SB 1598 Arizona Senate · 57th Legislature - Second Regular Session

appropriation; schools; community gardens

SB 1598 allocates $500,000 from Arizona's state general fund for fiscal year 2026-2027 to the Department of Education. This funding will be used to award grants to public school districts and charter schools to build community gardens. The bill directs the Department of Education to administer these grants under existing Arizona law (Title 41, Chapter 24). It directly affects schools seeking to establish garden projects, providing concrete financial support for this specific purpose.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2026 Last action Mar 16, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced Version → Senate Engrossed Version (03/05/2026) · 1 edit · Mar 5, 2026

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted to match the official Senate Engrossed style, including the addition of a formal title and session headers. The core policy content, specifically the $500,000 appropriation for community garden grants to school districts and charter schools, remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

The bill's header and introductory text were updated to reflect the official 'Senate Engrossed' format, including the bill number and session details, while the substantive legal text of the appropriation was preserved.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2026

How they voted

21–7

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 30

Mar 5, 2026

D Democratic13

13 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican17

8 Yea 7 Nay 2

47% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Mar 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

PASSED

upper

Feb 17, 2026

Upper · Passed

upper

Feb 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

upper

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors