# Arizona SB 1470: graduation; children with disabilities

Arizona SB 1470, graduation; children with disabilities, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by David C. Farnsworth (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-06-26 (Third Reading: failed to pass); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arizona SB 1470
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: graduation; children with disabilities
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Last action: 2025-06-26, Third Reading: failed to pass
- Sponsor: David C. Farnsworth (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: ahcccs (see also: arizona health care cost containment system) (h), annual achievement profiles, appropriation (h), appropriation reductions (h), arizona health care cost containment system (ahcccs) (h), children with disabilities, classification, county school superintendent, definition, education - title 15, enrollment freeze (h), failing schools tutoring fund, fiscal year 2025-2026 (h), graduation, powers and duties, school district governing board, strike everything amendment (h)
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 6 (90 yes, 37 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-26 | Senate | THIRD: failed to pass | pass | 29 | 27 |   |
| 2025-06-18 | Senate | C&P | pass | 5 | 2 |   |
| 2025-06-17 | Senate | DPA/SE | pass | 10 | 7 |   |
| 2025-03-25 | Senate | DP | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-13 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 27 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-12 | Senate | DPA | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 2025-06-26: Third Reading: failed to pass (Senate)
- 2025-06-26: Miscellaneous Motion: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-06-19: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2025-06-18: undefined: C&P (Senate)
- 2025-06-17: undefined: DPA/SE (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: undefined: DP (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: undefined: PFC (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: undefined: DPA (Senate)

## Bill text

- House Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1470H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/530978)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1470P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522470)
- Senate Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1470S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/527111)

## Related bills

- SB 1735: 2025-2026; general appropriations act (signed)
- SB 1744: 2025-2026; K-12 education (signed)
- SB 1743: 2025-2026; human services (signed)
- SB 1742: 2025-2026; higher education (signed)
- SB 1741: 2025-2026; health care (signed)
- SB 1738: 2025-2026; commerce (signed)

## Sources
- [House Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1470H.htm)
- [House Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/530978)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1470P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522470)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1470S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/527111)

## Related
- [SB 1735: 2025-2026; general appropriations act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1735-57th-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)
- [SB 1742: 2025-2026; higher education](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1742-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1741: 2025-2026; health care](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1741-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1738: 2025-2026; commerce](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1738-57th-1st-regular)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1470-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-19).