Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona HB2950: tourism improvement areas; municipalities; counties
Status: Chaptered, June 19, 2026
HB2950 - tourism improvement areas; municipalities; counties
What the bill says
An act amending title 48, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding chapter 38; relating to special districts.
From the chaptered text, July 1, 2026:
AN ACT amending title 48, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding chapter 38; relating to special districts. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Section 1. Title 48, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding chapter 38, to read: CHAPTER 38 TOURISM IMPROVEMENT AREAS ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS START_STATUTE48-6501. Definitions In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "board" MEANS the board of supervisors of the county. 2. "Destination marketing organization" means a nonprofit organization or governmental unit that is designated by the governing body as being responsible for the tourism promotion and marketing of the municipality or county. 3. "Governing body" means the governing body or board that by law is constituted as the legislative department of the municipality or county. 4. "Lodging business": (a) Means any business providing transient lodging as prescribed by section 42-5070. (b) Includes a property that begins providing transient lodging as prescribed by section 42-5070 after the establishment of a tourism improvement area that includes the property. 5. "lodging business assessment" means a levy on room rentals at a business that is classified under section 42-5070. 6. "Lodging business owner" means a person recognized as the owner of a lodging business that is subject to a lodging business assessment. 7. "municipality" means a city or town. 8. "owners' board" means the designated individuals that …
Sponsors
- Wilmeth, Justin (R, HD-002) · primary sponsor
- Diaz, Lupe (R, HD-019)
- Hernandez, Consuelo (D, HD-021)
- Teresa Martinez (R, HD-016)
- Peña, Michele (R)
- Volk, Kevin (D, HD-017)
- Weninger, Jeff (R, HD-013)
- Frank Carroll (R, SD-028)
- Fernandez, Brian (D, SD-023)
- David Gowan (R, SD-019)
- Leach, Venden "Vince" (R, SD-017)
- Thomas Shope (R, SD-016)
Latest actions
- : Chapter 206
- : Governor Signed
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : Passed
- : Senate third reading passed (26 votes)
- : Transmitted to House
- : Passed
- : Passed
- : failed to pass
- : do pass amended
Votes
- FINAL Passed (June 10, 2026): 39 yea, 12 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (June 9, 2026): 26 yea, 3 nay, passed
- THIRD failed to pass (April 21, 2026): 10 yea, 19 nay, failed
- RULES PFC (April 7, 2026): 5 yea, 4 nay, passed
- FIN DP (March 23, 2026): 5 yea, 2 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (March 16, 2026): 42 yea, 9 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB2950?
- HB2950 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): tourism improvement areas; municipalities; counties.
- What does HB2950 do?
- In its own words: An act amending title 48, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding chapter 38; relating to special districts.
- What is the status of HB2950?
- Chaptered as of June 19, 2026. Latest action: Chapter 206 (June 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2950?
- Wilmeth, Justin (R, HD-002), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB2950?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/85089/?SessionId=130
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