SB 1061 Arizona Senate · 57th Legislature - First Regular Session

appropriations; criminal justice; salary increases

SB 1061 allocates $128.5 million from the state general fund for fiscal year 2025-2026 to provide a 15% salary increase for specific state employees. It directly affects correctional officers in the Department of Corrections and Department of Juvenile Corrections ($74.9 million total), all Department of Public Safety employees ($34 million), court staff (excluding judges) ($8.5 million), and probation officers ($10.2 million). The bill establishes concrete funding for these raises without altering existing laws or creating new programs. It is a straightforward appropriations measure focused solely on compensating covered employees through state budget allocations.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 10, 2025 Last action Mar 31, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced Version → Senate Engrossed Version · 4 edits · Mar 5, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was amended to add the Administrative Office of the Courts as a recipient of salary increase funding, expanding the scope from just corrections and public safety agencies to include judicial branch employees and probation staff. Specific dollar amounts and percentage increases were filled in for all departments, making the appropriations concrete rather than placeholders.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include the Administrative Office of the Courts and probation officers, which were not covered in the original version.

SCOPE

Added the Administrative Office of the Courts as a new recipient of salary increase funds.

ELIGIBILITY

Added provisions for salary increases for all state employees of the supreme court, court of appeals, and superior court (excluding judges and justices), as well as state-funded probation officers and staff.

FISCAL

Replaced placeholder amounts with specific dollar figures: $71,100,000 for corrections officers, $1,000,000 for corrections investigators, $3,800,000 for juvenile corrections officers, $34,000,000 for public safety employees, $8,499,150 for court employees, and $10,164,000 for probation staff.

Specified a fifteen percent salary increase for all listed employee categories instead of leaving the percentage blank.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2025

How they voted

22–7

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 30

Mar 5, 2025

D Democratic13

7 Yea 5 Nay 1

53% Yea

R Republican17

15 Yea 2 Nay

88% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

DPA/SE

lower

Mar 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED

upper

Mar 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

DPA

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

DPA

upper

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors