HB 4148 Arizona House · 57th Legislature - Second Regular Session

2026-2027; K-12 education.

This bill amends Arizona state law to clarify how public funds are distributed to charter schools sponsored by state agencies, universities, or community colleges. It establishes specific rules for calculating financial support, including adjustments for small schools and provisions to prevent double-counting funds if a student is enrolled in both a charter and a traditional public school. Additionally, the legislation requires these schools to revise their student counts and budgets by mid-May and ensures that any grants received for basic operations reduce the state's financial contribution to avoid taxpayer duplication.

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Vetoed

May 2026

Introduced Apr 27, 2026 Vetoed May 5, 2026

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Introduced Version → House Engrossed Version (04/29/2026) · 6 edits · May 4, 2026

MODERATE

This bill updates Arizona's K-12 education statutes for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, primarily adjusting funding formulas, tax rates, and definitions to reflect current economic data. It also introduces new provisions for charter school civil penalties regarding fingerprinting compliance and establishes a specific fund usage plan for failing schools tutoring initiatives.

Scope change

The bill applies to all Arizona school districts, charter schools, and the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, with specific new requirements for charter school sponsors regarding civil penalties.

FISCAL

Updated base support levels and equalization assistance per-student amounts for fiscal year 2026-2027 to reflect inflation and budget adjustments.

Revised qualifying tax rates for school districts to ensure property taxes remain stable despite changes in assessed property values.

ENFORCEMENT

Authorized charter school sponsors to impose a $1,000 civil penalty per occurrence for failures to comply with fingerprinting requirements, with specific procedures for assessment and appeal.

REQUIREMENT

Mandated that monies from the failing schools tutoring fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 be used specifically for teacher/principal professional development, progress monitoring, and parent outreach.

DEFINITION

Updated statutory definitions of 'base level' and related financial terms to align with the new fiscal year budget parameters.

TECHNICAL

Corrected formatting errors, removed outdated legislative session headers, and standardized the text layout of the Arizona Revised Statutes sections.

Floor votes · House Apr 29, 2026

How they voted

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

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Committee

May 5, 2026

Vetoed

Vetoed by Governor

executive

May 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

PASSED

upper

Apr 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

PASSED

lower

Apr 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

lower

Apr 28, 2026

Lower · Passed

lower

1 primary · 4 co-sponsors