# Arizona SB 1033: animal seizure; bond amount

Arizona SB 1033, animal seizure; bond amount, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by John Kavanagh (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-07 (Third Reading: Passed) (as of 2026-10-27).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1033-57th-1st-regular
- As of: 2026-10-27
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Arizona SB 1033
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: animal seizure; bond amount
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-29
- Last action: 2025-05-07, Third Reading: Passed
- Sponsor: John Kavanagh (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: animal seizure, authority to seize animals, bond, bond amount, criminal code - title 13, exceptions, forfeiture, hearing, notification
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (73 yes, 33 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Animal owners face higher seizure bonds: mixed, medium. When an animal is seized and does not need humane destruction, the owner or keeper gets notice and can request a court hearing within 10 days. They must also post a $500 bond per animal within 10 days, up from $25. The court must set a hearing within 15 business days after receiving the request; th…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: John Kavanagh (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 34 | 22 |   |
| 2025-03-17 | Senate | C&P | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-10 | Senate | DP | pass | 5 | 2 |   |
| 2025-02-12 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 19 | 9 |   |
| 2025-01-29 | Senate | DP | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2025-05-07: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Committee of the Whole: do pass (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: undefined: C&P (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: undefined: DP (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: undefined: PFC (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: undefined: DP (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/laws/0176.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/530412)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1033P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/520551)
- Senate Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1033S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/523282)

## Related bills

- HB 2015: EORP; CORP; funded ratio (signed)
- HB 2077: ASRS; long-term disability (signed)
- HB 2034: ASRS; supplemental employee deferral plan (signed)
- HB 2036: ASRS; temporary personnel service (signed)
- HB 2035: ASRS; termination incentive programs (signed)
- SB 1537: transitional housing; reentry programs; licensure (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/laws/0176.htm)
- [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/530412)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1033P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/520551)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1033S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/523282)

## Related
- [HB 2015: EORP; CORP; funded ratio](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2015-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2077: ASRS; long-term disability](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2077-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2034: ASRS; supplemental employee deferral plan](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2034-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2036: ASRS; temporary personnel service](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2036-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2035: ASRS; termination incentive programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2035-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1537: transitional housing; reentry programs; licensure](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1537-57th-1st-regular)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1033-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-27).