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Arizona House approves package of Senate bills on third reading
Summary
The Arizona House of Representatives on April 30 approved a package of Senate bills on third reading, sending measures on engineers, motorcycles, probation, medical schools and other topics back to the Senate.
PHOENIX — The Arizona House of Representatives on April 30 approved a package of Senate bills on third reading, passing each bill by recorded voice or roll-call and instructing the clerk to transmit the measures back to the Senate.
The measures that passed on third reading included bills on professional engineers (Senate Bill 1051); motorcycles (Senate Bill 1107); political subdivision entities (Senate Bill 1117); animal handling (Senate Bill 1241); probation (Senate Bill 1343); the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy (Senate Bill 1377); allopathic medical schools (Senate Bill 1395); child welfare (Senate Bill 1493); reading instruction (Senate Bill 1502); and medical insurance (Senate Bill 1590). Vote tallies recorded on the floor for those measures are listed below.
Why it matters: Several of the bills affect statewide professional and regulatory standards (engineers, pharmacy, medical education), public-safety or civil procedures (motorcycles, animal handling, probation), and education and child-welfare policy (reading instruction, child welfare). Passage on third reading sends the measures back to the Senate for any official transmittal steps.
Votes at a glance:
- Senate Bill 1051 (amending section 32-14-4 ARS, professional engineers) — Passed, 47 ayes, 0 nays, 13 not voting. Clerk recorded action and instructed transmission to the Senate.
- Senate Bill 1107 (amending section 28-20-10 ARS, motorcycles) — Passed, 38 ayes, 11 nays, 11 not voting. Clerk instructed to convey to the Senate.
- Senate Bill 1117 (amending sections 11-9-511 and 11-9-811 ARS, political subdivision entities) — Passed, 40 ayes, 10 nays, 10 not voting. Clerk instructed to convey to the Senate.
- Senate Bill 1241 (amending section 11-10-25 ARS, animal handling) — Passed, 45 ayes, 5 nays. Clerk instructed to convey to the Senate.
- Senate Bill 1343 (amending section 13-901 ARS, probation) — Passed, 52 ayes, 0 nays, 8 not voting. Clerk instructed to convey to the Senate.
- Senate Bill 1377 (amending section 32-1909 ARS, Arizona State Board of Pharmacy) — Passed, 52 ayes, 0 nays, 8 not voting. Clerk instructed to convey to the Senate.
- Senate Bill 1395 (amending section 32-14-23 ARS, allopathic medical schools) — Passed, 36 ayes, 18 nays. Clerk instructed to convey to the Senate.
- Senate Bill 1493 (amending various child-welfare provisions) — Passed, 54 ayes, 0 nays, 6 not voting. Clerk instructed to convey to the Senate.
- Senate Bill 1502 (amending sections 15-501.01 and 15-704 ARS, reading instruction) — Passed, 55 ayes, 0 nays, 5 not voting. Clerk instructed to convey to the Senate.
- Senate Bill 1590 (amending provisions relating to medical insurance) — Passed, 43 ayes, 12 nays, 5 not voting. Clerk instructed to convey to the Senate.
Discussion and floor procedure: Most measures proceeded with routine third-reading procedure and floor voting; the presiding officer called each third reading and the clerk recorded votes and tallies. Service announcements and points of personal privilege (for example recognizing guests and Denim Day observance) followed voting. The House then adopted a motion to adjourn until 10 a.m., Thursday, May 1, 2025.
Attendance and procedural notes: The clerk recorded an early attendance check showing 34 present, 21 absent and 5 excused at one point in the session. Where individual members rose to explain votes, those explanations are reflected in the record for the specific bill (see the separate article on Senate Bill 1395 for a floor explanation of vote).
