# Arizona HB 2905: craft producer; festival; fair; license

Arizona HB 2905, craft producer; festival; fair; license, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jeff Weninger (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-27 (Third Reading: Passed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arizona HB 2905
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: craft producer; festival; fair; license
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-18
- Last action: 2025-03-27, Third Reading: Passed
- Sponsor: Jeff Weninger (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: alcoholic beverages - title 4, craft producer, fair, festival, license, liquor licensing
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (104 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Lower beer minimum for microbreweries: benefit, medium. After its first year, an Arizona microbrewery must produce at least 1,000 gallons of beer each calendar year. The old minimum was 5,000 gallons, so the law lowers the production requirement by 4,000 gallons.
- More routes for temporary event licenses: benefit, low. An Arizona Board of Regents university president can approve a temporary event license for an event on university property outside fully licensed premises. A special event license can also be issued alongside a craft producer festival license. Together, the licenses let purchasers possess liquor th…
- More festival options for craft producers: mixed, medium. Licensed craft producers can get festival licenses for up to 150 calendar days per producer. They can offer samples and sell products to drink at the event or take away in original containers. Fair licenses cover sanctioned state and county fairs, with permission from fair organizers. Local approva…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jeff Weninger (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-27 | House | THIRD: Passed | pass | 26 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-12 | House | DP | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-26 | House | THIRD: Passed | pass | 56 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-24 | House | C&P | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-18 | House | DP | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2025-03-27: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2025-03-17: undefined: PFC (House)
- 2025-03-12: undefined: DP (House)
- 2025-02-26: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2025-02-24: undefined: C&P (House)
- 2025-02-18: undefined: DP (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/laws/0036.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/529034)
- House Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2905H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/525996)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2905P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/523826)

## 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/0036.htm)
- [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/529034)
- [House Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2905H.htm)
- [House Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/525996)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2905P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/523826)

## 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2905-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-27).