Arizona 56th Legislature - Second Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 1260 — dog racing; simulcast wagering; prohibition

Last action — Signed by Governor

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 30, 2024. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Katie Hobbs (Democratic) on June 21, 2024.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 56% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    4 passed, 2 failed in recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

27 added · 23 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of SB 1260 specifies that all pari-mutuel wagering on simulcast dog racing will be banned in the state starting June 30, 2024, rather than solely prohibiting simulcast dog racing more generally. This means that if any dog racing originates outside the continental U.S., it will not be allowed at all from that date onward. These changes are significant as they tighten restrictions on dog racing, reflecting a shift in regulation that could impact the industry's future and address public concerns about animal welfare.

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Senate Engrossed dog racing;
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prohibition State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session SENATE BILL 1260 AN ACT REPEALING SECTION 5-110, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, AS AMENDED BY LAWS 2021, CHAPTER 405, SECTION 1;
prohibition State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session CHAPTER 235 SENATE BILL 1260 AN ACT REPEALING SECTION 5-110, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, AS AMENDED BY LAWS 2021, CHAPTER 405, SECTION 1;
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, SIMULCAST DOG RACING SHALL NOT BE CONDUCTED IN THIS STATE ON OR AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2028.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING ON SIMULCAST DOG RACING SHALL NOT BE CONDUCTED IN THIS STATE ON OR AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2028.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, SIMULCASTS OF DOG RACING THAT ORIGINATE OUTSIDE OF THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THIS STATE ON OR AFTER JUNE 30, 2024.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING ON SIMULCASTS OF DOG RACING THAT ORIGINATE OUTSIDE OF THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THIS STATE ON OR AFTER JUNE 30, 2024.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, any dog racing permittee that offered live dog racing in 2016 or that has offered live dog racing in eight out of ten calendar years from 1980 to 1990 in counties that have a population of less than five hundred thousand persons shall be considered as operating a racetrack enclosure for all purposes - 2 - S.B.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, any dog racing permittee that offered live dog racing in 2016 or that has offered live dog racing in eight out of ten calendar years from 1980 to 1990 in counties that have a population of less than five hundred thousand persons - 2 - S.B.
1260 under this article and shall not be authorized or required to conduct live racing as a condition of that permittee's racing permit.
1260 shall be considered as operating a racetrack enclosure for all purposes under this article and shall not be authorized or required to conduct live racing as a condition of that permittee's racing permit.
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR JUNE 21, 2024.
FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE JUNE 21, 2024.
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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor

  2. Transmit to Governor

  3. Transmit to Senate

  4. PASSED

  5. PASSED

  6. PASSED

  7. PASSED

  8. PASSED

  9. PASSED

  10. Transmit to Senate

  11. PASSED

  12. DPA

  13. House Placed on Consent Calendar

  14. DP

  15. W/D

  16. House Second Reading

  17. House First Reading.

  18. Transmit to House

  19. PASSED

  20. DPA

  21. DPA

  22. Senate Second Reading

  23. Senate First Reading

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 92 not signed on · 26 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (92)

92 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passed

Passed 33 Yea · 24 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 71501
Unaffiliated 7801
Democrat 19101
Total 332403
% of votes cast 55%40%0%5%
How each member voted (60)
Member Party Vote
Austin Smith — Nay
Barbara Parker — Nay
Ben Toma — Nay
Charles W Lucking — Yea
Cory McGarr — Nay
David L. Cook — Nay
Deborah Nardozzi — Yea
Jacqueline Parker — Nay
Jennifer Pawlik — Yea
Judy Schwiebert — Yea
Justin Heap — Nay
Keith Seaman — Yea
Laura Terech — Yea
Marcelino Quiñonez — Not Voting
Melody Hernandez — Yea
Travis W. Grantham — Nay
Alma Hernandez Democrat Not Voting
Analise Ortiz Democrat Yea
Betty J Villegas Democrat Yea
Cesar Aguilar Democrat Yea
Christopher Mathis Democrat Yea
Consuelo Hernandez Democrat Yea
Elda Luna-Nájera Democrat Yea
Lorena Austin Democrat Yea
Lupe Contreras Democrat Yea
Lydia Hernandez Democrat Yea
Mae Peshlakai Democrat Yea
Mariana Sandoval Democrat Yea
Myron Tsosie Democrat Yea
Nancy Gutierrez Democrat Yea
Oscar De Los Santos Democrat Yea
Patty Contreras Democrat Yea
Quantá Crews Democrat Nay
Sarah Liguori Democrat Yea
Seth Blattman Democrat Yea
Stacey Travers Democrat Yea
Stephanie Stahl Hamilton Democrat Yea
Alexander Kolodin Republican Yea
Beverly Pingerelli Republican Nay
David Livingston Republican Yea
David Marshall, Sr. Republican Nay
Gail Griffin Republican Nay
John Gillette Republican Nay
Joseph Chaplik Republican Nay
Julie Willoughby Republican Yea
Justin Wilmeth Republican Nay
Kevin Payne Republican Nay
Laurin Hendrix Republican Nay
Leo Biasiucci Republican Nay
Lupe Diaz Republican Nay
Matt Gress Republican Yea
Michael Carbone Republican Nay
Michele Peña Republican Not Voting
Neal Carter Republican Nay
Quang H Nguyen Republican Yea
Rachel Keshel Republican Nay
Selina Bliss Republican Yea
Steve Montenegro Republican Nay
Teresa Martinez Republican Nay
Timothy "Tim" Dunn Republican Yea

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Passed

Passed 24 Yea · 2 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 7004
Unaffiliated 7100
Republican 10100
Total 24204
% of votes cast 80%7%0%13%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Anna Hernandez — Yea
Anthony Kern — Nay
Christine Marsh — Yea
Juan Mendez — Yea
Justine Wadsack — Yea
Ken Bennett — Yea
Sine Kerr — Yea
Sonny Borrelli — Yea
Brian Fernandez Democrat Not Voting
Catherine Miranda Democrat Not Voting
Denise “Mitzi” Epstein Democrat Yea
Eva Burch Democrat Yea
Eva Diaz Democrat Not Voting
Flavio Bravo Democrat Yea
Lela Alston Democrat Yea
Priya Sundareshan Democrat Yea
Rosanna Gabaldón Democrat Not Voting
Sally Ann Gonzales Democrat Yea
Theresa Hatathlie Democrat Yea
David C. Farnsworth Republican Yea
David Gowan Republican Yea
Frank Carroll Republican Yea
J.D. Mesnard Republican Yea
Jake Hoffman Republican Nay
Janae Shamp Republican Yea
John Kavanagh Republican Yea
Shawnna Bolick Republican Yea
Thomas "T.J." Shope Republican Yea
Warren Petersen Republican Yea
Wendy Rogers Republican Yea

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SB 1260 is sponsored by John Kavanagh (Republican).
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