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HB4139 • 2026
HB4139 - 2026-2027; amusements.
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HB4139 - 2026-2027; amusements.
Governor vetoed
Transmitted to House
Senate third read passed
Senate passed
Senate first read
Transmitted to Senate
House third read passed
House committee of the whole
House minority caucus
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House first read
HB4139 - 2026-2027; amusements.
HB4139 - 572R - H Ver House Engrossed 2026-2027; amusements. State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session 2026 HOUSE BILL 4139 AN ACT relating to amusements. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Department of gaming; regulatory assessment; pari-mutuel pool Notwithstanding any other law, in fiscal year 2026-2027, the department of gaming shall establish and collect a regulatory assessment from each commercial racing permittee, payable from amounts deducted from pari-mutuel pools by the permittee, in addition to the amounts the permittee is authorized to deduct pursuant to section 5-111, subsection B, Arizona Revised Statutes, from amounts wagered on live and simulcast races from in-state and out-of-state wagering handled by the permittee, in the amount of 0.5 percent of the amounts wagered. Sec. 2. Department of gaming; horse racing; gate approval; timed workouts; delayed repeal A. Notwithstanding any other law, for race meetings in the years 2026 and 2027, the department of gaming may allow a first-time starter horse to race as long as the horse has gate approval and at least two timed workouts. One of the timed workouts shall be an out-of-the-gate workout that is conducted within sixty days of the race in which the horse is entered. B. This section is repealed from and after December 31, 2027.