SB1671 • 2026

gaming; racing; boxing; conflict-of-interest continuation

SB1671 - gaming; racing; boxing; conflict-of-interest continuation

Labor

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Shawnna Bolick
Last action: 2026-04-09
Official status: House committee of the whole
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide details on the exact nature and consequences of non-compliance with conflict-of-interest requirements.

Continuing Gaming and Racing Commissions

This bill extends the Arizona Department of Gaming (ADG), Arizona Racing Commission, and Arizona State Boxing and MMA Commission for six years until July 1, 2032.

What This Bill Does

Extends the ADG, Racing Commission, and Boxing and MMA Commission until July 1, 2032.
Requires all employees of these commissions to complete conflict-of-interest disclosure forms upon hiring or appointment and annually if there are changes.
Directs the ADG to create a complaint submission process and tracking system available on its website.
Requires the ADG to submit an annual report including data about complaints received, dismissed, and resolved.

Who It Names or Affects

Arizona Department of Gaming (ADG) employees
Arizona Racing Commission members and staff
Arizona State Boxing and MMA Commission members and staff

Terms To Know

Conflict-of-interest disclosure form: A document that lists any financial interests or relationships that might affect a person's ability to make unbiased decisions in their job.
Annual report: A yearly summary of activities, achievements, and issues reported by an organization to its stakeholders.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify the fiscal impact on the state General Fund.
It is unclear what happens if employees do not comply with conflict-of-interest requirements.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HOUSE - Commerce (Adopted)

Adopted

Plain English: Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENTS TO S.B.

Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENTS TO S.B.
1671 (Reference to Senate engrossed bill) The bill as proposed to be amended is reprinted as follows: 1 Section 1.
Section 5-101.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended 2 to read: 3 5-101.01.
Division of racing; director; qualifications; term; 4 deputy director; conflict of interest 5 A.

This amendment summary is using official source text because generated interpretation was skipped for this run.

HOUSE - Commerce (Proposed)

Proposed

Plain English: Fifty-seventh Legislature Commerce Second Regular Session S.B.

Fifty-seventh Legislature Commerce Second Regular Session S.B.
1671 PROPOSED HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENTS TO S.B.
1671 (Reference to Senate engrossed bill) The bill as proposed to be amended is reprinted as follows: 1 Section 1.
Section 5-101.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended 2 to read: 3 5-101.01.

This amendment summary is using official source text because generated interpretation was skipped for this run.

SENATE - Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency (Adopted)

Adopted

Plain English: Fifty-seventh Legislature Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency Second Regular Session S.B.

Fifty-seventh Legislature Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency Second Regular Session S.B.
1671 COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B.
1671 (Reference to printed bill) The bill as proposed to be amended is reprinted as follows: 1 Section 1.
Section 5-101.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended 2 to read: 3 5-101.01.

This amendment summary is using official source text because generated interpretation was skipped for this run.

SENATE - Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency (Proposed)

Proposed

Plain English: Fifty-seventh Legislature Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency Second Regular Session S.B.

Fifty-seventh Legislature Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency Second Regular Session S.B.
1671 PROPOSED SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B.
1671 (Reference to printed bill) The bill as proposed to be amended is reprinted as follows: 1 Section 1.
Section 5-101.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended 2 to read: 3 5-101.01.

This amendment summary is using official source text because generated interpretation was skipped for this run.

Bill History

2026-04-09 House
House committee of the whole
2026-03-31 House
House minority caucus
2026-03-31 House
House majority caucus
2026-03-09 House
House second read
2026-03-05 House
House Rules: C&P
2026-03-05 House
House Commerce: DPA
2026-03-05 House
House first read
2026-03-02 House
Transmitted to House
2026-03-02 Senate
Senate third read passed
2026-03-02 Senate
Senate committee of the whole
2026-02-17 Senate
Senate minority caucus
2026-02-17 Senate
Senate majority caucus
2026-02-04 Senate
Senate second read
2026-02-03 Senate
Senate Rules: PFC
2026-02-03 Senate
Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency: DPA
2026-02-03 Senate
Senate first read

Official Summary Text

SB1671 - 572R - Senate Fact Sheet

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Fifty-Seventh
Legislature, Second Regular Session

AMENDED

FACT SHEET FOR
S.B. 1671

gaming;
racing; boxing; conflict-of-interest continuation

Purpose

Continues the Arizona Department of Gaming (ADG), Arizona Racing
Commission (Racing Commission) and the Arizona State Boxing and Mixed Martial
Arts (Boxing and MMA Commission) Commission for six years. Modifies the powers
and duties of the ADG, Racing Commission, and Boxing and MMA Commission.

