Arizona Fifty-fifth Legislature - Second Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 3 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 1279 — geographic; historic board; name change

Last action — House Second Reading

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

This bill died with Fifty-fifth Legislature - Second Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

5 added · 8 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of Senate Bill 1279 has undergone a few changes, primarily regarding its title and the introductory wording. The new text clarifies that the bill pertains specifically to geographic and historic board matters, while some previous references and unnecessary introduction lines have been removed. These changes streamline the bill's presentation, making it clearer and easier to understand what the legislation focuses on, which is important for public awareness and legislative discussion.

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Senate Engrossed geographic;
geographic;
name change State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session SB 1279 Introduced by Senators Steele:
name change State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session SENATE BILL 1279 AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 41-835.03, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES;
Alston, Bowie, Boyer, Contreras, Gabaldon, Hatathlie, Marsh, Pace, Rios, Shope, Stahl Hamilton, Terán;
Representatives Blackwater-Nygren, DeGrazia, Jermaine, Longdon AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 41-835.03, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES;
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) - i - SB 1279 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) - i - S.B.
1279 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
- 1 - SB 1279 C.
- 1 - S.B.
1279 C.
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Action History

  1. House Second Reading

  2. House First Reading.

  3. Transmit to House

  4. PASSED

  5. DP

  6. Senate Second Reading

  7. Senate First Reading

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 16 co-sponsors · 76 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (16)

Not signed on (76)

76 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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Passed

Passed 26 Yea · 2 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 5000
Unaffiliated 15102
Republican 6100
Total 26202
% of votes cast 87%7%0%7%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Christine Marsh — Yea
Juan Mendez — Not Voting
Karen Fann — Yea
Kelly Townsend — Yea
Lisa Otondo — Yea
Martin Quezada — Yea
Michelle B. Ugenti-Rita — Yea
Nancy Barto — Nay
Paul Boyer — Yea
Raquel Terán — Yea
Rebecca Rios — Yea
Rick Gray — Yea
Rosanna Gabaldon — Yea
Sean Bowie — Yea
Sine Kerr — Yea
Sonny Borrelli — Yea
Tyler Pace — Yea
Victoria Steele — Not Voting
Lela Alston Democrat Yea
Lupe Contreras Democrat Yea
Sally Ann Gonzales Democrat Yea
Stephanie Stahl Hamilton Democrat Yea
Theresa Hatathlie Democrat Yea
David Gowan Republican Yea
David Livingston Republican Yea
J.D. Mesnard Republican Yea
Thomas "T.J." Shope Republican Yea
Venden "Vince" Leach Republican Yea
Warren Petersen Republican Nay
Wendy Rogers Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 1279?
SB 1279 is sponsored by Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, Thomas "T.J." Shope (Republican), Theresa Hatathlie (Democrat), Lupe Contreras (Democrat), Lela Alston (Democrat), Victoria Steele, Sean Bowie, Paul Boyer, Rosanna Gabaldon, Christine Marsh, Tyler Pace, Rebecca Rios, Raquel Terán, Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren, Domingo DeGrazia, Jennifer Jermaine, and Jennifer Longdon.
What is the current status of SB 1279?
This bill died with Fifty-fifth Legislature - Second Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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