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House on April 16 advances and passes a slate of Senate bills; summary of third‑reading votes
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Summary
On April 16 the Arizona House took committee of the whole recommendations and placed multiple Senate bills for third reading; several bills passed on final votes (including SB1164, SB1174, SB1189, SB1754), while SB1413 failed on the floor; the House also moved to reconsider SB1413 for a future session.
The Arizona House on April 16, 2026, accepted the report of the Committee of the Whole and proceeded to third reading on a series of Senate bills. Committee reports and floor amendments were adopted earlier in the session and several measures received final passage on the floor.
Votes recorded on third reading included: SB1164 (amending ARS related to the Arizona Long Term Care System) — the clerk recorded 50 ayes, 0 nays, and 10 not voting and the bill passed; SB1174 (Department of Child Safety amendments) — recorded 50 ayes, 0 nays, 10 not voting and passed; SB1189 (revitalization districts) — recorded 50 ayes, 0 nays, 10 not voting and passed; SB1754 (education/Title 15 changes) — recorded 51 ayes, 0 nays, 9 not voting and passed.
One contested final vote occurred on SB1413 (an amendment to restitution provisions). Representative Collin explained his no vote on the floor, asserting the bill would extend criminal liability and uncapped restitution in situations where a moving violation occurred alongside an accident even if the violation did not cause the injury; after debate the clerk recorded 2 ayes, 48 nays, 10 not voting and the bill failed. Later in the day a motion to have the House reconsider its action on SB1413 and place it again on third reading was made by Representative Martinez and carried.
Other bills on the calendar were recorded as receiving committee do-pass recommendations and were placed for third reading earlier in the day; the Committee of the Whole recommended several bills (e.g., SB1004, SB1012, SB1040, SB1049, SB1168, SB1326) to be advanced, as reflected in committee reports entered into the journal.
Where the transcript records specific vote tallies, this article reports them exactly as read into the record; where only committee recommendations were made, those recommendations are summarized as reported by committee chairs.
