# Arizona SB 1461: law enforcement officers; probation; termination

Arizona SB 1461, law enforcement officers; probation; termination, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Kevin Payne (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-15 (Final Reading: Passed) (as of 2026-10-27).

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- 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 1461
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: law enforcement officers; probation; termination
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Last action: 2025-04-15, Final Reading: Passed
- Sponsor: Kevin Payne (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: employee representative, exception, internal investigations, law enforcement officers, probation, public officers and employees - title 38, termination
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (99 yes, 47 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: Kevin Payne (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-15 | Senate | CONCUR: Passed | fail |   |   |   |
| 2025-04-15 | Senate | FINAL: Passed | pass | 18 | 12 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 42 | 17 |   |
| 2025-03-24 | Senate | C&P | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-17 | Senate | DPA | pass | 9 | 5 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 17 | 12 |   |
| 2025-02-12 | Senate | DP | pass | 5 | 1 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2025-04-15: Final Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Concurrence: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Additional Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Miscellaneous Motion: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: undefined: C&P (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: undefined: DPA (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: undefined: PFC (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: undefined: DP (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/laws/0070.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/529686)
- House Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1461H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/528852)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1461P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522412)
- Senate Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1461S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/525622)

## Related bills

- SB 1537: transitional housing; reentry programs; licensure (signed)
- SB 1496: tax credit; qualifying charitable organizations (signed)
- HB 2036: ASRS; temporary personnel service (signed)
- SB 1742: 2025-2026; higher education (signed)
- HB 2034: ASRS; supplemental employee deferral plan (signed)
- SB 1735: 2025-2026; general appropriations act (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/laws/0070.htm)
- [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/529686)
- [House Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1461H.htm)
- [House Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/528852)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1461P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522412)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1461S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/525622)

## Related
- [SB 1537: transitional housing; reentry programs; licensure](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1537-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1496: tax credit; qualifying charitable organizations](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1496-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2036: ASRS; temporary personnel service](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2036-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1742: 2025-2026; higher education](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1742-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2034: ASRS; supplemental employee deferral plan](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2034-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1735: 2025-2026; general appropriations act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1735-57th-1st-regular)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1461-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-27).