# Arizona SB 1478: liquor; policies; procedures Arizona SB 1478, liquor; policies; procedures, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Shawnna Bolick (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-05-29 (Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1478-57th-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 SB 1478 - State: Arizona - Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session - Title: liquor; policies; procedures - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-29 - Last action: 2026-05-29, Signed by Governor - Sponsor: Shawnna Bolick (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: alcoholic beverages - title 4, arizona wines, craft distiller license, definitions, effective date (h), exemptions, farm winery license, fee, injunctions, interim permit, issuance, labeling, licenses, licensing, liquor, microbrewery license, policies, procedures, producers, repeal, repealing, rules, taxation - title 42 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (121 yes, 7 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 8 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Space Force service counts as veteran status: benefit, low. People who served in the United States Space Force and received a discharge other than dishonorable now count as veterans under Arizona liquor law. The law does not name a specific benefit or license preference. - Teens can work making liquor: benefit, low. A person under 18 can work for an Arizona liquor licensee making spirituous liquor. The law still bars employing a person under 18 to sell or dispose of spirituous liquor. - Arizona wineries get clearer wine labels: benefit, low. Arizona-licensed farm wineries and producers can use listed wine designations when they meet the applicable rules. For a federally recognized Arizona viticultural-area label, at least 85% of the wine must come from fruit grown in that area. The wine must also be fermented, processed, bottled, and l… - Lower fees and interim liquor permits: benefit, low. The department can no longer charge application or annual fees for certain liquor-license leases. It can issue interim permits at premises where a prior license expired, ended, was canceled, or was unused, even if that license was nontransferable or unused during the past three years. The applicant… - Some liquor business workers count differently: benefit, low. People who are only at a licensed business to perform music, make repairs, maintain the premises, or deliver goods do not count as employees under this liquor-law definition. This narrows which people are counted for rules that use the definition. - New rules for restaurant cocktail delivery: cost, low. Restaurants need permits under two specified liquor-law sections to offer mixed cocktails for delivery with menu food. Cocktails for off-premises use must be made at the restaurant, sealed against tampering, labeled with a warning and the restaurant’s name or logo, and put in containers of 32 ounce… - New tax rules for liquor producers: cost, low. Arizona changes which drinks count as malt or vinous liquor for state luxury-tax purposes. Covered vinous liquor can contain no more than 24% alcohol, and cider is excluded from that category. Producers making covered retail sales must add the tax to the sale price, file returns, and pay on the req… - New rules for alcohol product categories: mixed, low. Arizona now treats qualifying cider with more than 0.5% and up to 8.5% alcohol as liquor. The law also changes which drinks count as distilled or spirituous liquor and when a liquor package counts as broken. Some products, including federally qualified nonbeverage products, are excluded from liquor… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Shawnna Bolick (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-26 | Senate | Final Reading: Passed | pass | 23 | 3 | | | 2026-05-26 | Senate | Concurrence: Passed | fail | | | | | 2026-05-05 | House | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 51 | 0 | | | 2026-03-23 | House | Rules: C&P | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2026-03-17 | House | Commerce: DP | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 22 | 4 | | | 2026-02-11 | Senate | Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency: DPA | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (15) - 2026-05-29: Signed by Governor (Governor) - 2026-05-26: Final Reading: Passed (Senate) - 2026-05-26: Concurrence: Passed (Senate) - 2026-05-05: Third Reading: Passed (House) - 2026-04-07: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (House) - 2026-03-23: Rules: C&P (House) - 2026-03-17: Commerce: DP (House) - 2026-03-04: House Second Reading (House) - 2026-03-03: House First Reading (House) - 2026-02-25: Third Reading: Passed (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Rules: PFC (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency: DPA (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Senate Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Senate First Reading (Senate) ## Bill text - Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0070.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/543394) - House Engrossed Version (05/05/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1478H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/542120) - Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1478P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/535020) - Senate Engrossed Version (02/25/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1478S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/538911) ## Related bills - SB 1336: state land department; continuation; oversight (signed) - SB 1215: firefighters; occupational disease; cancers (signed) - SB 1189: campaign spending; personal security (signed) - SB 1198: Arizona beef council; continuation (signed) - HB 2780: judicial foreclosure; excess proceeds sale (signed) - HB 2786: TPT; exemption; textbook rental (signed) ## Sources - [Chaptered Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0070.htm) - [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/543394) - [House Engrossed Version (05/05/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1478H.htm) - [House Engrossed Version (05/05/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/542120) - [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1478P.htm) - [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/535020) - [Senate Engrossed Version (02/25/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1478S.htm) - [Senate Engrossed Version (02/25/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/538911) ## Related - [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) - [SB 1189: campaign spending; personal security](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1189-57th-2nd-regular) - [SB 1198: Arizona beef council; continuation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1198-57th-2nd-regular) - [HB 2780: judicial foreclosure; excess proceeds sale](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2780-57th-2nd-regular) - [HB 2786: TPT; exemption; textbook rental](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2786-57th-2nd-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-SB1478-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-04).