Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session (2025)
Arizona SB1584: public employees; merit; hiring practices
Status: Vetoed, April 18, 2025
SB1584 - public employees; merit; hiring practices
What the bill says
Amending title 38, chapter 3, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 38-452; relating to public employees.
From the engrossed text, February 26, 2025:
amending title 38, chapter 3, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 38-452; relating to public employees. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Section 1. Title 38, chapter 3, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 38-452, to merit-based hiring; definition [ADDED: A. This state or a political subdivision of this state may not ] [ADDED: do either of the following:] [ADDED: 1.] [DELETED: A. This state or a political subdivision of this state may not [ADDED: [] do either of the following:] [DELETED: 1. [ADDED: ]] ] establish any policies or practices REQUIRING employees to be hired based on anything other than the merit of the employee. [ADDED: 2. MANIPULATE OR INFLUENCE THE COMPOSITION OF EMPLOYEES WITH REFERENCE TO RACE, ETHNICITY, SEX OR NATIONAL ORIGIN ] except to [ADDED: ENSUR] e [ADDED: COLOR] - [ADDED: BLIND AND RACE] - [ADDED: NEUTRAL HIRING IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE AND FEDERAL ANTIDISCRIMINATION LAWS.] B. The attorney general, a county attorney or any other person may file for DECLARATORY RELIEF, injunctive RELIEF or damages for any violation of this section. A party that PREVAILS in an action against THIS STATE or A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THIS STATE is entitled to costs and reasonable attorney fees. C. this section does not contradict any state laws or federal employment laws …
Sponsors
- Janae Shamp (R, SD-029) · primary sponsor
- Angius, Hildy (R, SD-030)
- Shawnna Bolick (R, SD-002)
- Timothy Dunn (R, HD-025)
- David Farnsworth (R, SD-010)
- Mark Finchem (R, SD-001)
- David Gowan (R, SD-019)
- Leach, Venden "Vince" (R, SD-017)
- Mesnard, J.D. (R)
- Kevin Payne (R, HD-027)
- Wendy Rogers (R, SD-007)
Latest actions
- : Governor Vetoed
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : Passed
- : do pass
- : Rules: constitutional and in proper form
- : Assigned to Rules
- : Government: do pass
- : Assigned to Government
- : Passed
- : do pass amended
Votes
- House - Third Reading (April 15, 2025): 31 yea, 21 nay, passed
- House - Committee of the Whole (DP) (April 9, 2025): 0 yea, 0 nay, passed
- RULES C&P (April 7, 2025): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Rules Committee Action (C&P) (April 7, 2025): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Government Committee Action (DP) (March 26, 2025): 4 yea, 3 nay, passed
- GOV DP (March 26, 2025): 4 yea, 3 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB1584?
- SB1584 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session (2025)): public employees; merit; hiring practices.
- What does SB1584 do?
- In its own words: Amending title 38, chapter 3, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 38-452; relating to public employees.
- What is the status of SB1584?
- Vetoed as of April 18, 2025. Latest action: Governor Vetoed (April 18, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB1584?
- Janae Shamp (R, SD-029), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB1584?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/83026/?SessionId=129
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