Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona SB1332: light rail expansion; participation; prohibition
Status: Vetoed, June 19, 2026
SB1332 - (NOW: light rail expansion; feasibility review)
What the bill says
An act providing for a comprehensive feasibility for light rail expansion.
From the engrossed text, March 16, 2026:
AN ACT providing for a comprehensive feasibility for light rail expansion. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Light rail construction; state participation; prohibition; report; delayed repeal; definitions A. On or before December 31, 2027, the auditor general, in coordination with an independent transportation research entity, shall conduct a comprehensive feasibility review of light rail expansion in Maricopa county and submit a report on their findings. The report shall be submitted to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives and a copy shall be provided to the secretary of state and to the mayor of Phoenix and each member of the Phoenix city council. The comprehensive feasibility review may not presume the superiority of any mode of transit and shall include: 1. Capital and operating cost comparisons between a light rail and autonomous or semi-autonomous transit vehicles, including bus rapid transit, passenger vans and shuttle systems. 2. A comparison of the environmental impact per dollar invested for acquiring, constructing and operating a light rail. 3. Analysis of the long-term economic benefits and costs between light rail and autonomous or semi-autonomous transit vehicles, including bus rapid transit, passenger vans and shuttle systems. 4. Flexibility, scalability and adaptability to population shifts. …
Sponsors
- John Kavanagh (R, SD-003) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Governor Vetoed
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : House third reading passed (32 votes)
- : Transmitted to Senate
- : Passed
- : House Committee of the Whole
- : do pass
- : House read second time
- : House read first time
- : Rules: constitutional and in proper form
Votes
- THIRD Passed (June 11, 2026): 32 yea, 25 nay, passed
- RULES C&P (March 30, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- TI DP (March 25, 2026): 4 yea, 3 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (March 17, 2026): 17 yea, 9 nay, passed
- ATT DPA (February 17, 2026): 7 yea, 3 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB1332?
- SB1332 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): light rail expansion; participation; prohibition.
- What does SB1332 do?
- In its own words: An act providing for a comprehensive feasibility for light rail expansion.
- What is the status of SB1332?
- Vetoed as of June 19, 2026. Latest action: Governor Vetoed (June 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1332?
- John Kavanagh (R, SD-003).
- Where is the official record for SB1332?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/84869/?SessionId=130
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