# Arizona SB 1498: federal search; seizure; sheriff; permission

Arizona SB 1498, federal search; seizure; sheriff; permission, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Mark Finchem (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-13 (Third Reading: Passed) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1498-57th-1st-regular
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Arizona SB 1498
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: federal search; seizure; sheriff; permission
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-31
- Last action: 2025-03-13, Third Reading: Passed
- Sponsor: Mark Finchem (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: actions, attorney general (h), counties - title 11, county sheriff, county sheriffs, federal law enforcement, federal law enforcement actions (h), federal search, mandatory prosecution, nullification of federal law, permission, required notice, seizure, sheriff, sheriffs (h)
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (26 yes, 17 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: Mark Finchem (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-13 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 17 | 11 |   |
| 2025-03-03 | Senate | PFC | pass | 5 | 4 |   |
| 2025-02-17 | Senate | DP | pass | 4 | 2 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2025-03-13: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: undefined: PFC (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: undefined: DP (Senate)
- undated: undefined: None (Senate)
- undated: undefined: None (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1498P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522530)
- Senate Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1498S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/527115)

## 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
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1498P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522530)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1498S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/527115)

## 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-SB1498-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-17).