Background

The ADG was established in 1995 to monitor tribal gaming activities in
accordance with the Arizona tribal-state gaming compacts required by federal
law and as authorized by statute. The ADG's regulatory authority now includes
oversight of racing, pari-mutuel and simulcast wagering, unarmed combat sports,
event wagering and fantasy sports contests (
Laws
1995, Ch.76
;
A.R.S.
Title 5
). In 1949, the Legislature legalized pari-mutuel wagering in
Arizona and established the Racing Commission to provide regulatory oversight (
Laws
1949, Ch. 61
;
A.R.S.
Title 5, Chapter 1
). The Boxing and MMA Commission, established by the
Legislature in 1982 as the Arizona State Boxing Commission and expanded to
include mixed martial arts in 1997, is a regulatory body responsible for
regulating boxing, kickboxing, tough man and mixed martial arts events in
Arizona (
Laws
1982, Ch. 39
;
A.R.S.
Title 5, Chapter 2
).

The House of Representatives Commerce Committee
of Reference (COR) held a public meeting on January 12, 2026, and the Senate
Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency COR held a public meeting on
January 13, 2026, to review the Auditor General's Performance Audit and Sunset
Review Report, consider each agency's response to the statutorily outlined
sunset factors and receive public testimony. The House of Representatives and
Senate CORs recommended that the ADG, Racing Commission and Boxing and MMA Commission
implement the recommendations to the findings of the Auditor General's 2025
Performance Audit and Sunset Review Report. The House of Representatives and
Senate CORs also recommended that the Racing Commission and Boxing and MMA
Commission be continued for six years until July 1, 2032, and the ADG be
continued for two years until July 1, 2028
(
COR
Final Report
).

The ADG, Racing Commission and Boxing and MMA Commission are statutorily
set to terminate on July 1, 2026, unless continued by the Legislature (A.R.S. ��

41-3036.04
;

41-3026.13
;
and
41-3026.22
).

There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund
associated with this legislation.

Provisions

ADG

Continues, retroactive to July 1, 2026, the ADG until July 1, 2032.

Repeals the ADG on January 1, 2033.

Requires the Director, Deputy Director, if applicable, and all employees
of the ADG to
complete a conflict-of-interest
disclosure form either on initial appointment or on hiring as a new employee.

Requires the Director, Deputy Director, if applicable, and all employees
of the ADG to submit an updated conflict-of-interest form annually if any
conflict-of-interest information has changed.

Requires
the ADG, by December 17

of each year, to submit all ADG audits that
are conducted by a third-party auditor to the following:

the President of the Senate;

the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and

the
Governor.

Requires the ADG to create and implement a complaint submission process
and complaint tracking system that allows it to track and monitor complaints.

Requires the ADG to make the complaint submission process available on
its website.

Requires
the ADG to submit an annual report to the President of the Senate, the Speaker
of the House of Representatives and the Governor including all of the following:

the number of complaints that were received through the complaint
submission process;

the number of complaints received through the complaint submission
process and that were dismissed; and

the
number of complaints that were received through the complaint submission
process and that were resolved.

Requires the ADG to review all independent audits that have been
conducted as of 2021 to determine if event wagering operators have paid the
correct required privilege fee amounts as prescribed by statute.

10.

Requires
the ADG to address and correct any overpayments or underpayments of privilege
fee payments as required by rule.

Racing
Commission

11.

Continues,
retroactive to July 1, 2026, the Racing Commission until July 1, 2032.

12.

Repeals
the Racing Commission on January 1, 2033.

13.

Requires,
under the ADG Division of Racing, the Director, the Deputy Director, if
applicable, and all employees of ADG to complete a complete a
conflict-of-interest disclosure form either on initial appointment or on hiring
as a new employee.

14.

Requires,
under the ADG Division of Racing, the Director, Deputy Director, if applicable,
and all employees of the ADG to submit an updated conflict-of-interest form
annually if any conflict-of-interest information has changed.

Boxing and MMA
Commission

15.

Continues,
retroactive to July 1, 2026, the Boxing and MMA Commission until July 1, 2032.

16.

Repeals
the Boxing and MMA Commission on January 1, 2033.

17.

Requires
the Executive Director, all commissioners and all employees of the Boxing and
MMA Commission to complete a conflict-of-interest disclosure form on initial
appointment or on hiring.

