# Arizona SB 1348: state fire marshal; phased permitting

Arizona SB 1348, state fire marshal; phased permitting, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by David Gowan (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-29 (Final Reading: Passed) (as of 2026-10-27).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1348-57th-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 1348
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: state fire marshal; phased permitting
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2025-04-29, Final Reading: Passed
- Sponsor: David Gowan (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: appointment, arson investigators, assistants, construction plans, deputy fire marshals, duties, phased permitting, powers and duties, public lands - title 37, recovery of costs, specifications, state fire marshal, state forester (h)
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (121 yes, 18 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 4

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Assistant inspectors help enforce fire laws: benefit, low. Assistant fire inspectors can help enforce fire laws and the state fire code when directed by the assistant director. The state forester oversees these duties.
- Deputy marshals need less experience: cost, low. The State Fire Marshal’s office can hire deputy fire marshals based on their fire-safety knowledge without requiring five years of experience. The state forester must approve each hire.
- Fewer state fire inspections in large cities: cost, low. In cities with 100,000 or more people, state fire marshal inspections do not cover private school buildings. The marshal also need not inspect other occupancies, while the exception for family dwellings with fewer than five units remains.
- Faster permit decisions for public projects: mixed, low. For covered state, county, and public school building projects, applicants can choose one-phase or two-phase review. The forester must decide on a valid one-phase application within 60 days; two-phase review requires an initial decision within 30 days and a final decision within 60 days after phase…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: David Gowan (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-29 | Senate | CONCUR: Passed | fail |   |   |   |
| 2025-04-29 | Senate | FINAL: Passed | pass | 28 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-16 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 45 | 13 |   |
| 2025-03-17 | Senate | C&P | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-12 | Senate | DP | pass | 4 | 3 |   |
| 2025-02-24 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 29 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-05 | Senate | DP | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 2025-04-29: Final Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Concurrence: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: undefined: C&P (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: undefined: DP (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Committee of the Whole: do pass (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: undefined: PFC (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: undefined: DP (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/laws/0099.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/530044)
- House Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1348H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/528851)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1348P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522161)
- Senate Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1348S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/525700)

## Related bills

- SB 1281: adjutant general; duties (signed)
- 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)

## Sources
- [Chaptered Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/laws/0099.htm)
- [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/530044)
- [House Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1348H.htm)
- [House Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/528851)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1348P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522161)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1348S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/525700)

## Related
- [SB 1281: adjutant general; duties](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1281-57th-1st-regular)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1348-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-27).