school districts; elections; term limits
HB 2318 establishes term limits for school district governing board members in Arizona. It prohibits candidates from running for re-election if they've served eight consecutive years on the board and less than four years have passed since their last term, specifically affecting those seeking office in districts with 250+ students. The bill modifies election procedures, including staggered terms when districts change board size and handling tied votes by lot. It does not change current board members' terms, allowing them to serve until their existing terms expire. This is a procedural change focused on election rules, not funding or curriculum.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 15, 2026
Last action Mar 11, 2026
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What changed between versions
Introduced Version
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House Engrossed Version (02/24/2026)
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3 edits
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Feb 24, 2026
MINOR
The bill was reformatted and cleaned up to remove redundant headers and page markers while preserving the original text. No substantive policy changes, new laws, or modifications to eligibility rules were made.
TECHNICAL
Removed redundant title headers, legislative session metadata, and page number markers that were present in the original draft but are not part of the final legal text.
Added standard formatting elements such as 'House Engrossed' and clean section headers to finalize the bill's presentation.
Reorganized the document structure to align with standard legislative formatting conventions without altering any legal content.
Floor votes · House Feb 24, 2026
How they voted
33–23
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 60
Feb 24, 2026
D
Democratic27
85% Nay
R
Republican33
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
DPA
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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