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SB 1620 Arizona Senate · 57th Legislature - First Regular Session

appropriation; public safety training simulators

SB 1620 appropriates $400,000 from Arizona's state general fund for fiscal year 2025-2026 to purchase public safety training simulators for the Arizona State University Police Department and Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office. The bill directly funds equipment used by these two law enforcement entities for training purposes. It does not create new policies or regulations but provides specific funding for existing training needs. The bill failed to pass on March 24, 2025, and was subsequently withdrawn.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates $400k from state general fund for public safety training equipment, directly funding government spending within budget framework.95% confidence ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeFunds law enforcement training simulators for police departments, directly supporting public safety operations within criminal justice framework.90% confidence
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Last action Mar 31, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Version → Senate Engrossed Version · 2 edits · Feb 27, 2025
MINOR
The bill text has been reformatted from an introduced version to a Senate engrossed version, adding official session headers and page numbering while keeping the core legislative language identical. No substantive policy changes were made to the appropriation amount, eligible recipients, or fiscal year.
TECHNICAL

Added official Senate engrossed formatting headers including bill number (SB1620), session details (57th Legislature, 1st Regular Session 2025), and page numbering structure.

Reorganized bill structure to include standard legislative formatting with act title and section headers while maintaining identical substantive content.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2025

How they voted

24–5
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 30
Feb 27, 2025
D Democratic13
10 Yea 2 Nay 1
76% Yea
R Republican17
14 Yea 3 Nay
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Kevin Payne
Kevin Payne
RRepublican
AZ
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