THE VETO BLOG
Each piece frames a Hobbs veto (or her bill record) so the damage is obvious — because it was.
Border & banks
2026-06-19
SB 1421 would have restricted financial services for undocumented aliens. Hobbs vetoed it.
Fentanyl
SB 1725 (2025) and SB 1061 (2026) both pushed a nine-gram fentanyl threshold. Hobbs vetoed both.
The record
LegiScan dumps in the AZLeg repo show roughly 390 vetoes (2023–25) plus 151 more in 2026 — a historic veto machine.
Taxes
2026-05-05
From SB 1534 (2023) to HB 2961 (2025) to HB 4152 (2026), taxation omnibus bills died on her desk.
Water
2026-04-13
Multiple water-improvement and hauling bills — HB 2013, HB 2086, HB 2102, HB 2103 — hit her veto stamp.
Second Amendment
2025-04-18
As governor she did block repeal bills — muffling-device / suppressor bans stayed after her vetoes.
Utilities
HB 2527 and HB 2788 pushed electricity reliability and utility plan review. Hobbs vetoed both.
Hobbs vetoed a raft of subsequent AMA and Willcox-area groundwater bills — then did it again in 2026.
2025-03-31
SB 1119 would have forced Arizona’s utility consumer office to prioritize the lowest retail rates. Vetoed.
2025-03-04
HB 2798 would have prohibited zoning for narcotic injection sites. Hobbs vetoed it.
Housing
2024-04-23
SB 1129 and later HB 2047 tried to speed removal of people unlawfully occupying homes. Vetoed.
Crime & costs
2024-04-16
SB 1412 and SB 1414 targeted repeat shoplifters and organized retail theft. Hobbs vetoed them.
2024-04-02
HB 2019 would have let the public inspect and challenge DWR groundwater models. Hobbs vetoed it.
2023-06-20
HB 2802 would have imposed a minimum five-year term for trafficking even small amounts of fentanyl. Hobbs vetoed it.
Border & cartels
2023-05-19
HB 2675 would have treated drug cartels as terrorist organizations. Hobbs vetoed it — and the border fentanyl crisis bill too.
2023-04-11
SB 1027 would have hammered dealers when fentanyl injures children. Hobbs killed it.
Kids & schools
SB 1005 would have stopped schools from collecting fees against parents who sue under the Parents’ Bill of Rights. Vetoed.
Public safety
2023-04-06
SB 1413 and related public-space bills tried to restore order. Hobbs vetoed them.
Food costs
2023-03-28
SB 1063 would have stopped cities from taxing food. Hobbs vetoed it — and families kept paying.
Race politics
2023-03-09
From Talonya Adams to Rachel Dolezal to SB 1305 — Hobbs’ race politics aren’t theory. They’re a pattern.
2023-02-23
SB 1184 would have banned municipal taxes on residential leases. Hobbs said no.
Gas prices
2018-01-01
As a senator, Hobbs cosponsored SB 1316 to raise Arizona’s fuel tax from 18¢ to 36¢ — and backed county fuel taxes too.
SB 1329 would have expanded taxation to digital goods and services. Hobbs cosponsored it.
These bills mostly died — but her name is on magazine bans, bump stocks, background checks, and a firearm injunction she sponsored.