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6 items, most far-reaching first.

Affects many Arizonans 2

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When a seller does not have or does not use pennies, it must round the final total of a cash sale to the nearest 5 cents using a set method, post a sign saying so, and still pay taxes on the unrounded price.

Business ownersSmall business owners HB2938In effect since Effective immediately as an emergency measure; signed March 13, 2026

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This tax package raises Arizona's standard deduction starting with 2025 tax years, lets taxpayers subtract federally deducted tips and overtime, raises the child credit, widens property tax exemptions for some disabled veterans and their surviving spouses, and changes many business, insurer and local-government tax rules.

VeteransWorkersBusiness ownersSmall business ownersInsurersLocal governmentsProperty taxVeterans' benefitsEmployment HB4168Applies to tax years starting in 2025 (and 8 more dates)

Affects specific groups 4

The state board that licenses barbers and cosmetologists is continued until July 1, 2034, and the maximum fees it may charge for many licenses and renewals are lowered.

WorkersBusiness ownersSmall business ownersEmployment SB1563Applies retroactively from July 1, 2026 (and 3 more dates)

Arizona's liquor laws get a new cider definition (up to 8.5% alcohol), revised definitions of distilled spirits and spirituous liquor, an exclusion for federally approved nonbeverage products, and wider grounds for temporary interim permits at a previously licensed location, while most other edits swap "manufacture" for "produce."

Business ownersSmall business ownersVeteransAgriculture SB1478In effect since September 12, 2026 (and 1 more date)

The law changes how a group can qualify as a "bona fide association" to offer health plans, lets self-funded multiple employer health plans run through certain statewide chambers of commerce and business leagues, and orders a state study of a different way to provide health coverage to state and school district employees.

Small business ownersBusiness ownersInsurersState government employeesWorkersHealth insuranceEmployment HB2693In effect since September 12, 2026 (and 2 more dates)

The law brings noncombustible nicotine products like vapes and pouches under the state liquor department, sets packaging and ID-check rules, increases penalties for selling tobacco or nicotine products to people under 21, and, starting after December 31, 2027, requires manufacturers and distributors to be licensed.

Business ownersSmall business owners HB4001In effect since September 12, 2026 (and 1 more date)