# Arizona SB 1455: election officials; oversight; candidates

Arizona SB 1455, election officials; oversight; candidates, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by David C. Farnsworth (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-05 (Third Reading: Passed) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arizona SB 1455
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: election officials; oversight; candidates
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-19
- Last action: 2025-03-05, Third Reading: Passed
- Sponsor: David C. Farnsworth (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: candidate, candidates, election officials, elections, elections and electors - title 16, elections officer or employee, oversight, prohibition
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (21 yes, 22 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 C. Farnsworth (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | FAILED | fail | 0 | 7 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 17 | 12 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | DP | pass | 4 | 3 |   |

## Actions (6)

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

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1455P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522387)
- Senate Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1455S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/526719)

## Related bills

- SB 1740: 2025-2026; environment (signed)
- HB 2015: EORP; CORP; funded ratio (signed)
- SB 1735: 2025-2026; general appropriations act (signed)
- SB 1741: 2025-2026; health care (signed)
- SB 1744: 2025-2026; K-12 education (signed)
- SB 1743: 2025-2026; human services (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1455P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522387)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1455S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/526719)

## Related
- [SB 1740: 2025-2026; environment](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1740-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2015: EORP; CORP; funded ratio](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2015-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1735: 2025-2026; general appropriations act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1735-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1741: 2025-2026; health care](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1741-57th-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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1455-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-12).