# Arizona HB 2255: teachers academy; community college students

Arizona HB 2255, teachers academy; community college students, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jeff Weninger (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-07 (Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arizona HB 2255
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session
- Title: teachers academy; community college students
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-15
- Last action: 2026-04-07, Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: Jeff Weninger (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: arizona teachers academy, community college students, education - title 15, requirements for enactment, initiative or referendum (rfeir), rfeir (see also: requirements for enactment, initiative or referendum), school employee training, teachers academy, three-fourths vote
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (103 yes, 3 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Longer scholarships for community college students: benefit, high. Arizona community college students enrolled in the Arizona Teachers Academy can receive scholarships for tuition and fees for up to four academic years, or eight semesters. That is up from two academic years, or four semesters. Other gifts, aid, and grants are applied first, and the scholarship can…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jeff Weninger (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-01 | Senate | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 29 | 1 |   |
| 2026-03-18 | Senate | Education: DP | pass | 6 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | House | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 52 | 2 |   |
| 2026-02-23 | House | Rules: C&P | pass | 6 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Commerce: DP | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-04-07: Signed by Governor (Governor)
- 2026-04-01: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Committee of the Whole: do pass (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Rules: PFC (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Education: DP (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Senate Second Reading (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Senate First Reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2026-02-23: Rules: C&P (House)
- 2026-02-17: Commerce: DP (House)
- 2026-02-09: Education: W/D (House)
- 2026-01-20: House Second Reading (House)
- 2026-01-15: House First Reading (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0023.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/542151)
- House Engrossed Version (02/26/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2255H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/538962)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2255P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/533339)

## Related bills

- HB 2104: agricultural property; classification; inspection (signed)
- SB 1630: home; community-based services; mental illness (signed)
- SB 1552: ADOT; revisions. (signed)
- SB 1563: barbering and cosmetology board; continuation (signed)
- SB 1497: classical learning; tests; examinations (signed)
- SB 1336: state land department; continuation; oversight (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0023.htm)
- [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/542151)
- [House Engrossed Version (02/26/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2255H.htm)
- [House Engrossed Version (02/26/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/538962)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2255P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/533339)

## Related
- [HB 2104: agricultural property; classification; inspection](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2104-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1630: home; community-based services; mental illness](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1630-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1552: ADOT; revisions.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1552-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1563: barbering and cosmetology board; continuation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1563-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1497: classical learning; tests; examinations](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1497-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1336: state land department; continuation; oversight](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1336-57th-2nd-regular)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2255-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-04).