18.

Requires
the Executive Director, all commissioners and all employees of the Boxing and
MMA Commission to submit an updated conflict-of-interest disclosure form
annually if any

conflict-of-interest information has changed.

Miscellaneous

19.

Contains
purpose statements.

20.

Makes
technical and conforming changes.

21.

Becomes
effective on the general effective date, with retroactive provisions as noted.

Amendments Adopted by
Committee

Increases the continuation of the ADG from two years to six years.

Clarifies that the ADG must review all independent audits, rather than
all independent ADG audits, that have been conducted as of 2021.

Senate Action

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SB1671 - 572R - H Ver

House Engrossed
Senate Bill

gaming; racing;
boxing; conflict-of-interest continuation

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SENATE BILL 1671

AN
ACT

amending sections 5-101.01, 5-223
and 5-604, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 5, chapter 6, article
1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 5-606; amending section 5-1312,
Arizona Revised Statutes; Repealing sections 41-3026.04, 41-3026.13
and 41-3026.22, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 41, chapter 27,
article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding sections 41-3032.11, 41-3032.15
and 41-3032.20; relating to gaming.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

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

Section 1. Section 5-101.01, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE
5-101.01.

Division of racing; director; qualifications; term; deputy
director; conflict of interest

A. There is established a division of racing within
the department of gaming.

B. The director shall administer the division. To be
eligible for appointment as director, a person must have a minimum of five
years of experience in business and administration and shall not have a
financial interest in a racetrack or in the racing industry in this state
during that person's appointment.

C. The director may establish the position of deputy
director of the division.

D. The position of deputy director, if applicable,
is exempt from title 41, chapter 4, articles 5 and 6. The deputy director, if
applicable, is eligible to receive compensation pursuant to section 38-611.

E.
The provisions of
Title 38,
chapter 3, article 8, relating to conflict of interest,
apply
applies
to the director and all other employees of the
department.

F. Neither the director, any employee of the
department nor any member of the immediate family of the director or other
employee of the department may:

1. Have any pecuniary interest in a racetrack in
this state or in any stable, compound or farm licensed under this chapter.

2. Wager money at a racetrack enclosure or
additional wagering facility in this state or wager money on the results of any
race held at a racetrack enclosure in this state.

3. Hold more than a five percent interest in any
entity doing business with a racetrack in this state.

4. Have any interest, whether direct or indirect, in
a license issued pursuant to this chapter or in a licensee, facility or entity
that is involved in any way with pari-mutuel wagering. For the
purposes of this paragraph, "interest" includes employment.

G. The director, the deputy director,
if applicable, and all employees of the department shall complete a conflict-of-interest
disclosure form on initial appointment as director and deputy director, if
applicable, and on hiring as a new employee. The director, the
deputy director, if applicable, and all department employees shall submit an
updated conflict-of-interest disclosure form annually if any conflict-of-interest
information has changed.

G.

H.
Failure to comply with subsection F
or G
of this section is grounds for dismissal.

H.

I.
For the purposes of subsection F of this section,
"immediate family" means a spouse or children who regularly reside in
the household of the director or other employee of the department.
END_STATUTE

Sec. 2. Section 5-223, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE
5-223.

Arizona state boxing and mixed martial arts commission;
appointment; terms; compensation; conflict of interest; emergency ringside
meetings

A. The
Arizona state boxing and mixed
martial arts
commission consists of three members appointed by the
governor pursuant to section 38-211. The term of office of
commissioners is three years. The term of one member shall expire on
the third Monday in January each year.

B. Two members of the commission constitute a quorum
for conducting business. A concurrence of two members is necessary
to render a decision by the commission. Emergency ringside meetings
held immediately
prior
before
and
subsequent to
after
a scheduled contest
for the purpose of determining whether there has been a violation of the rules
and regulations of the commission or this chapter are exempt from
the provisions of
title 38, chapter 3, article 3.1.

C. The commissioners shall receive compensation as
determined pursuant to section 38-611 for each day they act in their
official capacity, not to exceed one hundred days each year.

D. A commissioner shall not during the
commissioner's term of office promote, sponsor or have any financial interest
in a combatant, a boxing contest or in the premises leased for a boxing
contest.

E. The executive DIRECTOR, all
commissioners and all department and commission employees shall complete a
conflict-of-interest disclosure form on initial appointment as a commissioner
and on hiring as a new employee. The executive director, all commissioners and
all employees shall submit an updated conflict-of-interest disclosure form
annually if any conflict-of-interest information has changed.

