Katie Hobbs vetoed bills to eliminate taxes on tips, overtime, and Social Security benefits.
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Badlands MediaOct 15, 2026
Sources confirm Hobbs vetoed Republican tax packages three times, and those packages included no tax on tips and overtime and relief for seniors, so the core claim has factual support.
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… She made Arizona one of the least affordable states in the entire country. She supported raising your sales tax to over 65% and doubling your gas tax. Think of it, your sales tax is through the roof. She voted and when you look at this, she vetoed all three times: no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, and no tax for your great, wonderful, beautiful seniors on Social Security. And three separate times, she voted for that she voted against it. She used her veto power to keep men playing in women's sports. She vetoed the bill that prohibited men from playing in women's sports. I think that's a big deal, and even put men into a battered woman's shelter. …
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Contradicts. Hobbs supported eliminating taxes on tips and overtime and her own middle-class tax cut package included those provisions, and she later signed the $1.4 billion package containing them; she vetoed the GOP bills over business tax breaks and provisions favoring billionaires and special interests.[2][3][4][5]
Supports. Hobbs vetoed Republican tax initiatives three times (January, February, and May 2026), and the vetoed package included eliminating taxes on tips and overtime.[1][3][5]
Supports. A Republican-backed package Hobbs vetoed included relief for seniors along with no tax on tips or overtime, per a Republican press release, and the GOP proposal's senior deduction was limited to pension and retirement income.[1][6]
Context. The vetoed bills were broader packages, so the claim that she vetoed bills 'to eliminate' these taxes omits that she opposed them for other reasons and that her own proposals sought the same tips, overtime, and senior relief.[2][3][6]
Sources
6 sources: 1 primary, 5 not rated
- 1House and Senate Republicans Pass Full Tax Conformity ...azleg.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 2Katie Hobbs defends veto, calls Republican budget ... - KAWCkawc.org · not rated · cited for: contradicts, context
- 3Hobbs claims credit for tax cuts shaped largely by Republicansazcentral.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports, context
- 4FACT CHECK: Andy Biggs Can't Hide His Cost-Hiking ...katiehobbs.org · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 5'More money back in your pocket': Gov. Katie Hobbs celebrates tax cuts she vetoed 3 timesabc15.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 6Gov. Katie Hobbs vows veto of GOP-backed tax plan for Arizonatucson.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
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