# Arizona SB 1538: moving violation; citation; AZPOST-certified officer

Arizona SB 1538, moving violation; citation; AZPOST-certified officer, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Kevin Payne (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-06-11 (Third Reading: failed to pass) (as of 2026-11-04).

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- 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 1538
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session
- Title: moving violation; citation; AZPOST-certified officer
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-02
- Last action: 2026-06-11, Third Reading: failed to pass
- Sponsor: Kevin Payne (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: approval (h), arizona peace officer standards and training board (azpost), arizona state university (asu) (h), arizona state university medical school (h), asu (see also: arizona state university) (h), azpost (see also: arizona peace officer standards and training board), azpost-certified officer, citation, civil traffic violations, conditional enactment (h), controlled substances (h), coverage (h), federal monies (h), firefighters (h), labor - title 23 (h), midomafetamine (h), moving violation, moving violations, peace officer, peace officers (h), post-traumatic stress disorder (h), post-traumatic stress medicines (h), prosecutor, prosecutors, ptsd (h), public health and safety - title 36 (h), research (h), strike everything amendment (h), transportation - title 28, united states food and drug administration (h), workers' compensation (h)
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (57 yes, 49 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-11 | House | Third Reading: failed to pass | fail | 21 | 32 |   |
| 2026-03-30 | House | Rules: C&P | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-23 | House | Public Safety & Law Enforcement: DPA/SE | pass | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 16 | 12 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Public Safety: DP | pass | 5 | 2 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-06-11: Third Reading: failed to pass (House)
- 2026-06-01: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (House)
- 2026-04-16: Committee of the Whole: Retained on the Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-30: Rules: C&P (House)
- 2026-03-23: Public Safety & Law Enforcement: DPA/SE (House)
- 2026-03-05: House Second Reading (House)
- 2026-03-04: House First Reading (House)
- 2026-02-26: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Committee of the Whole: retained (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Rules: PFC (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Public Safety: DP (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Senate Second Reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Senate First Reading (Senate)

## Bill text

- House Engrossed Version (06/11/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1538H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/543406)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1538P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/535187)
- Senate Engrossed Version (02/26/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1538S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/539192)

## Related bills

- SB 1552: ADOT; revisions. (signed)
- SB 1563: barbering and cosmetology board; continuation (signed)
- SB 1497: classical learning; tests; examinations (signed)
- SB 1336: state land department; continuation; oversight (signed)
- SB 1215: firefighters; occupational disease; cancers (signed)
- SB 1189: campaign spending; personal security (signed)

## Sources
- [House Engrossed Version (06/11/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1538H.htm)
- [House Engrossed Version (06/11/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/543406)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1538P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/535187)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (02/26/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1538S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (02/26/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/539192)

## Related
- [SB 1552: ADOT; revisions.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1552-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1563: barbering and cosmetology board; continuation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1563-57th-2nd-regular)
- [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 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1538-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-04).