END_STATUTE

Sec. 3. 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 in the gambling industry in this state is
grounds for the dismissal of the director or employee of the department.

E. The director and all employees of
the department shall complete a conflict-of-interest disclosure form on initial
appointment as director and on hiring as a new employee. The
director and all department employees shall submit an updated
conflict-of-interest disclosure form annually if any conflict-of-interest
information has changed.
END_STATUTE

Sec. 4. Title 5, chapter 6, article 1, Arizona
Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 5-606, to read:

START_STATUTE
5-606.

Complaints; tracking system; annual report

A. The department shall create and
implement a complaint submission process and complaint tracking system that
allow the department to track and monitor complaints relating to this chapter
and chapters 2, 10 and 11 of this title. the department shall make the
complaint submission process available on the department website.

B. On or before september 30 of each
year, the department shall submit an annual report to the president of the
senate, the speaker of the house of representatives and the governor that
includes aggregate data of complaints that are received by the department
relating to persons or entities that are licensed or regulated pursuant to this
title and that are within the statutory AUTHORITY of the department.
END_STATUTE

Sec. 5. Section 5-1312, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE
5-1312.

Reporting

A. On or before September 30 of each year, the
department shall prepare and submit an annual report to the governor, the
president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives, and
shall provide a copy to the secretary of state that contains the following
information:

1. The number of active licensees by type.

2. The aggregate gross and net revenue of all
licensees.

3. The number of investigations conducted to enforce
this chapter.

4. The financial impact on this state of the event
wagering industry in this state.

B. The report may be included with other information
required to be submitted by the department annually. A report submitted under
subsection A of this section may be submitted electronically.

C. The report required pursuant to
subsection A of this section must include a statement that indicates the number
of independent audit results that are required to be submitted by licensed
event wagering operators and management services providers pursuant to section
5-1319 and that were received by the department and must include any
corrective actions taken by the department regarding overpayment or
underpayment of privilege fees.
END_STATUTE

Sec. 6.
Repeal

Sections 41-3026.04, 41-3026.13 and
41-3026.22, Arizona Revised Statutes, are repealed.

Sec. 7. Title 41, chapter 27, article 2,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding sections 41-3032.11, 41-3032.15
and 41-3032.20 to read:

START_STATUTE
41-3032.11.

Arizona racing commission; termination July 1, 2032

A. The Arizona racing commission
terminates on July 1, 2032.

B. Title 5, chapter 1 and this
section are repealed on january 1, 2033.
END_STATUTE

START_STATUTE
41-3032.15.

Arizona state boxing and mixed martial arts commission;
termination July 1, 2032

A. The
Arizona state boxing and mixed martial arts commission terminates on July 1,
2032.

B. Title 5, chapter 2 and this
section are repealed on January 1, 2033.
END_STATUTE

START_STATUTE
41-3032.20.

Department of
gaming; termination July 1, 2032

A. The department of gaming
terminates on July 1, 2032.

B. Sections 5-601, 5-602,
5-602.01, 5-603 and 5-604, title 5, Chapters 10 and 11 and
this section are repealed on January 1, 2033.
END_STATUTE

Sec. 8.
Purpose

Pursuant
to section 41-2955, subsection B, Arizona Revised Statutes, the
legislature continues the department of gaming to:

1. Carry out the
responsibilities of the state gaming agency in compacts executed by the state
Indian tribes and this state pursuant to the Indian gaming regulatory act of
1988 (25 United States Code sections 2701 through 2721 and 18 United States
Code sections 1166 through 1168).

2. Ensure the integrity of
fantasy sports contests.

3. Enforce and supervise
compliance with the laws and rules relating to regulating and controlling event
wagering in this state.

4. Regulate racing and
boxing and mixed martial arts in this state in conjunction with their
respective commissions.

Sec. 9.
Purpose

Pursuant to section 41-2955,
subsection B, Arizona Revised Statutes, the legislature continues the Arizona
racing commission to regulate the racing industry in this state for the
protection of the public peace, safety and welfare.

Sec. 10.
Purpose

Pursuant
to section 41-2955, subsection B, Arizona Revised Statutes, the
legislature continues the Arizona state boxing and mixed martial arts
commission to provide the best protection for all interested parties in the
sports of boxing, kickboxing and mixed martial arts.

Sec. 11.
Retroactivity

Sections 6
and 7 of this act are effective retroactively to from and
after July 1, 2026.