# Arizona SB 1282: aggravated unlawful flight; law enforcement

Arizona SB 1282, aggravated unlawful flight; law enforcement, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by David Gowan (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-22 (Committee of the Whole: do pass) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1282-57th-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 SB 1282
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: aggravated unlawful flight; law enforcement
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2025-04-22, Committee of the Whole: do pass
- Sponsor: David Gowan (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 24
- Subjects: aggravated unlawful flight, classification, law enforcement, pursuing law enforcement vehicle, traffic laws, transportation - title 28, violation
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (42 yes, 11 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: David Gowan (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brian Fernandez (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Lopez (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Livingston (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Marshall, Sr. (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Frank Carroll (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Gail Griffin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Hildy Angius (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: J.D. Mesnard (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Janae Shamp (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: John Kavanagh (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kevin Payne (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lupe Diaz (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matt Gress (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Carbone (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Way (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Nick Kupper (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Quang H Nguyen (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Selina Bliss (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Steve Montenegro (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Thomas "T.J." Shope (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Timothy "Tim" Dunn (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Venden "Vince" Leach (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Walt Blackman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Wendy Rogers (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | C&P | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | DP | pass | 6 | 3 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 21 | 8 |   |
| 2025-02-05 | Senate | DP | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2025-04-22: Committee of the Whole: do pass (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: undefined: C&P (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: undefined: DP (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Committee of the Whole: do pass (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: undefined: PFC (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: undefined: DP (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1282P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/521851)
- Senate Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1282S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/525264)

## 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/SB1282P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/521851)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1282S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/525264)

## 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-SB1282-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-17).