Arizona Proposition 316 — Referred to the People by the Legislature Relating to Municipal Transaction Privilege Tax
Ballot measure · November 3, 2026
- What it does
- Official title: AMENDING TITLE 42, CHAPTER 6, ARTICLE 1, SECTION 42-6015, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES. Descriptive title: RETROACTIVELY PROHIBITS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FROM ADOPTING OR INCREASING A TAX ON GROCERIES WITHOUT VOTER APPROVAL AND SETS A MAXIMUM RATE OF 2%.
- A YES vote means
- A “yes” vote shall have the effect of: (1) retroactively prohibiting local governments from adopting or increasing a tax on groceries from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027; and (2) after that time, prohibiting local governments from adopting or increasing a tax on groceries without voter approval and limiting any new or increased tax to a maximum rate of 2%.
- A NO vote means
- A “no” vote shall have the effect of maintaining the current laws relating to local government taxation.
- Needed to pass
- A simple majority
- Put on the ballot by
- the Legislature
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