disruption; educational institution; concealed weapon
SB 1068 amends Arizona law to prevent public schools, colleges, and universities from banning concealed weapons for individuals with valid permits. It requires school boards to adopt rules allowing concealed weapon possession (per Section 13-3112 permits) and lawful firearm transportation/storage, while prohibiting policies that restrict these activities on campus. The bill does not apply to private educational institutions and explicitly preserves existing school gun safety programs. Violations of school rules related to disruptions (like threats or unauthorized entry) remain punishable as misdemeanors or felonies, but the key change is enabling concealed carry under permit in public educational settings.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Vetoed
Jun 2026
Introduced Dec 19, 2025
Vetoed Jun 19, 2026
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What changed between versions
Introduced Version
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Senate Engrossed Version (02/25/2026)
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Feb 25, 2026
MINOR
The bill was reorganized and reformatted from an introduced draft to a final Senate version, with minor text corrections. The substantive legal content, including the definition of offenses, penalties, and exemptions for concealed carry permits, remains identical to the original version.
TECHNICAL
The document structure was updated to reflect the final Senate Engrossed version, including the removal of pre-filing metadata and the addition of official legislative headers.
Minor text corrections were made, such as changing 'MAINTAINING public order' to 'maintenance of maintaining public order' and adjusting capitalization in the act title.
The bill text was restructured to include a new 'Definitions' subsection (K) at the end, which clarifies terms like 'educational institution' and 'public right-of-way'.
Floor votes · House Jun 11, 2026
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jun 19, 2026
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Jun 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
Jan 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Wendy Rogers
RRepublican
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