SCR 1041 Arizona Senate · 57th Legislature - First Regular Session

expenditure limit; school districts; 2025-2026

Arizona's SCR 1041 is a resolution that temporarily allows public school districts to spend more than the constitutional spending cap during the 2025-2026 fiscal year. It directly affects all Arizona public school districts by lifting their annual expenditure limit for that specific year. The resolution requires approval by a two-thirds vote in both legislative chambers to take effect, as stated in its provisions. This change is limited to the 2025-2026 school year and does not alter the permanent constitutional spending cap.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Governor
Introduced Jun 16, 2025 Last action Jun 27, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Version Senate Engrossed Version · 3 edits · Jun 20, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from an introduced version to a Senate engrossed version, with changes primarily involving document structure, page headers, and formatting rather than substantive policy. The core legislative content remains identical, authorizing school districts to spend local revenues above constitutional limits in fiscal year 2025-2026 with a two-thirds legislative approval requirement.
TECHNICAL

Document structure changed from introduced format to Senate engrossed format with updated headers and page numbering

Title and reference information reorganized with new formatting and spacing

Page markers and section headers were reformatted without changing the underlying legislative text

Floor votes · Senate Jun 20, 2025 · House Jun 26, 2025

How they voted

245
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 30
Jun 20, 2025
D Democratic13
13 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican17
11 Yea 5 Nay 1
64% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
5
Committee
1
Jun 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
Jun 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Jun 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED
upper
Jun 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
Jun 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of John Kavanagh
John Kavanagh
RRepublican
AZ
3