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Gov. Hobbs vetoes legislative zoning bill

3/19/2024
Gov. Kati Hobbs vetoed on Monday a bill that limits cities’ planning and zoning powers. House Bill 2570 would have eliminated minimum lot sizes and setback requirements as well as stopped …

Hobbs vetoes bipartisan ‘Starter Homes Act’

3/18/2024
PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed the “Starter Homes Act” Monday, saying the provisions in the bipartisan bill would create problems without any assurance it actually would make housing more affordable.

Hobbs has place in history vetoing more bills than any …

8/4/2023
PHOENIX — If nothing else, Katie Hobbs has gained her place in history by having vetoed more bills than any other Arizona governor.

Hobbs vetoes bill making criminals of those who aid …

6/20/2023
PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed legislation Tuesday she said could make criminals out of some who aid undocumented migrants.

Hobbs vetoes proposal elimination of visitors' taxes …

6/19/2023
PHOENIX — Out of staters who want to buy cars and RVs in Arizona won’t be able to escape sales taxes if they come here to take delivery. Gov. Katie Hobbs rejected a proposal Monday sought on behalf of Lucid Motors that would have allowed visitors to buy a car here and then drive it off without paying the taxes.

Hobbs vetoes bill proposing solar, wind power …

6/19/2023
PHOENIX — Calling it a potential barrier to renewable energy, Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed legislation Monday which would have imposed new requirements on solar and wind generating plants.

Hobbs vetoes measure to count ballots by hand

6/16/2023
PHOENIX — Arizona counties won’t get state approval to start counting ballots by hand.

Hobbs vetoes four bills targeting 'drag' shows, …

6/16/2023
PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed four bills Thursday designed to target “drag” shows and performers.

Hobbs vetoes legislation to force communities to …

6/6/2023
PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs has nixed legislation designed to force communities to dismantle homeless encampments and, in some circumstances, arrest those who were staying there.

Hobbs vetoes handful of measures

6/5/2023
PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed a bill its sponsor says was aimed at preventing the filming of sex acts on public property, calling it little more than “a thinly veiled effort to ban books.”

Governor vetoes bill to provide water to Rio Verde …

5/22/2023
Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed legislation Monday that would have forced the city of Scottsdale to provide water to the thirsty Rio Verde Foothills community. House Bill 2441 was introduced by Rep. Gail …

Hobbs vetoes six more measures, including guns on …

5/16/2023
PHOENIX — Arizonans won’t be able to bring their guns legally onto college campuses, at least not this year. Gov. Katie Hobbs on Tuesday vetoed legislation crafted by Rep. Rachel Jones, R-Tucson, to bar public universities or colleges from adopting any rules that prohibit someone with a permit to carry a concealed weapon from bringing it onto campus.