ASCPA Advocate | 2026 Legislature Adjourns Sine Die

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The 57th Legislature, Second Regular Session Adjourned Sine Die

Arizona's Fifty-Seventh Legislature, Second Regular Session, adjourned Sine Die on Saturday, June 13 at 4:45 a.m. The 2026 legislative session lasted 153 days with a total of 2,030 bills, and 160 resolutions and memorials introduced for a total of 2,190 pieces of legislation. 

The entire budget package was passed and sent to the governor on Thursday evening. The Senate and House gathered again on Friday, June 12th to vote on a handful of remaining measures before adjourning Sine Die.

For a full list of bills signed into law, use the link here and select "Signed by Governor" in the drop-down menu.

Unless otherwise specified, laws passed in the 2026 Legislative Session have a general effective date of September 12, 2026.

Governor Hobbs Signs Arizona State Budget

On Saturday, June 13, Governor Hobbs signed the budget-related bills (BRBs) that were approved by the legislature on Thursday, June 11. With her signature on the budget, Arizona avoids a potential government shut down.

This legislative session lasted 153 days – only 18 days before the beginning of the next fiscal year and only 38 days before the July 21st Primary Election.

You can view the press release from Governor Hobbs' Office, here.

State Budget Highlights

Governor Hobbs signed the $18.3 billion state budget on June 13. Arizona is the first state to fully conform to federal tax cuts in the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act", as approved by Congress last year.

Legislators from both parties took credit for an increased standard deduction, no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, a $6,000 tax credit for seniors, and a new child care tax credit. In subsequent years, changes include the elimination of the State and Local Tax deduction (SALT) and replace it with the new child tax credit.

The approved budget also includes a three-year moratorium on data center incentives. Governor Hobbs had called for an outright repeal of those incentives in her January State of the State address but ultimately settled for the moratorium.

You can view a detailed analysis from the Joint Legislative Budget Committee here.

You can view a list of budget bills signed by the Governor in her press release, here.

2026 Election Cycle - New Primary Election Date

HB 2022 was signed into law 2/6/2026 with an emergency clause to move the Primary Election date from the first Tuesday in August to the second to last Tuesday in July. This change impacts various other deadlines tied to the Primary date including but not limited to candidate filing, canvass, and provisional ballots curing. The General Election date remains the same. This was a bipartisan measure that received a ⅔ vote of the legislature. You can view the bill in its entirety, here. 

Below you will find important deadlines for the July 21 Primary Election & the November 3 General Election.

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