US EditionGov. Katie Hobbs Clears Desk of All Bills for the Session
ARIZONA, JUL 2 – Governor Hobbs vetoed HB 2324 citing concerns that removing seized cryptocurrencies from local jurisdictions could hinder law enforcement cooperation, marking her third crypto-related veto this session.
- Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed 178 bills in the 2025 legislative session before the Legislature adjourned on June 27.
- Her vetoes responded to efforts addressing election result delays, voting procedures, national security, and digital asset policies amid ongoing policy debates.
- Hobbs signed laws in May and beyond tightening early voting rules, raising business personal property tax exemptions, and restricting foreign adversaries from owning state land.
- She vetoed bills that sought to expedite election results through separate hand-count audits and restricted voter access, calling them inefficient and disenfranchising, and also blocked three digital asset reserve proposals.
- Hobbs emphasized that Arizonans, not federal politicians, should decide state policies and promised to continue working on election improvements while protecting voting access and economic stability.
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Record 174 vetoes highlight Arizona’s partisan gridlock under divided government
Gov. Katie Hobbs gives the annual State of the State address in the Arizona House of Representatives on Jan. 13, 2025. Photo by Gage Skidmore | Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0In Arizona, a divided state government means elected leaders spend a lot of their time blocking one another’s policy proposals instead of creating bipartisan compromise. Democrat Gov. Katie Hobbs signed into law 265 pieces of legislation that had bipartisan support, but she also beat …
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Kingman MinerGov. Katie Hobbs clears desk of all bills for the session
Key Points: Governor vetoed 178 bills this session, surpassing her previous record Photo enforcement and expedited election results bills vetoed Hobbs looking to improve vote counting next session It may have resulted in faster election returns, with the winners and losers known shortly after the polls close. However, on July 1, Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed legislation designed to help Arizona expedite results. The governor said she could not acc…
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