# Arizona SB 1736: 2025-2026; amusements

Arizona SB 1736, 2025-2026; amusements, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-06-26 (Third Reading: Passed) (as of 2026-10-27).

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- As of: 2026-10-27
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Arizona SB 1736
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: 2025-2026; amusements
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-06-17
- Last action: 2025-06-26, Third Reading: Passed
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: 2025-2026, adg (see also: department of gaming), advertising, amusements, amusements and sports - title 5, budget bills, budget reconciliation, definition, delayed repeal, department of gaming (adg), disposition, exemption, expiration, gate approval, gross receipts, horse racing, levy of tax, license fees, liquor producers, liquor wholesalers, medical examinations, on-sale retailers, pari-mutuel pool, racing regulation fund, regulatory assessment, renewal, sponsorship, temporarily extended premises, timed workouts, verification and financial audit
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (72 yes, 30 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 4

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Liquor sponsors gain concert access: benefit, low. Through June 30, 2027, liquor producers or wholesalers may sponsor and advertise with a licensed on-sale retailer at a concert. The temporary venue space must hold more than 1,000 people and be next to a multipurpose facility. The provision is repealed after December 31, 2027.
- More first-time horses can race: benefit, low. In 2025 and 2026, the gaming department may allow a first-time starter horse to race with gate approval and at least two timed workouts. One workout must be out of the gate within 60 days before the race. The rule is repealed after December 31, 2026.
- Unarmed combat fees fund oversight: benefit, low. The commission deposits unarmed-combat license fees into a dedicated account for regulation. This changes where the fees go, not household payments or eligibility.
- New assessment on commercial race pools: cost, low. In fiscal year 2025–2026, Arizona charges an added assessment of 0.5% on live and simulcast race wagering handled by commercial permittees. It covers in-state and out-of-state wagers and comes from pari-mutuel pools, in addition to other allowed deductions. The assessment may leave less money for b…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: John Kavanagh (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-26 | Senate | DP/C&P | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2025-06-26 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 40 | 16 |   |
| 2025-06-19 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 17 | 12 |   |
| 2025-06-17 | Senate | DP | pass | 7 | 2 |   |

## Actions (8)

- 2025-06-26: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-06-26: Committee of the Whole: do pass (Senate)
- 2025-06-26: Miscellaneous Motion: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-06-26: undefined: DP/C&P (Senate)
- 2025-06-19: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-06-19: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2025-06-17: undefined: PFC (Senate)
- 2025-06-17: undefined: DP (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/laws/0234.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/531405)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1736P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/530852)
- Senate Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1736S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/530980)

## Related bills

- SB 1738: 2025-2026; commerce (signed)
- SB 1537: transitional housing; reentry programs; licensure (signed)
- SB 1529: municipal housing; preapproved design (signed)
- SB 1496: tax credit; qualifying charitable organizations (signed)
- SB 1281: adjutant general; duties (signed)
- HB 2015: EORP; CORP; funded ratio (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/laws/0234.htm)
- [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/531405)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1736P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/530852)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1736S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/530980)

## Related
- [SB 1738: 2025-2026; commerce](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1738-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1537: transitional housing; reentry programs; licensure](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1537-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1529: municipal housing; preapproved design](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1529-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1496: tax credit; qualifying charitable organizations](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1496-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1281: adjutant general; duties](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1281-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2015: EORP; CORP; funded ratio](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2015-57th-1st-regular)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1736-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-27).