Arizona 57th Legislature - Second Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 1 R cosponsors

SB 1044 — property tax; exemption; virtual currency

Last action — House Second Reading

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

This bill died with 57th Legislature - Second Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

18 added · 27 removed

Plain-language change summary

Senate Bill 1044 has been updated to include an exemption from property taxes specifically for virtual currency. This change aims to provide financial relief to individuals and businesses dealing with virtual currencies, encouraging their use and investment. The removal of some initial text streamlined the bill's language, focusing on the key tax exemption aspect, which matters because it could impact how cryptocurrencies are treated in the state's tax system.

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Fifty-seventh Legislature Finance Second Regular Session S.B.
Senate Engrossed property tax;
1044 PROPOSED SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B.
exemption;
1044 (Reference to printed bill) Amendment instruction key:
virtual currency State of Arizona Senate Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session SENATE BILL 1044 AN ACT AMENDING TITLE 42, CHAPTER 11, ARTICLE 3, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTION 42-11134;
[GREEN UNDERLINING IN BRACKETS] indicates text added to statute or previously enacted session law.
RELATING TO PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS.
[Green underlining in brackets] indicates text added to new session law or text restoring existing law.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) - i - S.B.
[GREEN STRIKEOUT IN BRACKETS] indicates new text removed from statute or previously enacted session law.
1044 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
[Green strikeout in brackets] indicates text removed from existing statute, previously enacted session law or new session law.
<<Green carets>> indicate a section added to the bill.
<<Green strikeout in carets>> indicates a section removed from the bill.
The bill as proposed to be amended is reprinted as follows:
Conditional enactment This act does not become effective unless the Constitution of Arizona is amended by a vote of the people at the next general election by passage of Senate Concurrent Resolution [____] [1003], fifty-seventh legislature, second regular session, relating to property tax exemptions.
Conditional enactment This act does not become effective unless the Constitution of Arizona is amended by a vote of the people at the next general election by passage of Senate Concurrent Resolution 1003, fifty-seventh legislature, second regular session, relating to property tax exemptions.
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Action History

  1. House Second Reading

  2. House First Reading.

  3. Transmit to House

  4. PASSED

  5. DPA

  6. DPA

  7. Senate Second Reading

  8. Senate First Reading

  9. Prefiled.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 92 not signed on · 11 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 16 Yea · 11 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 01102
Republican 16001
Total 161103
% of votes cast 53%37%0%10%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Analise Ortiz Democrat Not Voting
Brian Fernandez Democrat Nay
Catherine Miranda Democrat Nay
Denise “Mitzi” Epstein Democrat Nay
Eva Diaz Democrat Not Voting
Flavio Bravo Democrat Nay
Kiana Sears Democrat Nay
Lauren Kuby Democrat Nay
Lela Alston Democrat Nay
Priya Sundareshan Democrat Nay
Rosanna Gabaldón Democrat Nay
Sally Ann Gonzales Democrat Nay
Theresa Hatathlie Democrat Nay
Carine Werner Republican Yea
David C. Farnsworth Republican Yea
David Gowan Republican Yea
Frank Carroll Republican Yea
Hildy Angius Republican Yea
J.D. Mesnard Republican Yea
Jake Hoffman Republican Yea
Janae Shamp Republican Not Voting
John Kavanagh Republican Yea
Kevin Payne Republican Yea
Mark Finchem Republican Yea
Shawnna Bolick Republican Yea
Thomas "T.J." Shope Republican Yea
Timothy "Tim" Dunn Republican Yea
Venden "Vince" Leach Republican Yea
Warren Petersen Republican Yea
Wendy Rogers Republican Yea

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Subjects

taxation technology
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 1044?
SB 1044 is sponsored by Wendy Rogers (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1044?
This bill died with 57th Legislature - Second Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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