Arizona 2024 2024 Regular Session

Arizona Senate Bill SB1495 Comm Sub / Analysis

Filed 02/29/2024

                      	SB 1495 
Initials VP/MG 	Page 1 	Caucus & COW 
 
ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Fifty-sixth Legislature 
Second Regular Session 
Senate: FICO DP 4-2-1-0 | 3
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House: WM DP 5-4-0-1 
 
SB 1495: personal property exemption; increase 
Sponsor: Senator Mesnard, LD 13 
Caucus & COW 
Overview 
Increases the business personal property tax exemption to $500,000. 
History 
The Legislature may determine by law the qualifications and exemption amounts for 
property (Ariz. Const. art. 9 § 2). 
The following personal properties are given a $248,691 business personal property tax 
exemption: 
1) properties used for agricultural purposes; 
2) properties primarily used for agricultural purposes to produce trees other than 
standing timber, vines, rosebushes, ornamental plants or horticultural crops, 
regardless of whether the crop is grown in containers, soil or any other medium; 
3) shopping centers; 
4) golf courses; 
5) manufacturers, assemblers or fabricators; 
6) properties used in communications transmission facilities and that provides public 
telephone or telecommunications exchange or interexchange access for compensation 
to effect two-way communication to, from, through or within Arizona; and 
7) properties devoted to any other commercial or industrial use, other than properties 
specifically included in other classifications (A.R.S. §§ 42-11127, 42-12001, 42-12002). 
Provisions 
1. Increases the business personal property tax exemption to $500,000. (Sec. 1) 
2. Becomes effective on January 1, 2025. (Sec. 2) 
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes)     ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes)      ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☒ Fiscal Note