# Arizona SB 1649: legislative appointments; qualifications

Arizona SB 1649, legislative appointments; qualifications, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Warren Petersen (Republican); status vetoed, last action 2025-05-07 (Final Reading: Passed) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arizona SB 1649
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: legislative appointments; qualifications
- Status: vetoed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-20
- Last action: 2025-05-07, Final Reading: Passed
- Sponsor: Warren Petersen (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: aca (see also: arizona commerce authority), annual report, arizona commerce authority (aca), arizona tea party committee, arizona water protection fund commission, audit, authority, board of directors, compensation, compliance advisory panel, composition, conduct of office, confidential discussions, confidential information, definition, economic estimates commission, environment, the - title 49, formation election, game and fish - title 17, jlac (see also: joint legislative audit committee), joint legislative audit committee (jlac), legislative appointments, limitation, livestock loss board, meetings, members, membership, military affairs and emergency management - title 26, military affairs commission, ombudsman-citizens aide selection committee, organizing board, powers and duties, qualifications, qualifications and tenure, small business, special taxing districts - title 48, state government - title 41, technical assistance, terms, transportation - title 28, upper san pedro water district, vacancies, waters - title 45
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (80 yes, 51 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: Warren Petersen (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | FINAL: Passed | pass | 16 | 10 |   |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | CONCUR: Passed | fail |   |   |   |
| 2025-05-05 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 32 | 25 |   |
| 2025-03-31 | Senate | C&P | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | DP ON RECON | pass | 4 | 3 |   |
| 2025-03-06 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 17 | 10 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | DPA | pass | 4 | 3 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2025-05-07: Final Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-05-07: Concurrence: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-05-05: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Committee of the Whole: Retained on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: undefined: C&P (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: undefined: DP ON RECON (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: undefined: FAILED (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: undefined: PFC (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: undefined: DPA (Senate)

## Bill text

- House Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1649H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/529387)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1649P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522853)
- Senate Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1649S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/526756)

## 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
- [House Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1649H.htm)
- [House Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/529387)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1649P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522853)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1649S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/526756)

## 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-SB1649-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-17).