# Arizona HB 2437: drug-free homeless zones

Arizona HB 2437, drug-free homeless zones, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session House bill sponsored by Matt Gress (Republican); status vetoed, last action 2025-05-06 (Third Reading: Passed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2437-57th-1st-regular
- As of: 2026-10-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Arizona HB 2437
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: drug-free homeless zones
- Status: vetoed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Third Reading: Passed
- Sponsor: Matt Gress (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: criminal code - title 13, drug offenses, drug-free homeless zones
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 8 (113 yes, 89 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Matt Gress (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Kavanagh (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Pamela Carter (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-06 | House | THIRD: Passed | pass | 16 | 12 |   |
| 2025-04-29 | House | THIRD: failed to pass | pass | 15 | 13 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | House | PFC | pass | 5 | 3 |   |
| 2025-03-26 | House | DP | pass | 4 | 3 |   |
| 2025-03-10 | House | THIRD: Passed | pass | 31 | 25 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | House | THIRD: failed to pass | fail | 29 | 30 |   |
| 2025-02-10 | House | C&P | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-05 | House | DP | pass | 5 | 3 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2025-05-06: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2025-04-29: Motion to Reconsider Third: Passed (House)
- 2025-04-29: Third Reading: failed to pass (House)
- 2025-04-22: Committee of the Whole: do pass (House)
- 2025-04-08: undefined: PFC (House)
- 2025-03-26: undefined: DP (House)
- 2025-03-10: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2025-03-06: Additional Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (House)
- 2025-03-06: Miscellaneous Motion: Passed (House)
- 2025-02-19: Motion to Reconsider Third: Passed (House)
- 2025-02-19: Third Reading: failed to pass (House)
- 2025-02-17: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (House)
- 2025-02-10: undefined: C&P (House)
- 2025-02-05: undefined: DP (House)

## Bill text

- House Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2437H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/524610)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2437P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/521228)

## Related bills

- SB 1735: 2025-2026; general appropriations act (signed)
- SB 1744: 2025-2026; K-12 education (signed)
- SB 1743: 2025-2026; human services (signed)
- SB 1742: 2025-2026; higher education (signed)
- SB 1741: 2025-2026; health care (signed)
- SB 1738: 2025-2026; commerce (signed)

## Sources
- [House Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2437H.htm)
- [House Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/524610)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2437P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/521228)

## Related
- [SB 1735: 2025-2026; general appropriations act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1735-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1744: 2025-2026; K-12 education](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1744-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1743: 2025-2026; human services](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1743-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1742: 2025-2026; higher education](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1742-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1741: 2025-2026; health care](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1741-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1738: 2025-2026; commerce](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1738-57th-1st-regular)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2437-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-19).