At-a-glance: How the Senate Finance Committee voted March 20, 2026

The Arizona Senate Finance Committee concluded its March 20 session with roll-call votes on multiple bills. Below are the bills acted on in committee, each with vote tallies and succinct notes drawn from the hearing record.

- HB 2502 (ASRS: elected official retirement without resignation) — Passed, 5 yes, 2 no. Explanation: committee approved a due-pass recommendation after ASRS and pro bono testimony describing parity with non-elected employees.

- HB 2780 (Tax-lien foreclosure conforming changes) — Passed, 6 yes, 1 no. Notes: Technical conformity to prior foreclosure statute changes; testimony emphasized limiting third-party litigation and clarifying credit-bid language.

- HB 2950 (Tourism Improvement Areas, TIAs) — Passed, 5 yes, 2 no. Notes: Adopted; proponents stressed voluntary nature and DOR collection mechanics; DOR implementation costs to be covered by TIAs per testimony.

- HB 2939 (Qualified Facilities Tax Credit increase for rural projects) — Passed, 5 yes, 2 no. Notes: Raised credit to $25,000 per job for qualifying rural projects; senators expressed fiscal concerns about scoring and program caps.

- HB 2140 (State treasurer permitted investments — gold/silver, striker adopted) — Passed as amended, 4 yes, 2 no, 1 not voting. Notes: Striker allows treasurer discretion to hold up to 10% in bullion; opponents worried about liquidity and transaction/storage costs.

- HB 2398 (Commercial boat liability and peer-to-peer watercraft sharing; amendment adopted) — Passed, 6 yes, 1 no. Notes: Amended to allow personal policies to be written to meet commercial requirements; establishes certification and verification steps with AGFC.

- HB 2999 (State Affordability Infrastructure Districts; amendment adopted) — Passed, 6 yes, 1 no. Notes: 62-page amendment added 10-year formation sunset, contractor protections, fee clarifications; bill aims to lower housing up-front costs via bond financing.

- HB 4026 (Public infrastructure reimbursement modernization) — Passed as amended. Notes: Adjusts caps and funding mechanics for advanced manufacturing infrastructure reimbursements; proponents argued for competitiveness.

- HB 2091 (DIFI assessment adjustments) — Passed, recorded; includes amendment removing automatic inflationary indexing. Notes: Insurers supported an increase to sustain agency staffing.

- HB 2320 (School district financial-advisor requirement) — Passed, recorded with opposition. Notes: Sponsor offered to amend payment to back-end to avoid up-front costs; opponents warned of captive-market risks.

- HB 2384 (Limits on school-lease and spending of lease proceeds) — Passed, recorded with opposition. Notes: Sponsor cited abusive out-of-district leasing practices as rationale; some members opposed on local-control grounds.

- HB 4020 (DIFI fraud-unit assessment increase) — Passed, recorded 4–1 with 2 not voting. Notes: Industry supported modest increase for fraud investigations.

- HB 2918 (Renewable energy and storage equipment property tax treatment) — Passed, 4–2. Notes: Changes valuation treatment for certain energy equipment built before 2030; two witnesses registered opposition but absent from hearing.

This roll-up reflects committee-recorded roll-call tallies reported during the March 20 hearing. For each bill, committee amendments and sponsor-explain-my-vote comments are summarized from the hearing record.