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Session Wrap: 2025 by the numbers
Key Points: Gov. Hobbs signed more legislation this session than her previous two as governor Lawmakers introduced 1,724 bills in total, 439 made it to the governor Hobbs called the […]
Hobbs vetoes photo radar ban, House blames political games
Key Points: Bill would have banned photo radar enforcement of traffic law Some believe the measure was sabotaged in committee Legislators can still push the measure to voters next year […]
Gov. 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 […]
Hobbs breaks state veto record thanks to budget bills
Key Points: Hobbs broke her own veto record on June 25 The new record is 169 bills in one session Veto number could climb amid ongoing budget negotiations Gov. Katie […]
Hobbs vetoes bill targeting school districts in serious financial trouble
Key Points: Bill would have forced removal of school board members Governor called it “blatant legislative overreach” Bill’s supporters focused on Isaac’s loans and contracts Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a […]
Hobbs vetoes antisemitism bill allowing lawsuits against teachers
Key Points: Governor Hobbs vetoed antisemitism bill citing teacher liability concerns Critics said bill suppressed free speech, hindered Israel criticism Hobbs supports Holocaust education, promotes empathy over punitive measures Gov. […]
Gov. Hobbs nears state veto record with GOP bills still in the pipeline
Key Points: Gov. Hobbs is five vetoes short of the state record for governor She blames Republic legislators for passing large numbers of bad bills Many of the rejected bills […]
Gov. Hobbs vetoes bills requiring hotel warning signs, teaching of Gulf of America
Key Points: The governor rejected proposals to require warning signs for hotels hosting homeless people She also rejected a measure to require teachers to use the term Gulf of America […]
Gov. Hobbs’s vetoes measure requiring hospitals to check immigration status and 34 additional bills
Key Points: Rejected bill would have required hospitals accepting Medicaid funding to check patient’s immigration status Gov. Hobbs also vetoed a measure that would bar cities from making cuts to […]
Hobbs vetoes Republican proposals for unemployment benefits, abortion services
Key Points: Gov. Hobbs has rejected 87 measures sent to her by state lawmakers One now dead proposal would have limited the amount of time people could receive unemployment benefits […]
Gov. Hobbs vetoes Republican bills on immigration, city officials and DEI
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to include the current total number of bills vetoed. Key Points: Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed 23 bills on May 2 Many were Republican […]
Gov. Hobbs vetoes Arizona ICE Act, food stamp regulations and water laws in latest action
Key Points Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a myriad of laws on April 18 She has vetoed 52 so far this year, less than her record of 143 in 2023 Hobbs […]
