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Gov. Hobbs Announces Bill Signing Moratorium
Hobbs says she will sign only two exceptions while Republicans withhold a budget plan that must cover tax conformity and school funding gaps.
- On Monday, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs announced she will veto every bill reaching her desk until Republican legislative leaders publicly release their budget proposal, effectively halting the state's legislative agenda.
- Budget negotiations stalled last month over disagreements regarding the expiration of Proposition 123, a school funding measure, as Hobbs claims Republican leaders are avoiding scrutiny by keeping their plan under wraps.
- The conflict centers on a $300 million funding gap and disagreements over a $760 million federal reimbursement for border security, while the Joint Legislative Budget Committee estimates tax conformity will cost Arizona around $1.1 billion.
- Arizona House Speaker Steve Montenegro called the freeze "political theater," while Senate President Warren Petersen labeled the veto threat "an unserious approach to governing," though Hobbs will exempt public safety bills from the moratorium.
- The state government faces a June 30 deadline to pass a new budget or risk a shutdown, requiring lawmakers to reconcile these disagreements and fulfill their statutory duty amid election-year politics.
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Hobbs vetoes first bills under moratorium as Arizona budget standoff drags on
Gov. Katie Hobbs delivering the 2025 State of the State Address, as Speaker of the Arizona House Steve Montenegro and State Senate President Warren Petersen watch, on Jan. 13, 2025. (Photo by Gage Skidmore/Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0)Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed three bills on Tuesday, following through with the promise she made a day earlier to veto any bill sent to her desk until legislative Republicans publicly release their budget proposal. In her veto l…
ARIZONA: Governor Hobbs Vows to Veto All Bills After Walking Away From Budget Talks With GOP Legislature
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) said she will veto all legislation reaching her desk after walking away from budget negotiations with the Republican-controlled Arizona Legislature, escalating a standoff over the state budget. In a statement posted Monday on X, Hobbs said she would block all bills until legislative Republicans present a public budget proposal and engage in negotiations. “Today, I promised to veto all bills that come to my desk and …
Hobbs Accused Of “Political Theater” After Abandoning Budget Talks
Governor Katie Hobbs is the target of criticism for her decision to freeze bill signings after she walked away from budget negotiations more than three weeks ago. According to Arizona House Speaker Steve Montenegro, Hobbs left the table "when it became clear her spending plan relied on revenue that did not exist, and she had...
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