# Arizona HB 2481: school districts; records; noncompliance; penalties

Arizona HB 2481, school districts; records; noncompliance; penalties, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session House bill sponsored by Matt Gress (Republican); status vetoed, last action 2026-06-19 (Vetoed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2481-57th-2nd-regular
- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Arizona HB 2481
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session
- Title: school districts; records; noncompliance; penalties
- Status: vetoed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-21
- Last action: 2026-06-19, Vetoed by Governor
- Sponsor: Matt Gress (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: ade (see also: department of education), department of education (ade), duties (s), education - title 15, noncompliance, penalties, powers and duties (s), records, sbe (see also: state board of education), school district financial records, school districts, state board of education (sbe)
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 7 (102 yes, 56 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

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-09 | House | Concurrence: Passed | fail |   |   |   |
| 2026-06-09 | House | Final Reading: Passed | pass | 32 | 23 |   |
| 2026-04-16 | Senate | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 17 | 10 |   |
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | Education: DP | pass | 4 | 3 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 35 | 18 |   |
| 2026-02-16 | House | Rules: C&P | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Education: DP | pass | 7 | 2 | 3 |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-06-19: Vetoed by Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-09: Final Reading: Passed (House)
- 2026-06-09: Concurrence: Passed (House)
- 2026-04-16: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Rules: PFC (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Education: DP (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Senate Second Reading (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Senate First Reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2026-02-24: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (House)
- 2026-02-16: Rules: C&P (House)
- 2026-02-10: Education: DP (House)
- 2026-01-22: House Second Reading (House)
- 2026-01-21: House First Reading (House)

## Bill text

- House Engrossed Version (02/25/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2481H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/538795)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2481P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/533686)
- Senate Engrossed Version (04/16/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2481S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/542553)

## Related bills

- HB 2477: Arizona's education savings plan; revisions (signed)
- HB 2406: department of veterans' services; study (signed)
- HB 2397: homeowners' associations; property covenants; disclosures (signed)
- HB 2104: agricultural property; classification; inspection (signed)
- SB 1630: home; community-based services; mental illness (signed)
- SB 1552: ADOT; revisions. (signed)

## Sources
- [House Engrossed Version (02/25/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2481H.htm)
- [House Engrossed Version (02/25/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/538795)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2481P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/533686)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (04/16/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2481S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (04/16/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/542553)

## Related
- [HB 2477: Arizona's education savings plan; revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2477-57th-2nd-regular)
- [HB 2406: department of veterans' services; study](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2406-57th-2nd-regular)
- [HB 2397: homeowners' associations; property covenants; disclosures](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2397-57th-2nd-regular)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2481-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-04).