SCR 1025 Arizona Senate · 57th Legislature - Second Regular Session

legislative sessions; opening date

This bill proposes amending Arizona's constitution to change the annual start date of legislative sessions from "the second Monday in January" to "the second fourth Monday in January" (a technical clarification of existing language). It would require voter approval at the next general election, as the Secretary of State must submit it to voters under Arizona law. If approved, this would directly affect the scheduling of Arizona's annual legislative sessions but does not create new policies or impact other laws.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2026 Last action Mar 25, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced Version Senate Engrossed Version (03/03/2026) · 1 edit · Mar 3, 2026
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from a standard legislative introduction to a Senate Engrossed version, adding official headers and page markers. The substantive policy language regarding the legislative session dates and special session rules remains unchanged, though it contains minor formatting inconsistencies like the phrase 'second fourth Monday' and redundant words such as 'this state' and 'the governor's' within the statutory text.
TECHNICAL

The document structure was updated to reflect the 'Senate Engrossed' status, including new title blocks and page numbering, while the core constitutional amendment text regarding session dates and special sessions was retained without substantive policy alterations.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of J.D. Mesnard
J.D. Mesnard
RRepublican
AZ
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