Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a bill that will let Taser-maker Axon build a new headquarters in Scottsdale, circumventing a public vote. But opponents say they’re not done fighting the project.

Last year, the Scottsdale City Council approved Axon’s development plan, which includes a hotel and nearly 2,000 apartments. Axon’s critics, who are opposed to the number of apartments in the project, collected enough signatures to refer the project to the ballot in 2026.

That led Axon to lobby lawmakers and the governor to approve new legislation that will effectively cancel that vote. Hobbs signed SB 1543 on Friday.

The governor had previously spoken highly of Axon, which was founded in Scottsdale 30 years ago, and its planned corporate campus.

“They are creating jobs, and not only that, they are now helping to address the affordable housing crisis by using the state land that they bought to build housing to house their workforce,” the governor said days before signing the bill.

Scottsdale Mayor Lisa Borowsky and former Councilman Bob Littlefield, who led the signature-gathering effort, have both said they are now exploring their legal options.

Critics have argued the new law violates a state constitutional rule prohibiting legislation designed to benefit a specific person or company.