Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona SB1424: firearm safety instruction; public schools
Status: Failed, June 11, 2026
SB1424 - firearm safety instruction; public schools
What the bill says
An act amending title 15, chapter 7, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-714.02; relating to school curricula.
From the engrossed text, February 26, 2026:
AN ACT amending title 15, chapter 7, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-714.02; relating to school curricula. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Title 15, chapter 7, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-714.02, to instructional materials A. Beginning in the 2027-2028 school year, each school district and charter school shall provide annual, age-appropriate firearm safety awareness instruction to students in kindergarten programs and each of grades one through twelve. The instruction required by this section must: 1. Be limited to accident prevention and personal safety awareness. 2. Include at least the following: (a) Instruction on the importance of safe firearm storage in homes and motor vehicles. (b) Guidance on appropriate actions if a student encounters a firearm, including not touching the firearm, leaving the immediate area and immediately notifying a parent, teacher or other trusted adult. (c) Age-appropriate discussion of risks associated with unsafe handling or unauthorized access to firearms. 3. Not include any of the following: (a) A live firearm. (b) Ammunition or simulated ammunition. (c) A demonstration that involves handling, operating, loading, unloading or firing a firearm. (d) Instruction that is intended to train students in the use of firearms. (e) A moral judgment regarding lawful …
Sponsors
- Wendy Rogers (R, SD-007) · primary sponsor
- Mark Finchem (R, SD-001)
Latest actions
- : House third reading (30 votes)
- : failed to pass
- : House Committee of the Whole
- : do pass
- : House read second time
- : House read first time
- : Rules: constitutional and in proper form
- : Assigned to Rules
- : Education: do pass
- : Assigned to Education
Votes
- THIRD failed to pass (June 11, 2026): 30 yea, 28 nay, failed
- RULES C&P (March 16, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- ED DP (March 10, 2026): 6 yea, 5 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (February 26, 2026): 17 yea, 11 nay, passed
- ED DPA (February 18, 2026): 4 yea, 2 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB1424?
- SB1424 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): firearm safety instruction; public schools.
- What does SB1424 do?
- In its own words: An act amending title 15, chapter 7, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-714.02; relating to school curricula.
- What is the status of SB1424?
- Failed as of June 11, 2026. Latest action: House third reading (30 votes) (June 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1424?
- Wendy Rogers (R, SD-007), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB1424?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/84992/?SessionId=130
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