# Arizona SB 1584: public employees; merit; hiring practices

Arizona SB 1584, public employees; merit; hiring practices, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Janae Shamp (Republican); status vetoed, last action 2025-04-15 (Third Reading: Passed) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arizona SB 1584
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: public employees; merit; hiring practices
- Status: vetoed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-20
- Last action: 2025-04-15, Third Reading: Passed
- Sponsor: Janae Shamp (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: definition, hiring practices, merit (h), merit based hiring, merit selection, public employees, public officers and employees - title 38
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (63 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: Janae Shamp (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: David C. Farnsworth (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: David Gowan (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Hildy Angius (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: J.D. Mesnard (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kevin Payne (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark Finchem (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Shawnna Bolick (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Timothy "Tim" Dunn (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Venden "Vince" Leach (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Wendy Rogers (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-15 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 31 | 21 |   |
| 2025-04-07 | Senate | C&P | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | DP | pass | 4 | 3 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 16 | 11 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | DPA | pass | 5 | 2 |   |

## Actions (8)

- 2025-04-15: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Committee of the Whole: do pass (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: undefined: C&P (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: undefined: DP (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: undefined: PFC (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: undefined: DPA (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1584P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522770)
- Senate Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1584S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/526221)

## 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/SB1584P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522770)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1584S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/526221)

## 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-SB1584-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-17).