Arizona Senate Bill 1503

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 3)
Status: Passed on April 15 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-15 - Chapter 64
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

First responders; state death benefit

First responders; state death benefit

Sen. David Gowan [R]

Sen. Javan Mesnard [R]

Rep. Justin Olson [R]

2026-04-15 - Senate - Senate - Third Reading (Y: 26 N: 2 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-15 - Senate - Senate - Concurrence (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-13 - House - House - Third Reading (Y: 54 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-09 - House - House - Committee of the Whole (DPA) (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-02 - House - House Rules Committee Action (C&P) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-31 - House - House Appropriations Committee Action (DPA/SE) (Y: 18 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-26 - House - House Ways & Means Committee Action (W/D) (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-25 - House - House Ways & Means Committee Action (HELD) (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-10 - Senate - Senate - Third Reading (Y: 16 N: 13 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-09 - Senate - Senate - Committee of the Whole (DPA) (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-02 - Senate - Senate - Committee of the Whole (RETAINED) (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-26 - Senate - Senate - Committee of the Whole (RETAINED) (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-16 - Senate - Senate Rules Committee Action (PFC) (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-09 - Senate - Senate Finance Committee Action (DP) (Y: 4 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-15	Senate	Chapter 64
2026-04-15	Senate	Governor Signed
2026-04-15	Senate	Transmitted to Governor
2026-04-15	Senate	Senate final reading PASSED, voting: (26-2-2-0)
2026-04-15	Senate	Senate concurs
2026-04-14	Senate	Senate minority caucus: Conference
2026-04-14	Senate	Senate Conference Committee recommended
2026-04-13	Senate	Transmit to Senate
2026-04-13	House	House third reading PASSED voting: (54-0-6-0)
2026-04-09	House	House Committee of the Whole action: Do Pass Amended
2026-04-08	House	House minority caucus: Do pass
2026-04-08	House	House majority caucus: Do pass
2026-04-02	House	House Committee of the Whole consent calendar
2026-04-02	House	House RULES Committee action: constitutional and in proper form, voting: (7-0-0-1-0-0)
2026-03-31	House	House APPROP Committee action: do pass amended/strike-everything, voting: (18-0-0-1-0-0)
2026-03-26	House	House WM Committee action: Withdrawn, voting: (0-0-0-0-0-0)
2026-03-17	House	House read second time
2026-03-16	House	Assigned to House RULES Committee
2026-03-16	House	Assigned to House APPROP Committee
2026-03-16	House	Assigned to House WM Committee
2026-03-16	House	Introduced in House and read first time
2026-03-10	House	Transmit to House
2026-03-10	Senate	Senate third reading PASSED voting: (16-13-1-0)
2026-03-09	Senate	Senate Committee of the Whole action: Do Pass Amended
2026-03-02	Senate	Senate Committee of the Whole action: Retained
2026-02-26	Senate	Senate Committee of the Whole action: Retained
2026-02-17	Senate	Senate minority caucus: Do pass
2026-02-17	Senate	Senate majority caucus: Do pass
2026-02-16	Senate	Senate consent calendar
2026-02-16	Senate	Senate RULES Committee action: Proper For Consideration, voting: (0-0-0-0)
2026-02-09	Senate	Senate FIN Committee action: Do Pass, voting: (4-3-0-0)
2026-02-02	Senate	Senate read second time
2026-01-29	Senate	Assigned to Senate RULES Committee
2026-01-29	Senate	Assigned to Senate FIN Committee
2026-01-29	Senate	Introduced in Senate and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
38	1171		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/85102
Text	https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2r/bills/sb1503p.htm
Text	https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2r/bills/sb1503s.htm
Text	https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2r/bills/sb1503h.htm
Text	https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2r/laws/0064.htm
Amendment	https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/540082
Amendment	https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetCalendarBillAmendmentPdf/?calendarBillId=818329&itemId=0
Amendment	https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/541727
Amendment	https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/541936
Amendment	https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetCalendarBillAmendmentPdf/?calendarBillId=821076&itemId=0
Supplement	https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/536238
Supplement	https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/540094
Supplement	https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/541114
Supplement	https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/541790
Supplement	https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/542039
Supplement	https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/542207
Supplement	https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/542278
Roll Call	https://apps.azleg.gov/api/BillStatusStandingAction/?billStatusId=85102&includeVotes=true&officialOnly=true#0
Roll Call	https://apps.azleg.gov/api/BillStatusStandingAction/?billStatusId=85102&includeVotes=true&officialOnly=true#1
Roll Call	https://apps.azleg.gov/api/BillStatusFloorAction/?billStatusId=85102&billStatusActionId=242360&includeVotes=true
Roll Call	https://apps.azleg.gov/api/BillStatusFloorAction/?billStatusId=85102&billStatusActionId=242531&includeVotes=true
Roll Call	https://apps.azleg.gov/api/BillStatusFloorAction/?billStatusId=85102&billStatusActionId=244013&includeVotes=true
Roll Call	https://apps.azleg.gov/api/BillStatusFloorAction/?billStatusId=85102&billStatusActionId=244147&includeVotes=true
Roll Call	https://apps.azleg.gov/api/BillStatusStandingAction/?billStatusId=85102&includeVotes=true&officialOnly=true#2
Roll Call	https://apps.azleg.gov/api/BillStatusStandingAction/?billStatusId=85102&includeVotes=true&officialOnly=true#3
Roll Call	https://apps.azleg.gov/api/BillStatusStandingAction/?billStatusId=85102&includeVotes=true&officialOnly=true#4
Roll Call	https://apps.azleg.gov/api/BillStatusFloorAction/?billStatusId=85102&billStatusActionId=245121&includeVotes=true
Roll Call	https://apps.azleg.gov/api/BillStatusFloorAction/?billStatusId=85102&billStatusActionId=245198&includeVotes=true
Roll Call	https://apps.azleg.gov/api/BillStatusFloorAction/?billStatusId=85102&billStatusActionId=245308&includeVotes=true
Roll Call	https://apps.azleg.gov/api/BillStatusFloorAction/?billStatusId=85102&billStatusActionId=245309&includeVotes=true