Arizona 53rd Legislature - 2nd Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 1254 — special education; cost study

Last action — signed by governor

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 22, 2018. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 56% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    2 passed, 2 failed in recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

30 added · 23 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendments to Bill SB 1254 change the guidelines for how school districts can consolidate. One key change is that it raises the distance criteria for districts eligible for consolidation from ten to twenty miles apart. Additionally, the bill clarifies how tax overrides will work within the newly consolidated district and ensures that the governing board members' terms will continue without expiration after the consolidation. These changes aim to streamline the process of merging school districts and make it easier for voters to approve such consolidations, which could improve educational resources and administration.

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SB1254 - 532R - H Ver       House Engrossed Senate Bill         State of Arizona Senate Fifty-third Legislature Second Regular Session     SENATE BILL 1254       AN ACT   Amending section 15‑459, Arizona Revised Statutes;
Chapter 0335 - 532R - H Ver of SB1254     House Engrossed Senate Bill       State of Arizona Senate Fifty-third Legislature Second Regular Session       CHAPTER   SENATE BILL 1254     AN ACT   Amending section 15‑459, Arizona Revised Statutes;
        APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR MAY 16, 2018.
  FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAY 16, 2018.
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Action History

  1. signed by governor

  2. transmit to governor

  3. transmit to senate

  4. passed

  5. passed

  6. house second reading

  7. transmit to house

  8. house first reading.

  9. passed

  10. senate second reading

  11. senate first reading

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 92 not signed on · 12 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (92)

92 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passed

Passed 16 Yea · 12 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 4001
Unaffiliated 121001
Democrat 0200
Total 161202
% of votes cast 53%40%0%7%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Andrea Dalessandro — Nay
Bob Worsley — Yea
David Bradley — Not Voting
Frank Pratt — Yea
Jamescita Peshlakai — Nay
Juan Mendez — Nay
Judy Burges — Yea
Karen Fann — Yea
Kate Brophy McGee — Yea
Katie Hobbs — Nay
Kimberly Yee — Yea
Lisa Otondo — Nay
Martin Quezada — Nay
Nancy Barto — Yea
Olivia Cajero Bedford — Nay
Rick Gray — Yea
Robert Meza — Nay
Sean Bowie — Nay
Sine Kerr — Yea
Sonny Borrelli — Yea
Steve Farley — Nay
Steve Smith — Yea
Steve Yarbrough — Yea
Catherine Miranda Democrat Nay
Lupe Contreras Democrat Nay
David C. Farnsworth Republican Not Voting
Gail Griffin Republican Yea
John Kavanagh Republican Yea
Sylvia Allen Republican Yea
Warren Petersen Republican Yea

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Passed

Passed 30 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 5000
Unaffiliated 23000
Democrat 2000
Total 30000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Andrea Dalessandro — Yea
Bob Worsley — Yea
David Bradley — Yea
Frank Pratt — Yea
Jamescita Peshlakai — Yea
Juan Mendez — Yea
Judy Burges — Yea
Karen Fann — Yea
Kate Brophy McGee — Yea
Katie Hobbs — Yea
Kimberly Yee — Yea
Lisa Otondo — Yea
Martin Quezada — Yea
Nancy Barto — Yea
Olivia Cajero Bedford — Yea
Rick Gray — Yea
Robert Meza — Yea
Sean Bowie — Yea
Sine Kerr — Yea
Sonny Borrelli — Yea
Steve Farley — Yea
Steve Smith — Yea
Steve Yarbrough — Yea
Catherine Miranda Democrat Yea
Lupe Contreras Democrat Yea
David C. Farnsworth Republican Yea
Gail Griffin Republican Yea
John Kavanagh Republican Yea
Sylvia Allen Republican Yea
Warren Petersen Republican Yea

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Subjects

education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 1254?
SB 1254 is sponsored by Sylvia Allen (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1254?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 22, 2018. Enacted.
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