Gov. Hobbs announces bill moratorium until bill is passed protecting services for Arizonans with disabilities

Hobbs vows to veto all bills until disability funding crisis resolved

Gov. Katie Hobbs said on April 17, 2025, that she won't sign any bills that aren't already on her desk unless Republicans negotiate an end to the funding crisis that threatens to shut down services for disabled Arizonans. Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona MirrorArizona’s Democratic governor has promised to veto every piece of legislation that Republicans send to her until the legislature passes a “reasonable, negotiated” funding bill to pr…

Arizona Gov. Hobbs pledges vetoes in disability funding feud with lawmakers

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs told lawmakers Thursday she will veto any new bills they send her until they approve $122 million needed to fund programs that provide services to people with developmental disabilities.

Hobbs says she’ll veto all bills until legislature fulfills services for the developmentally disabled

PHOENIX -- Running out of time and money, Gov. Katie Hobbs is upping the stakes in her bid to get more dollars for programs for the developmentally disabled.

Arizona governor imposes legislation moratorium until lawmakers take up disability services bill

Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-AZ) said she will veto any new legislation that lands on her desk until the Republican-controlled Arizona state legislature moves forward on a bill to fund disability services. Her announcement of a moratorium on signing legislation marks…

Gov. Hobbs announces bill moratorium until bill is passed protecting services for Arizonans with disabilities

The bill in dispute, which recently passed in the Arizona House, would significantly cut in-home services for disabled Arizonans.

Republicans have a plan to fund Arizona’s disabilities programs, but Democrats aren’t happy with it.

Key points: Republicans passed the $122 million funding bill on party lines Democrats oppose the funding as it pulls from other social programs The House Majority Whip seeks a bipartisan answer House and Senate Republicans at the Arizona Legislature advanced a bill that would provide $122 million of emergency funding to the Division of Developmental Disabilities, but the proposal is unpopular with Gov. Katie Hobbs, legislative Democrats and m…