# Arizona SB 1627: schools; prohibition; unmanned aircraft

Arizona SB 1627, schools; prohibition; unmanned aircraft, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by J.D. Mesnard (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-22 (Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-11-06).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1627-57th-2nd-regular
- As of: 2026-11-06
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Arizona SB 1627
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session
- Title: schools; prohibition; unmanned aircraft
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-03
- Last action: 2026-06-22, Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: J.D. Mesnard (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: classification, criminal code - title 13, definitions, prohibition, schools, unlawful operation (h), unlawful operation of model or unmanned aircraft, unmanned aircraft
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (96 yes, 41 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: J.D. Mesnard (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-12 | Senate | Concurrence: Passed | fail |   |   |   |
| 2026-06-12 | Senate | Final Reading: Passed | pass | 28 | 1 |   |
| 2026-06-11 | House | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 34 | 20 |   |
| 2026-03-30 | House | Rules: C&P | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-23 | House | Public Safety & Law Enforcement: DP | pass | 6 | 5 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 16 | 13 |   |
| 2026-02-20 | Senate | Judiciary and Elections: DP | pass | 4 | 2 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-06-22: Signed by Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-12: Final Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-06-12: Concurrence: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-06-11: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2026-06-09: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (House)
- 2026-06-01: Committee of the Whole: Retained on the Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-30: Rules: C&P (House)
- 2026-03-23: Public Safety & Law Enforcement: DP (House)
- 2026-03-10: House Second Reading (House)
- 2026-03-09: House First Reading (House)
- 2026-03-04: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Rules: PFC (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Judiciary and Elections: DP (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Senate Second Reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Senate First Reading (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0236.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/544366)
- House Engrossed Version (06/11/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1627H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/543482)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1627P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/535349)
- Senate Engrossed Version (03/04/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1627S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/539759)

## Related bills

- SB 1563: barbering and cosmetology board; continuation (signed)
- SB 1552: ADOT; revisions. (signed)
- SB 1497: classical learning; tests; examinations (signed)
- SB 1336: state land department; continuation; oversight (signed)
- SB 1215: firefighters; occupational disease; cancers (signed)
- SB 1198: Arizona beef council; continuation (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0236.htm)
- [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/544366)
- [House Engrossed Version (06/11/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1627H.htm)
- [House Engrossed Version (06/11/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/543482)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1627P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/535349)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (03/04/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1627S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (03/04/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/539759)

## Related
- [SB 1563: barbering and cosmetology board; continuation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1563-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1552: ADOT; revisions.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1552-57th-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 1198: Arizona beef council; continuation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1198-57th-2nd-regular)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1627-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-06).