Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona SB1435: schools; libraries; explicit materials; classification
Status: In committee, March 5, 2026
SB1435 - (NOW: schools; libraries; explicit materials; training)
What the bill says
An act amending section 15-120.03, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 34, chapter 5, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding article 2; relating to sexually explicit material.
From the engrossed text, February 24, 2026:
AN ACT amending section 15-120.03, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 34, chapter 5, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding article 2; relating to sexually explicit material. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Section 15-120.03, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to prohibition; exemptions; violation; classification; acknowledgement; definition A. Except as prescribed in section 15-711, a public school in this state may not refer students to or use any sexually explicit material in any manner. B. Materials may be exempted from the provisions of subsection A of this section if all of the following requirements are met: 1. The exempted material possesses serious educational value for minors or possesses serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value. 2. The public school requires written parental consent before the public school refers a student to or uses the exempted material. The public school shall require parental consent on a per-material basis. 3. The public school provides students for whom parental consent is not secured under paragraph 2 of this subsection with an alternative assignment that does not contain sexually explicit material. C. An employee or independent contractor of a public school who acting with criminal negligence violates this section is guilty of a class 5 felony. D. Each public school in this …
Sponsors
- Jake Hoffman (R, SD-015) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : House read second time
- : House read first time
- : Rules: constitutional and in proper form
- : Assigned to Rules
- : Government: do pass
- : Assigned to Government
- : Passed
- : Senate third reading passed (16 votes)
- : do pass amended
- : Senate read second time
Votes
- RULES C&P (March 16, 2026): 5 yea, 2 nay, passed
- GOV DP (March 11, 2026): 4 yea, 3 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (February 24, 2026): 16 yea, 11 nay, passed
- RULES PFC (February 16, 2026): 5 yea, 4 nay, passed
- GOV DPA (February 11, 2026): 4 yea, 3 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB1435?
- SB1435 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): schools; libraries; explicit materials; classification.
- What does SB1435 do?
- In its own words: An act amending section 15-120.03, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 34, chapter 5, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding article 2; relating to sexually explicit material.
- What is the status of SB1435?
- In committee as of March 5, 2026. Latest action: House read second time (March 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1435?
- Jake Hoffman (R, SD-015).
- Where is the official record for SB1435?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/85017/?SessionId=130
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