Assigned to APPROP FOR COMMITTEE
ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Sixth Legislature, First Regular Session
FACT SHEET FOR S.B. 1524
amusements; 2023-2024.
Purpose
Makes session law changes relating to amusements necessary to implement the FY 2024
state budget.
Background
The Arizona Constitution prohibits substantive law from being included in the general
appropriations, capital outlay appropriations and supplemental appropriations bills. However, it is
often necessary to make statutory and session law changes to effectuate the budget. Thus, separate
bills called budget reconciliation bills (BRBs) are introduced to enact these provisions. Because
BRBs contain substantive law changes, the Arizona Constitution provides that they become
effective on the general effective date, unless an emergency clause is enacted.
S.B. 1524 contains a budget reconciliation provision for changes relating to amusements.
Provisions
1. Continues to require the Arizona Department of Gaming, in FY 2024, to establish and collect,
in addition to amounts already authorized, a regulatory assessment from each commercial
racing permittee in the amount of 0.5 percent of the amounts wagered, payable from
pari-mutuel pools from in-state and out-of-state live and simulcast races.
2. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
January 30, 2023
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