Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs’ 2026 agenda pairs housing-infrastructure financing with a three-year pause on new data-center tax relief, as the state’s general election approaches on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Hobbs signed the budget June 13. The Governor’s Office said it includes a $1.4 billion tax cut for working families and a three-year halt to new data-center tax credits. “We’re stopping the data center tax credit for three years,” Hobbs said when announcing the package.
Enacted H.B. 4168 bars the Arizona Commerce Authority from accepting applications for or granting tax relief to new computer data centers from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029.
Another measure, H.B. 2999, established State Affordability Infrastructure Districts. The districts can finance public works, including roads, water and sewer lines, with tax-exempt bonds. The program is intended to reduce up-front infrastructure costs for housing projects. Under the law, obligations such as taxes, assessments and liens are borne directly and proportionally by real property within each district.
Hobbs’ official biography lists housing, water security and economic development as priorities for her administration. The Arizona Secretary of State’s biography says she has worked as a professional social worker since 1992, including with homeless youth and at a domestic violence center, where she served as chief compliance officer. She earned a Bachelor of Social Work from Northern Arizona University in 1992 and a Master of Social Work from Arizona State University in 1995.
Voters elected Hobbs to the Arizona House in 2010. She served four terms in the Legislature, including two as Senate Minority Leader, before winning election as secretary of state in 2018. The certified canvass for the 2022 general election recorded 1,287,891 votes for Hobbs and 1,270,774 for Republican Kari Lake.
Arizona’s statewide general election is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.
