supplemental appropriation; ESA administration
HB 2500 provides an additional $1,000,000 and 12 full-time positions from the state general fund for fiscal year 2025-2026 to the Arizona superintendent of public instruction. This funding is specifically for administering the Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program, which allows families to use public funds for private school tuition or educational services. The bill directly affects the superintendent's office and the ESA program's operations, adding resources to manage the existing scholarship initiative. It does not change eligibility or benefit amounts but ensures the program has dedicated staffing and funding for administration.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2026
Last action Feb 26, 2026
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Introduced Version
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House Engrossed Version (02/23/2026)
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Feb 23, 2026
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The bill's text was reformatted from a standard introduction layout to a formal 'House Engrossed' version, adding official session headers and page breaks. The substantive policy content regarding the $1,000,000 appropriation and 12 FTE positions for the Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account program remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL
The document structure was updated to reflect the official House Engrossed version, including the addition of session headers, page numbering, and the removal of the original introductory header block.
Floor votes · House Feb 23, 2026
How they voted
32–25
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 60
Feb 23, 2026
D
Democratic27
92% Nay
R
Republican33
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Feb 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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