# Arizona SB 1279: technical correction; military; special plates

Arizona SB 1279, technical correction; military; special plates, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Mark Finchem (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-17 (Third Reading: failed to pass) (as of 2026-10-17).

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- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Arizona SB 1279
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: technical correction; military; special plates
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-19
- Last action: 2025-03-17, Third Reading: failed to pass
- Sponsor: Mark Finchem (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: administration, allocation of monies, appropriating monies, compensation, conforming legislation, county jail juvenile improvement fund, criminal justice commission, criminal justice data collection, criminal justice entities, definition, drug and gang enforcement fund, enhanced collections, exemption, heading change, law enforcement crime victim notification fund, meetings, members, military, military support special plates, powers and duties, prohibited debt collection activity, repeal, repealing, report, reporting requirements, reports, resource center fund, retroactivity, sexual assault records, sheriffs, sheriffs' criminal justice commission, sheriffs' criminal justice enhancement fund, software, special license plates, special plates, staff, state aid, state aid for juvenile dependency proceedings fund, state government - title 41, strike everything amendment, subrogation, succession, technical correction, termination, terms, transportation - title 28, use of monies, uses, vendor requirement, victim compensation and assistance fund
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (39 yes, 27 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: Mark Finchem (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-17 | Senate | THIRD: failed to pass | fail | 13 | 13 |   |
| 2025-03-06 | Senate | THIRD: failed to pass | pass | 15 | 12 |   |
| 2025-02-24 | Senate | PFC | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | DPA/SE | pass | 4 | 2 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2025-03-17: Third Reading: failed to pass (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Motion to Reconsider Third: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Third Reading: failed to pass (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: undefined: PFC (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: undefined: DPA/SE (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1279P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/521794)
- Senate Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1279S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/526532)

## 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
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1279P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/521794)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1279S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/526532)

## 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-SB1279-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-17).