SB 1497 Arizona Senate · 57th Legislature - First Regular Session

appropriation; criminal intelligence coordination center

SB 1497 appropriates $1 million from Arizona's general fund for fiscal year 2025-2026 to the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office. This funding establishes a criminal intelligence center focused on collecting, analyzing, and sharing real-time data to combat human trafficking and drug trafficking by international cartels. The center will directly support law enforcement efforts in Yavapai County through coordinated intelligence operations. The bill creates a specific funding mechanism for this operational purpose without altering existing laws.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 4, 2025 Last action Mar 24, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced Version → Senate Engrossed Version · 3 edits · Mar 13, 2025

MINOR

The bill was amended to redirect $1,000,000 in funding from the Department of Public Safety to the State Treasurer, who will then distribute the funds to the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office. This change shifts operational control of the criminal intelligence coordination center from a state agency to a specific county sheriff's office, while maintaining the same funding amount and purpose of combating human and drug trafficking by international cartels.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from a state-level Department of Public Safety operation to a county-level operation under the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office, with the State Treasurer acting as the funding intermediary.

FISCAL

Funding recipient changed from the Department of Public Safety to the State Treasurer, who will distribute the $1,000,000 to the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office.

SCOPE

Operational responsibility for the criminal intelligence coordination center shifted from a state department to a specific county sheriff's office.

TECHNICAL

Bill title and section headers were updated to reflect the new funding recipient and state treasurer involvement.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Mar 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

lower

Mar 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED

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Mar 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

DPA

upper

Feb 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

DPA

upper

Feb 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors