Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona SB1503: public pensions; proxy voting
Status: Chaptered, April 15, 2026
SB1503 - (NOW: first responders; state death benefit)
What the bill says
An act amending section 38-1171, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to civilian review boards. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE.
From the chaptered text, April 16, 2026:
AN ACT amending section 38-1171, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to civilian review boards. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE Section 1. Subject to the requirements of article IV, part 1, section 1, Constitution of Arizona, section 38-1171, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE38-1171. Definitions In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "First responder": (a) Has the same meaning prescribed in section 13-1204. (b) Includes all of the following: (i) A member of the Arizona national guard who is on state active duty in this state and a correctional officer who is employed by the state department of corrections. (ii) A pilot who is employed by a law ENFORCEMENT agency. 2. "Killed in the line of duty" means killed as the result of another person's criminal act while in the performance of the first responder's official duties. END_STATUTE Sec. 2. Retroactivity This act applies retroactively to from and after December 31, 2025. Sec. 3. Requirements for enactment; three-fourths vote Pursuant to article IV, part 1, section 1, Constitution of Arizona, section 38-1171, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by this act, is effective only on the affirmative vote of at least three-fourths of the members of each house of the legislature. Sec. 4. Emergency This act is an emergency measure that is necessary to preserve the public …
Sponsors
- David Gowan (R, SD-019) · primary sponsor
- Mesnard, J.D. (R)
- Justin Olson (R, HD-010)
Latest actions
- : Chapter 64
- : Governor Signed
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : Passed
- : House third reading passed (54 votes)
- : Transmitted to Senate
- : Passed
- : House Committee of the Whole
- : do pass amended
- : Appropriations: do pass amended/strike-everything
Votes
- FINAL Passed (April 15, 2026): 26 yea, 2 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (April 13, 2026): 54 yea, 0 nay, passed
- RULES C&P (April 2, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- APPROP DPA/SE (March 31, 2026): 18 yea, 0 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (March 10, 2026): 16 yea, 13 nay, passed
- FIN DP (February 9, 2026): 4 yea, 3 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB1503?
- SB1503 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): public pensions; proxy voting.
- What does SB1503 do?
- In its own words: An act amending section 38-1171, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to civilian review boards. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE.
- What is the status of SB1503?
- Chaptered as of April 15, 2026. Latest action: Chapter 64 (April 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1503?
- David Gowan (R, SD-019), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB1503?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/85102/?SessionId=130
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