Arizona 2023 2023 Regular Session

Arizona Senate Bill SB1524 Comm Sub / Analysis

Filed 02/21/2023

                      	SB 1524 
Initials PRB 	Page 1 	Transmitted 
 
ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Fifty-sixth Legislature 
First Regular Session 
Senate: APPROP DP 6-4-0-0 | 3
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 Read 16-14-0-0 
House: 3
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 Read 31-28-1-0 
 
SB 1524: amusements; 2023-2024. (Substituted for HB 2571) 
Sponsor: Senator Kavanagh, LD 3 
Transmitted to the Governor 
Overview 
Contains provisions relating to amusements needed to implement the FY 2024 budget. 
History 
Pursuant to A.R.S. § 5-104, the Arizona Department of Gaming (ADG) Division of Racing 
establishes and collects a regulatory assessment from each commercial racing permittee, 
payable from amounts deducted from pari-mutuel pools by the permittee, from amounts wagered 
on live and simulcast races from in-state and out-of-state wagering handled by the permittee. All 
monies received from the regulatory assessment are deposited into the Racing Regulation Fund, 
which is the primary funding source for the Division of Racing.  
While ADG has the authority to set the regulatory assessment rate, the Legislature, for each FY 
since 2017, has set the rate at 0.5% of the amounts wagered. 
Provisions 
1. Continues for FY 2024, as session law, ADG's regulatory assessment of 0.5% on the amounts 
wagered on live and simulcast races from in-state and out-of-state wagering handled by a 
commercial racing permittee. (Sec. 1)  
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes)     ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes)      ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note