# Arizona SB 1661: broadband service district authority; formation Arizona SB 1661, broadband service district authority; formation, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Timothy "Tim" Dunn (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-07 (Final Reading: Passed) (as of 2026-10-27). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1661-57th-1st-regular - As of: 2026-10-27 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arizona SB 1661 - State: Arizona - Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session - Title: broadband service district authority; formation - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-19 - Last action: 2025-05-07, Final Reading: Passed - Sponsor: Timothy "Tim" Dunn (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: annual report, application, authority, board members, broadband authority district, broadband service district authority, broadband services, bylaws, counties - title 11, definition, district, formation, funding, hearing, notice, powers and duties, purpose, qualifications - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (145 yes, 42 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New broadband districts for farms: benefit, low. People, businesses, or organizations in counties with more than 200,000 and fewer than 210,000 residents can petition to form a broadband district. The district supports broadband for agricultural purposes and can manage projects and funding. Each district has a board of 5 to 7 members that keeps r… - Districts cannot connect homes: cost, low. A broadband district cannot build the last part of a network that brings service to homes. The law does not name another provider or say how many households this affects. - Broadband districts face funding limits: mixed, low. Districts can use government or private grants and fees from people who choose their broadband service. They must use service fees to operate and maintain that service, and the law sets no fee amount. Districts cannot impose new taxes, but may collect and send in taxes that already apply. District… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Timothy "Tim" Dunn (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-07 | Senate | CONCUR: Passed | fail | | | | | 2025-05-07 | Senate | FINAL: Passed | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2025-05-05 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 57 | 0 | | | 2025-04-17 | Senate | THIRD: failed to pass | fail | 19 | 39 | | | 2025-04-07 | Senate | C&P | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2025-03-26 | Senate | DP | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2025-03-06 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 25 | 0 | | | 2025-02-19 | Senate | DPA | pass | 4 | 3 | | ## Actions (13) - 2025-05-07: Final Reading: Passed (Senate) - 2025-05-07: Concurrence: Passed (Senate) - 2025-05-05: Third Reading: Passed (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Motion to Reconsider Third: Passed (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Third Reading: failed to pass (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Committee of the Whole: Retained on the Calendar (Senate) - 2025-04-07: undefined: C&P (Senate) - 2025-03-26: undefined: DP (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Third Reading: Passed (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate) - 2025-02-24: undefined: PFC (Senate) - 2025-02-19: undefined: DPA (Senate) ## Bill text - Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/laws/0190.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/530426) - House Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1661H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/529320) - Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1661P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522910) - Senate Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1661S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/526831) ## Related bills - SB 1537: transitional housing; reentry programs; licensure (signed) - SB 1529: municipal housing; preapproved design (signed) - SB 1496: tax credit; qualifying charitable organizations (signed) - SB 1281: adjutant general; duties (signed) - HB 2015: EORP; CORP; funded ratio (signed) - HB 2077: ASRS; long-term disability (signed) ## Sources - [Chaptered Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/laws/0190.htm) - [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/530426) - [House Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1661H.htm) - [House Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/529320) - [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1661P.htm) - [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522910) - [Senate Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1661S.htm) - [Senate Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/526831) ## Related - [SB 1537: transitional housing; reentry programs; licensure](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1537-57th-1st-regular) - [SB 1529: municipal housing; preapproved design](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1529-57th-1st-regular) - [SB 1496: tax credit; qualifying charitable organizations](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1496-57th-1st-regular) - [SB 1281: adjutant general; duties](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1281-57th-1st-regular) - [HB 2015: EORP; CORP; funded ratio](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2015-57th-1st-regular) - [HB 2077: ASRS; long-term disability](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2077-57th-1st-regular) - [Arizona bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/arizona/bills) - [Arizona state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/arizona) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1661-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-27).