# Arizona SB 1503: public pensions; proxy voting

Arizona SB 1503, public pensions; proxy voting, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by David Gowan (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-15 (Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1503-57th-2nd-regular
- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Arizona SB 1503
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session
- Title: public pensions; proxy voting
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-29
- Last action: 2026-04-15, Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: David Gowan (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: annual report, attorney general, civil penalty, civilian review board (h), consumer right to disclosure, definitions, emergency measure (h), enforcement, fiduciary voting responsibilities, first responders (h), independent board of directors, pension benefit plans, prohibitions, proxy advisory firms, proxy voting, public officers and employees - title 38, public pensions, requirements for enactment, initiative or referendum (rfeir) (h), retroactivity (h), rfeir (see also: requirements for enactment, initiative or referendum) (h), state death benefit (h), strike everything amendment (h), three-fourths vote (h), violation
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (125 yes, 18 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 Gowan (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: J.D. Mesnard (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Justin Olson (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-15 | Senate | Final Reading: Passed | pass | 26 | 2 |   |
| 2026-04-13 | House | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 54 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-02 | House | Rules: C&P | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-31 | House | Appropriations: DPA/SE | pass | 18 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 16 | 13 |   |
| 2026-02-09 | Senate | Finance: DP | pass | 4 | 3 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2026-04-15: Signed by Governor (Governor)
- 2026-04-15: Final Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-15: Concurrence: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2026-04-09: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (House)
- 2026-04-02: Rules: C&P (House)
- 2026-03-31: Appropriations: DPA/SE (House)
- 2026-03-26: Ways & Means: W/D (House)
- 2026-03-17: House Second Reading (House)
- 2026-03-16: House First Reading (House)
- 2026-03-10: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Committee of the Whole: retained (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Committee of the Whole: retained (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Rules: PFC (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Finance: DP (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Senate Second Reading (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Senate First Reading (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0064.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/542570)
- House Engrossed Version (04/13/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1503H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/542226)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1503P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/535077)
- Senate Engrossed Version (03/10/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1503S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/540179)

## Related bills

- SB 1497: classical learning; tests; examinations (signed)
- SB 1336: state land department; continuation; oversight (signed)
- SB 1198: Arizona beef council; continuation (signed)
- SB 1215: firefighters; occupational disease; cancers (signed)
- SB 1189: campaign spending; personal security (signed)
- HB 2780: judicial foreclosure; excess proceeds sale (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0064.htm)
- [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/542570)
- [House Engrossed Version (04/13/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1503H.htm)
- [House Engrossed Version (04/13/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/542226)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1503P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/535077)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (03/10/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1503S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (03/10/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/540179)

## Related
- [SB 1497: classical learning; tests; examinations](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1497-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1336: state land department; continuation; oversight](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1336-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1198: Arizona beef council; continuation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1198-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1215: firefighters; occupational disease; cancers](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1215-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1189: campaign spending; personal security](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1189-57th-2nd-regular)
- [HB 2780: judicial foreclosure; excess proceeds sale](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2780-57th-2nd-regular)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1503-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-04).