# Arizona HB 4163: K-12 education; 2026-2027 Arizona HB 4163, K-12 education; 2026-2027, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-06-13 (Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB4163-57th-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 4163 - State: Arizona - Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session - Title: K-12 education; 2026-2027 - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-06-09 - Last action: 2026-06-13, Signed by Governor - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: 2026-2027, ade (see also: department of education), appropriating monies, charter schools, child sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention pilot program, department of education (ade), education - title 15, expenditure plan, failing schools tutoring fund, intent, k-12 education, property proceeds fund, state aid, state government - title 41 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (46 yes, 6 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 7 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Lower school property tax rates: benefit, low. For tax year 2026, qualifying rates fall to $1.5128 for certain high school and common school districts, from $1.5606. They fall to $3.0256 for unified and other specified common school districts, from $3.1212. Property owners may pay less when their property is subject to one of these rates; the a… - Extra state aid for Alhambra schools: benefit, low. Alhambra Elementary School District receives $852,200 in additional state aid for fiscal year 2026-2027. The state recalculates the district’s 2024-2025 aid to account for a change in assessed property value. The money goes to the district, not directly to households. This provision ends after Dece… - More funding for Arizona charter schools: benefit, low. Arizona charter schools receive additional assistance based on their counted students. The amount is $2,174.54 per student in preschool programs for children with disabilities, kindergarten, and grades one through eight. It is $2,534.38 per student in grades nine through twelve. The funding support… - More state support for school districts: benefit, low. For fiscal year 2026-2027, the school-funding base level is $5,215.53, plus the percentage increase set by state law. District transportation support is $3.07 per route mile when mileage per eligible student is 0.5 or less, or more than 1.0; it is $2.52 when mileage is more than 0.5 through 1.0. Th… - More tutoring support for struggling schools: benefit, low. For fiscal year 2026-2027, the Department of Education can use the existing failing schools tutoring fund to support teacher and principal training and coaching. It can also monitor academic progress and share information about tutoring opportunities. The law does not provide a new funding amount o… - New child safety lessons in six schools: benefit, low. The Department of Education must select six public schools by July 1, 2027, for a pilot during the 2027-2028 school year. Teachers receive at least four hours of in-person instruction, and parents receive at least three hours; schools cannot require parents to take part. Schools must notify parents… - New limits on school property sale money: mixed, low. Starting July 1, 2026, schools must put covered money from selling or leasing buildings and grounds into a new fund. Exceptions include certain charges for nonschool events, leases to a school, and leases under one year unless automatic renewals extend them beyond one year. Spending from the fund r… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: David Livingston (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Julie Willoughby (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael Carbone (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Neal Carter (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Steve Montenegro (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-06-11 | Senate | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 23 | 5 | | | 2026-06-10 | House | Rules: C&P | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2026-06-10 | House | Appropriations: DP | pass | 15 | 1 | 2 | ## Actions (10) - 2026-06-13: Signed by Governor (Governor) - 2026-06-11: Senate First Reading (Senate) - 2026-06-11: Third Reading: Passed (Senate) - 2026-06-11: Miscellaneous Motion: Passed (Senate) - 2026-06-11: Third Reading: Passed (House) - 2026-06-11: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (House) - 2026-06-10: House Second Reading (House) - 2026-06-10: Rules: C&P (House) - 2026-06-10: Appropriations: DP (House) - 2026-06-09: House First Reading (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0135.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/543916) - House Engrossed Version (06/11/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB4163H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/543734) - Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB4163P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/543533) ## Related bills - HB 2786: TPT; exemption; textbook rental (signed) - HB 2780: judicial foreclosure; excess proceeds sale (signed) - 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) ## Sources - [Chaptered Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0135.htm) - [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/543916) - [House Engrossed Version (06/11/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB4163H.htm) - [House Engrossed Version (06/11/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/543734) - [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB4163P.htm) - [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/543533) ## Related - [HB 2786: TPT; exemption; textbook rental](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2786-57th-2nd-regular) - [HB 2780: judicial foreclosure; excess proceeds sale](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2780-57th-2nd-regular) - [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) - [Arizona bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/arizona/bills) - [Arizona state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/arizona) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB4163-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-04).