# Arizona SB 1502: literacy endorsement; curricula; special education

Arizona SB 1502, literacy endorsement; curricula; special education, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by David C. Farnsworth (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-30 (Third Reading: Passed) (as of 2026-10-27).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1502-57th-1st-regular
- 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 1502
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: literacy endorsement; curricula; special education
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-19
- Last action: 2025-04-30, Third Reading: Passed
- Sponsor: David C. Farnsworth (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: curricula, definition, definitions, dyslexia screening plan, education - title 15, literacy endorsement, parental notification, placement, posting, reading instruction, reading proficiency, reciprocity, requirements for teachers, rules, special education, teaching certificates
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (110 yes, 0 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-30 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 55 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-07 | Senate | C&P | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | DP | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 29 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | DPA | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (8)

- 2025-04-30: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Committee of the Whole: do pass (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: undefined: C&P (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: undefined: DP (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: undefined: PFC (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: undefined: DPA (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/laws/0141.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/530245)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1502P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522573)
- Senate Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1502S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/526720)

## 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/0141.htm)
- [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/530245)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1502P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522573)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1502S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/526720)

## 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-SB1502-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-27).