Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed House Bill 2178 Monday at Churn, a locally-owned homemade ice cream shop in central Phoenix.

The bill requiring restaurants and ice cream shops to obtain a license before making and selling frozen desserts and frozen dairy products for consumption on-site.

ā€œItā€™s been a to make certain that government operates at the speed of business,ā€ Ducey said. ā€œIā€™ve been accused of having a bias toward a favorite dessert, and when I heard that government was getting in the way of Arizonans enjoying delicious ice cream I knew we needed to act and act quickly.ā€

Ducey was a partner and CEO at Cold Stone Creamery, an Arizona-based ice cream parlor chain, until he and his partners sold the company in 2007. At that time, the chain had grown from a single shop in 1988 to more than 1,400 locations in the United States and 10 other countries.

Churn is operated by the Phoenix-based restaurant group , which also runs Churnā€™s nextdoor neighbor, Windsor, as well as Postino, Federal Pizza and Joyride Taco House.

ā€œLocal scoop shops like Churn make fantastic ice cream from scratch on their premises, and itā€™s something I have some knowledge about,ā€ Ducey said. ā€œBut under Arizona law they were facing regulations that were meant for larger dairy manufacturers that would have put their from-scratch business, which produces a higher quality productā€¦ in jeopardy.ā€

Lauren Bailey, CEO and co-founder of Upward Projects, and Craig DeMarco, co-founder, stood behind Ducey for the signing.

Ducey said signing HB 2178 means Arizona ice cream shops can create their desserts without ā€œdaunting and misapplied regulations getting in the way.ā€

Also present were bill sponsor (LD-17) and Steve Chucri, president and CEO of the Arizona Restaurant Association.

ā€œI want to thank everyone who came togetherā€¦ to bring this law forward and allow these businesses to thrive, especially Rep. Jeff Weninger, who has been a protector of these organizations, the United Dairymen of Arizona [and] the Arizona Restaurant Association,ā€ Ducey said.

Ducey said he wants entrepreneurs and small-business owners to know that ā€œArizona is listening to your concerns and proving once again that we are the best state in the nation in which to found, scale and grow a business.ā€

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