# Arizona HB 2824: legislative subpoena; refusal; contempt

Arizona HB 2824, legislative subpoena; refusal; contempt, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session House bill sponsored by Tony Rivero (Republican); status vetoed, last action 2025-05-01 (Final Reading: Passed) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2824-57th-1st-regular
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Arizona HB 2824
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: legislative subpoena; refusal; contempt
- Status: vetoed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-20
- Last action: 2025-05-01, Final Reading: Passed
- Sponsor: Tony Rivero (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: contempt, disobedience of subpoena as legislative contempt (s), immunity of witnesses (s), legislative subpoena, legislature, perjury, refusal, state government - title 41, strike everything amendment, sworn testimony
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (95 yes, 72 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: Tony Rivero (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-01 | House | CONCUR: Passed | fail |   |   |   |
| 2025-05-01 | House | FINAL: Passed | pass | 31 | 26 |   |
| 2025-04-16 | House | THIRD: Passed | pass | 17 | 13 |   |
| 2025-03-19 | House | DPA | pass | 4 | 3 |   |
| 2025-02-26 | House | THIRD: Passed | pass | 32 | 27 |   |
| 2025-02-24 | House | C&P | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | House | DP | pass | 4 | 3 |   |

## Actions (9)

- 2025-05-01: Final Reading: Passed (House)
- 2025-05-01: Concurrence: Passed (House)
- 2025-04-16: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2025-04-10: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (House)
- 2025-03-24: undefined: PFC (House)
- 2025-03-19: undefined: DPA (House)
- 2025-02-26: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2025-02-24: undefined: C&P (House)
- 2025-02-20: undefined: DP (House)

## Bill text

- House Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2824H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/525988)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2824P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/523584)
- Senate Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2824S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/529207)

## 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/HB2824H.htm)
- [House Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/525988)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2824P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/523584)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2824S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/529207)

## 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-HB2824-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-17).