# Arizona SB 1839: 2026-2027; higher education

Arizona SB 1839, 2026-2027; higher education, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-05-04 (Committee of the Whole: do pass) (as of 2026-11-04).

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- 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 1839
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session
- Title: 2026-2027; higher education
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-04-27
- Last action: 2026-05-04, Committee of the Whole: do pass
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: 2026-2027, appropriating monies, budget bills, community college districts, eligibility, financial aid trust fund, higher education, limits, operating state aid, reduction, required state match, science, technology, engineering and mathematics (stem), state aid, stem (see also: science, technology, engineering and mathematics), workforce programs
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (11 yes, 7 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: David C. Farnsworth (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: John Kavanagh (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-04 | Senate | Rules: PFC | pass | 5 | 3 |   |
| 2026-04-28 | Senate | Appropriations, Transportation and Technology: DP | pass | 6 | 4 |   |

## Actions (5)

- 2026-05-04: Committee of the Whole: do pass (Senate)
- 2026-05-04: Rules: PFC (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Senate Second Reading (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Appropriations, Transportation and Technology: DP (Senate)
- 2026-04-27: Senate First Reading (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1839P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/542824)
- Senate Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1839S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/542996)

## 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/SB1839P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/542824)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1839S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/542996)

## 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-SB1839-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-04).