# Arizona SCR 1049: death sentence; choice; firing squad

Arizona SCR 1049, death sentence; choice; firing squad, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Kevin Payne (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-26 (Judiciary: DP) (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SCR1049-57th-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 SCR 1049
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session
- Title: death sentence; choice; firing squad
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-05
- Last action: 2026-03-26, Judiciary: DP
- Sponsor: Kevin Payne (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: , capital punishment, choice, concurrent resolution, constitution of arizona, constitutional amendments (arizona), death sentence, firing squad, judgments of death
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (31 yes, 18 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: Kevin Payne (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-26 | House | Judiciary: DP | pass | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026-03-18 | Senate | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 16 | 9 |   |
| 2026-02-23 | Senate | Rules: PFC | pass | 5 | 4 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | Public Safety: DP | pass | 4 | 3 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 2026-03-26: Judiciary: DP (House)
- 2026-03-24: House Second Reading (House)
- 2026-03-23: House First Reading (House)
- 2026-03-18: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Rules: PFC (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Public Safety: DP (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Senate Second Reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Senate First Reading (Senate)
- undated: Rules: None (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SCR1049P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/535768)
- Senate Engrossed Version (03/18/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SCR1049S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/539580)

## 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/SCR1049P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/535768)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (03/18/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SCR1049S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (03/18/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/539580)

## 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-SCR1049-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-04).