# Arizona SB 1248: juvenile detention centers; education programs.

Arizona SB 1248, juvenile detention centers; education programs., is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Thomas "T.J." Shope (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-18 (Judiciary: DP) (as of 2026-11-04).

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- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Arizona SB 1248
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session
- Title: juvenile detention centers; education programs.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-21
- Last action: 2026-03-18, Judiciary: DP
- Sponsor: Thomas "T.J." Shope (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: county jail education fund, county jails, detention center education fund, education - title 15, education programs, fund, juvenile detention centers, school attendance
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (46 yes, 0 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: Thomas "T.J." Shope (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-18 | House | Judiciary: DP | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 27 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | Senate | Appropriations, Transportation and Technology: DP | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (9)

- 2026-03-18: Judiciary: DP (House)
- 2026-03-10: House Second Reading (House)
- 2026-03-09: House First Reading (House)
- 2026-02-26: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Rules: PFC (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Appropriations, Transportation and Technology: DP (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Senate Second Reading (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Senate First Reading (Senate)
- undated: Rules: None (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1248P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/534309)
- Senate Engrossed Version (02/26/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1248S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/537150)

## Related bills

- SB 1198: Arizona beef council; continuation (signed)
- SB 1189: campaign spending; personal security (signed)
- SB 1215: firefighters; occupational disease; cancers (signed)
- HB 2780: judicial foreclosure; excess proceeds sale (signed)
- HB 2786: TPT; exemption; textbook rental (signed)
- HB 2477: Arizona's education savings plan; revisions (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1248P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/534309)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (02/26/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1248S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (02/26/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/537150)

## Related
- [SB 1198: Arizona beef council; continuation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1198-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1189: campaign spending; personal security](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1189-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1215: firefighters; occupational disease; cancers](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1215-57th-2nd-regular)
- [HB 2780: judicial foreclosure; excess proceeds sale](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2780-57th-2nd-regular)
- [HB 2786: TPT; exemption; textbook rental](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2786-57th-2nd-regular)
- [HB 2477: Arizona's education savings plan; revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2477-57th-2nd-regular)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1248-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-04).