Arizona Limit Local Tax Rate on Groceries to 2% of Base Price and Require Voter Approval to Increase Tax Rate Measure

Current assessment

Prop. 316 restricts future grocery-tax increases and freezes existing rates at or above 2%; it does not generally reduce today's grocery bills.

What still needs an answer

• Quantify affected jurisdictions and replacement revenue.

Source check and limits

Official council analysis checked: 2025 HCR2021, voter approval and June 2025–June 2027 moratorium. Local food-tax studies do not estimate this cap's marginal effect.

Reference documents

• www.azleg.gov · source 1
• apps.azsos.gov · source 2