SR 1002 Arizona Senate · 57th Legislature - Second Regular Session

Salvatore Carpitano; death resolution

This bill is a Senate resolution honoring the life and service of Lieutenant Colonel Salvatore Carpitano, an Italian Air Force officer who passed away in January 2026. It formally recognizes his contributions as an F-35 instructor pilot at Luke Air Force Base, where he trained pilots from the United States, Italy, and Norway. The resolution expresses the Arizona Senate's condolences to his family and acknowledges his role in strengthening international military cooperation. It does not create new laws or policies but serves as a commemorative tribute to his distinguished career and personal character.

Issues: ✓ Veterans

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 31, 2026 Last action Mar 31, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced Version → Senate Engrossed Version · 3 edits · Mar 31, 2026

MINOR

The bill was converted from an 'