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SB1349 • 2026

director; gaming; technical correction

SB1349 - director; gaming; technical correction

Labor
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Sally Ann Gonzales
Last action
2026-06-12
Official status
Senate Rules: None
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Director; Gaming; Technical Correction

This bill amends the qualifications and conflict of interest rules for the Director of the Department of Gaming in Arizona.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends section 5-604 of the Arizona Revised Statutes to update the qualifications required for appointment as director of the gaming department.
  • Updates the rule regarding conflicts of interest involving relatives of the director or other employees.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The governor, who appoints the director.
  • The director of the Department of Gaming.
  • Employees of the Department of Gaming.

Terms To Know

Conflict of interest
A situation where someone's personal interests might affect their job responsibilities in a negative way.
Department of Gaming
The government agency responsible for overseeing gambling activities in Arizona.

Limits and Unknowns

  • It does not specify what happens if someone violates these rules after they take effect.
  • Does not change how much the director or other employees are paid.

Bill History

  1. 2026-06-12 Senate

    Senate Rules: None

  2. 2026-06-12 Senate

    Senate first read

Official Summary Text

SB1349 - director; gaming; technical correction

Current Bill Text

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SB1349 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
director; gaming; technical correction

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SB 1349

Introduced by

Senator
Gonzales

AN
ACT

amending section 5-604, Arizona Revised
Statutes; relating to gaming.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 5-604, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE
5-604.

Department of gaming; director; qualifications; term; conflict of
interest; grounds for dismissal

A. The department of gaming is established.

B. The governor shall appoint a director of the
department of gaming pursuant to section 38-211. The director
serves at the pleasure of the governor.� To be eligible for appointment as
director, a person shall not have a financial interest in a gambling operation
or in the gambling industry in this state during the term of appointment. The
governor may appoint an acting director if there is a vacancy in the office.

C. The director and all other employees of the
department are subject to title 41, chapter 4, article 4. The
director is eligible to receive compensation pursuant to section 38-611.

D. The employment or financial interest of any
relative to the first degree of consanguinity or affinity to the director or
any other employee of the department
of gaming
in the
gambling industry in this state is grounds for
the dismissal of

dismissing
the director or employee of the department.
END_STATUTE