# Arizona SB 1457: companion animals; welfare; health

Arizona SB 1457, companion animals; welfare; health, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Brian Fernandez (Democratic); status failed (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1457-57th-1st-regular
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Arizona SB 1457
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: companion animals; welfare; health
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-30
- Last action: unknown
- Sponsor: Brian Fernandez (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: agriculture - title 3, animal welfare, applications, award of fund monies, civil penalty, companion animals, definitions, fees, health, office of domestic companion animal health and welfare, permit, powers and duties, report, spaying and neutering of animals fund, transportation - title 28, welfare
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Brian Fernandez (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (3)

- undated: undefined: None (Senate)
- undated: undefined: None (Senate)
- undated: undefined: None (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1457P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522393)

## 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/SB1457P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522393)

## 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-SB1457-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-12).