INSIDE THE AZ LEGISLATURE As January comes to a close, the Legislature is moving quickly toward several key early-session deadlines. The Senate’s bill introduction deadline is Monday, February 2 at 5:00 p.m., while House members have an additional week to introduce legislation. With only three weeks remaining for committees to meet in their chambers of origin, we expect committee agendas to grow longer and more substantive as lawmakers begin advancing their priorities. This p

A NOTE FROM THE PRESIDENT Hey 2026, we sure hope you’ll be kind to the Arizona film community. The last few years have not been very nice to us. It took years of lobbying and advocacy to pass our film incentive. Unlike other states’ “project-based” models, our incentive was designed to foster a permanent film industry – a model that did not sit well with established industry players. And our timing was not great, just as soon as the incentive became law we hit a perfect storm

ARIZONA PRODUCTION UPDATE Judge Adele Ponce has ruled against the Goldwater Institute’s lawsuit, affirming that Arizona’s film tax credit program does not violate the state’s Gift Clause. This decision represents a major victory for the film industry and for continued investment in Arizona’s creative economy. While the Goldwater Institute retains the right to appeal the ruling, this decision marks an important moment for the state’s film sector. It reinforces the integrity of