium district (s), county stadium districts, county transportation excise tax (s), definition (s), definitions (s), delayed repeal, department of revenue (dor), distribution, distribution base (s), distribution of monies (s), district treasurer, dor (see also: department of revenue), exemptions (s), formation of district (s), legislative findings, legislative intent (s), major league baseball facility, powers and duties (s), prime contracting classification (s), professional baseball franchise organization, rates (s), remission of monies (s), reporting requirements (s), restaurant classification (s), retail classification (s), special taxing districts, special taxing districts - title 48 (s), state treasurer, tax, tax exclusion (s), taxation - title 42, taxation of income - title 43, termination (s), transportation - title 28, withholding (s) - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (109 yes, 60 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Contractors avoid tax on design services: benefit, medium. Arizona prime-contracting tax does not apply to qualifying design-phase or listed professional services when a written contract separately states their terms and prices. The contract must be signed before modification work begins. Construction-phase services remain taxable, and services already ded… - Vehicle buyers must prove tax deductions: cost, low. For a vehicle sale that qualifies for the specified tax deduction, the dealer must keep the required certificate and records. If the Department of Revenue asks the purchaser to prove the certificate is complete and correct, the purchaser owes the tax, penalty, and interest the dealer would have owe… - Baseball teams face exit penalties: mixed, medium. A covered baseball organization that leaves its district-owned facility faces a penalty of $10 million through October 1, 2035; $5 million from October 2, 2035, through October 1, 2045; or $1 million from October 2, 2045, through before October 1, 2050. The organization must also pay remaining dist… - Stadium districts receive tax revenue: mixed, medium. The law sends specified state, county, and local tax revenue from qualifying stadium activities to county stadium districts. Cities and towns send a monthly share, capped at $3.5 million per year; that cap rises 3% annually after December 31, 2026. The law also transfers 82% of a reported prior-yea… - Stadium districts face new limits: mixed, low. In counties with at least 1.5 million residents, qualifying stadium districts cannot take property through eminent domain. Their boards include state, local, and business appointees, plus a nonvoting baseball representative; initial members must be appointed before January 1, 2026. District boards… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jeff Weninger (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Alma Hernandez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Brian Fernandez (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Chris Lopez (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David Gowan (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Flavio Bravo (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Janae Shamp (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: John Gillette (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Julie Willoughby (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Junelle Cavero (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Justin Wilmeth (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Lela Alston (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lupe Contreras (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael Carbone (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Neal Carter (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Thomas "T.J." Shope (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Timothy "Tim" Dunn (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-23 | House | FINAL: Passed | pass | 35 | 20 | | | 2025-06-23 | House | CONCUR: Passed | fail | | | | | 2025-06-19 | House | THIRD: Passed | pass | 19 | 11 | | | 2025-03-24 | House | DPA | pass | 4 | 3 | | | 2025-02-26 | House | THIRD: Passed | pass | 35 | 25 | | | 2025-02-10 | House | C&P | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2025-02-04 | House | DPA | pass | 8 | 1 | | ## Actions (11) - 2025-06-23: Final Reading: Passed (House) - 2025-06-23: Concurrence: Passed (House) - 2025-06-19: Third Reading: Passed (House) - 2025-06-19: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (House) - 2025-06-17: undefined: PFC (House) - 2025-06-16: undefined: W/D (House) - 2025-03-24: undefined: DPA (House) - 2025-02-26: Third Reading: Passed (House) - 2025-02-25: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (House) - 2025-02-10: undefined: C&P (House) - 2025-02-04: undefined: DPA (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/laws/0251.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/531427) - House Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2704H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/526022) - Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2704P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522172) - Senate Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2704S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/531041) ## Related bills - HB 2015: EORP; CORP; funded ratio (signed) - HB 2077: ASRS; long-term disability (signed) - HB 2034: ASRS; supplemental employee deferral plan (signed) - HB 2036: ASRS; temporary personnel service (signed) - HB 2035: ASRS; termination incentive programs (signed) - SB 1537: transitional housing; reentry programs; licensure (signed) ## Sources - [Chaptered Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/laws/0251.htm) - [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/531427) - [House Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2704H.htm) - [House Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/526022) - [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2704P.htm) - [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522172) - [Senate Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2704S.htm) - [Senate Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/531041) ## Related - [HB 2015: EORP; CORP; funded ratio](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2015-57th-1st-regular) - [HB 2077: ASRS; long-term disability](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2077-57th-1st-regular) - [HB 2034: ASRS; supplemental employee deferral plan](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2034-57th-1st-regular) - [HB 2036: ASRS; temporary personnel service](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2036-57th-1st-regular) - [HB 2035: ASRS; termination incentive programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2035-57th-1st-regular) - [SB 1537: transitional housing; reentry programs; licensure](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1537-57th-1st-regular) - [Arizona bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/arizona/bills) - [Arizona state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/arizona) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2704-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-27).