# Arizona SB 1646: absence; state elected officials

Arizona SB 1646, absence; state elected officials, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Mark Finchem (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-09 (House Second Reading) (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1646-57th-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 1646
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session
- Title: absence; state elected officials
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-09
- Last action: 2026-03-09, House Second Reading
- Sponsor: Mark Finchem (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: absence, official state events, public officers and employees - title 38, state elected official, state elected officials
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (36 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: Mark Finchem (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 30 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | Government: DP | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (9)

- 2026-03-09: House Second Reading (House)
- 2026-03-05: House First Reading (House)
- 2026-03-03: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Rules: PFC (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Government: DP (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Senate Second Reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Senate First Reading (Senate)
- undated: Rules: None (House)
- undated: Government: None (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1646P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/535566)
- Senate Engrossed Version (03/03/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1646S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/539280)

## Related bills

- SB 1630: home; community-based services; mental illness (signed)
- 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)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1646P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/535566)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (03/03/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1646S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (03/03/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/539280)

## Related
- [SB 1630: home; community-based services; mental illness](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1630-57th-2nd-regular)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1646-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-04).