# Arizona SB 1798: school safety; identification system; appropriation

Arizona SB 1798, school safety; identification system; appropriation, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Kiana Sears (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-06-11 (Third Reading: Passed) (as of 2026-11-06).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arizona SB 1798
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session
- Title: school safety; identification system; appropriation
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-09
- Last action: 2026-06-11, Third Reading: Passed
- Sponsor: Kiana Sears (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: ade (see also: department of education), annual determination, appropriating monies, appropriation, biometric identification system, definitions, delayed repeal, department of education (ade), designation, education - title 15, eligibility requirements, establishing, fafsa (see also: free application for federal student aid), financial aid awareness program, free application for federal student aid (see also: fafsa), identification system, postsecondary education (h), report, school safety, school safety and threat identification pilot program, strike everything amendment
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (74 yes, 32 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: Kiana Sears (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brian Fernandez (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: David Gowan (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-11 | House | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 31 | 24 |   |
| 2026-04-28 | House | Rules: C&P | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-24 | House | Education: DP | pass | 8 | 2 |   |
| 2026-03-19 | Senate | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 22 | 5 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | Education: DPA/SE | pass | 5 | 1 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-06-11: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2026-05-05: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (House)
- 2026-04-28: Rules: C&P (House)
- 2026-03-24: House Second Reading (House)
- 2026-03-24: Education: DP (House)
- 2026-03-23: House First Reading (House)
- 2026-03-19: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Rules: PFC (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Appropriations, Transportation and Technology: W/D (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Education: DPA/SE (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Senate Second Reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Senate First Reading (Senate)

## Bill text

- House Engrossed Version (06/11/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1798H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/543032)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1798P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/535847)
- Senate Engrossed Version (03/19/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1798S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/540192)

## Related bills

- SB 1630: home; community-based services; mental illness (signed)
- SB 1552: ADOT; revisions. (signed)
- SB 1563: barbering and cosmetology board; continuation (signed)
- SB 1497: classical learning; tests; examinations (signed)
- SB 1336: state land department; continuation; oversight (signed)
- SB 1215: firefighters; occupational disease; cancers (signed)

## Sources
- [House Engrossed Version (06/11/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1798H.htm)
- [House Engrossed Version (06/11/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/543032)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1798P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/535847)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (03/19/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1798S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (03/19/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/540192)

## Related
- [SB 1630: home; community-based services; mental illness](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1630-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1552: ADOT; revisions.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1552-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1563: barbering and cosmetology board; continuation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1563-57th-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-SB1798-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-06).