SB 1284 Arizona Senate · 57th Legislature - Second Regular Session

moving violations; red light

Arizona's SB 1284 amends traffic laws to require drivers who fail to stop completely at red lights (violating A.R.S. § 28-645(A)(3)(a)) to attend a state-approved driver safety education program instead of facing standard fines. This applies to violations resulting in serious injury or death (covered under A.R.S. § 28-672), where courts must order the program and community restitution. The bill updates penalty structures for red-light running offenses, replacing typical citations with mandatory education for repeat or severe violations. It directly affects drivers convicted of red-light violations causing injury or death, shifting focus from fines to safety education.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2026 Last action Mar 23, 2026
Maddy AI version diff · 1 comparison

What changed between versions

Introduced Version Senate Engrossed Version (03/10/2026) · 3 edits · Mar 10, 2026
MINOR
The bill was reformatted from an introduced draft to a Senate engrossed version, incorporating minor text corrections and adding a new subsection regarding inoperative traffic signals. The substantive policy content regarding red light violations, traffic school requirements, and penalties remains unchanged.
Scope change
The bill's scope is effectively unchanged, though a new provision was added to clarify driver responsibilities when traffic signals are broken.
REQUIREMENT

Added a new requirement for drivers to stop at inoperative traffic signals and yield to vehicles on the right.

TECHNICAL

Corrected formatting inconsistencies, removed redundant headers, and fixed minor typos in the text.

Adjusted the stop line description to specify stopping at pavement markings if available.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2026

How they voted

209
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 30
Mar 10, 2026
D Democratic13
6 Yea 7 Nay
53% Nay
R Republican17
14 Yea 2 Nay 1
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
1
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Shawnna Bolick
Shawnna Bolick
RRepublican
AZ
2