Votes at a glance: key bills approved by Senate Appropriations Feb. 24 (roll‑call results)

The Arizona Senate Appropriations Committee voted on a series of measures during its Feb. 24 hearing. Below are committee outcomes, short descriptions based on staff summaries and committee testimony, and the roll‑call results recorded in the hearing transcript.

Votes at a glance

- Senate Bill 12‑57 — Court‑ordered stabilization for persons impaired by intoxication/substance‑induced symptoms. Committee action: due‑pass recommendation. Vote: 8 ayes, 2 nays. (See separate article for the bill’s debate and testimony.)

- Senate Bill 15‑71 — Appropriates $600,000 (FY2026) to the Office of Economic Opportunity for a workforce development study of communities in Coconino County impacted by closure of the Navajo Generating Station; establishes a five‑person study committee and a 12/31/2025 reporting date. Committee action: due‑pass recommendation (as amended). Vote: 9 ayes, 1 nay.

- Senate Bill 15‑75 — Appropriates $3,000,000 (FY2026) to the Department of Health Services to distribute to Sage Memorial Hospital for construction and operation of an outpatient dialysis unit on the Navajo Nation. Committee action: due‑pass recommendation. Vote: 10 ayes, 0 nays.

- Senate Bill 12‑92 — Requires fingerprint clearance cards for noncertificated school personnel and personnel who are not paid employees who provide services directly to pupils; appropriates $1,200,000 (FY2026) to State Board of Education for investigation capacity. Committee action: due‑pass recommendation. Vote: 10 ayes, 0 nays.

- Senate Bill 16‑71 — Adds traditional healing services to the list of services covered by AHCCCS and Arizona Long Term Care System; includes an appropriation ($1,300,000 GF and additional AHCCCS authority) for implementation. Committee action: due‑pass recommendation. Vote: 10 ayes, 0 nays.

- Senate Bill 14‑90 — Raises kinship foster monthly stipend beginning 01/01/2026 (structure in bill: $400 per month rising to $600 by 01/01/2028); committee action: due‑pass recommendation. Vote recorded in transcript as passed (committee reported dupe pass recommendation).

- Senate Bill 10‑84 — Continues and modifies adult education and workforce training programs; appropriates $18,000,000 GF (FY2026) allocated across three programs; committee action: due‑pass recommendation. Vote: recorded as passed in committee.

- Senate Bill 10‑85 — Expands aviation‑related TPT deductions and use tax exemptions to include property used for maintaining/overhauling general aviation aircraft (broader MRO exemption). Committee action: due‑pass recommendation. Vote: 6 ayes, 4 nays (committee record).

- Senate Bill 12‑61 (as amended) — Provides additional livestock inspector and veterinary positions for Department of Agriculture to respond to animal‑health incidents (including avian influenza); committee action: due‑pass recommendation (amendment adopted). Vote: recorded as passed in committee.

- Senate Bill 13‑56 — Makes the pilot group‑home monitoring program permanent to oversee group homes that serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities; committee action: due‑pass recommendation (8 ayes, 2 nays; members indicated ongoing stakeholder negotiations were needed).

- Senate Bill 14‑60 — Creates a grant appropriation for clinical research into MDMA‑assisted therapy for PTSD (sponsor discussed clinical trials and the need for hospital‑based protocols). Committee action: due‑pass recommendation (several members expressed concern about federal approval status; recorded votes included yes and no votes on record).

- Senate Bill 15‑15 — Reverts certain unspent rural public safety interoperability monies back to a state fund for reallocation to peace officer training equipment; committee action: due‑pass recommendation. Vote: 7 ayes, 3 nays.

- Senate Bill 13‑56 — Extends and modifies the developmental‑disabilities group‑home monitoring program (pilot to permanent); committee action: due‑pass recommendation (8 ayes, 2 nays).

- Multiple other bills were heard and advanced on Feb. 24 with committee votes (including bills addressing school safety grants, higher education workforce initiatives, and healthcare provider reimbursement items). Several of those items either contained funding language (appropriations) or directed departments to set up programs and reporting requirements.

What the committee vote means

A due‑pass recommendation from the Senate Appropriations Committee indicates the committee recommends the full Senate consider the bill. Votes recorded in the transcript reflect committee membership decisions on whether the measure should advance; final enactment would require floor passage, possible conference/appropriations changes and governor’s approval.

Sources and notes

This roundup is based on summaries and roll‑call statements recorded in the Feb. 24, 2025 Senate Appropriations Committee hearing transcript and on staff bill explanations read into the record at the hearing. For the bills listed above, committee‑recorded tallies and brief sponsor/testimony excerpts are captured from the transcript. Where committee members requested more work with stakeholders, the roundup notes that ongoing negotiations were anticipated. For full text, fiscal notes, and committee amendment language consult the official bill files and the Arizona Legislature website.

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