# Arizona SB 1345: ambulances; response times; rates

Arizona SB 1345, ambulances; response times; rates, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Thomas "T.J." Shope (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-05 (Third Reading: Passed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1345-57th-1st-regular
- As of: 2026-10-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Arizona SB 1345
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: ambulances; response times; rates
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-19
- Last action: 2025-03-05, Third Reading: Passed
- Sponsor: Thomas "T.J." Shope (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: adjustment, air ambulance services, ambulance service, ambulance services, ambulances, appeals, authorization, certificate of necessity, certificates of necessity, charges, civil penalty, definition, definitions, director, emergency action, emergency medical services, ems (h), exceptions, hearings, initial term, inspections, judicial review, mileage rate calculation factors, notification of interested parties, operate, participate, political subdivisions, powers and duties, public health and safety - title 36, rates, regulation of ambulance services, renewal, required posting, response time compliance, response times, rules, service areas, suspension, terms, waiver of hearing
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (28 yes, 14 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | DPA/SE | pass | 4 | 2 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 18 | 11 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | DPA | pass | 6 | 1 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2025-03-26: undefined: DPA/SE (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: undefined: PFC (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: undefined: DPA (Senate)
- undated: undefined: None (Senate)
- undated: undefined: None (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1345P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522155)
- Senate Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1345S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/526755)

## 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/SB1345P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522155)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1345S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/526755)

## 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-SB1345-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-19).