# Arizona SB 1459: public employees; collective bargaining

Arizona SB 1459, public employees; collective bargaining, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Lauren Kuby (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-02-02 (Senate Second Reading) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arizona SB 1459
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session
- Title: public employees; collective bargaining
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-29
- Last action: 2026-02-02, Senate Second Reading
- Sponsor: Lauren Kuby (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: agreements, appointments, appropriate bargaining units, appropriate governing body, arbitration, closed meetings, collective bargaining, compensation, composition hearing, decertification, definitions, director, elections, enforcement, exclusive representation, grievance procedure, hearing procedures, impasse resolution, judicial enforcement, local boards, lockouts, mediation, members, membership, membership dues, powers and duties, prohibited practices, prohibition, public employee labor relations board, public employee rights, public employees, public employer rights, public employers, public officers and employees - title 38, purpose, representation election, rules, scope of bargaining, state government - title 41, strikes, termination
- 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: Lauren Kuby (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Analise Ortiz (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Catherine Miranda (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Denise “Mitzi” Epstein (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Flavio Bravo (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lela Alston (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Priya Sundareshan (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rosanna Gabaldón (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Theresa Hatathlie (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (4)

- 2026-02-02: Senate Second Reading (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Senate First Reading (Senate)
- undated: Rules: None (Senate)
- undated: Government: None (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1459P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/534940)

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- SB 1189: campaign spending; personal security (signed)
- SB 1215: firefighters; occupational disease; cancers (signed)
- SB 1198: Arizona beef council; continuation (signed)
- HB 2780: judicial foreclosure; excess proceeds sale (signed)
- HB 2786: TPT; exemption; textbook rental (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1459P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/534940)

## Related
- [SB 1336: state land department; continuation; oversight](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1336-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1189: campaign spending; personal security](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1189-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1215: firefighters; occupational disease; cancers](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1215-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1198: Arizona beef council; continuation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1198-57th-2nd-regular)
- [HB 2780: judicial foreclosure; excess proceeds sale](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2780-57th-2nd-regular)
- [HB 2786: TPT; exemption; textbook rental](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2786-57th-2nd-regular)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1459-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-04).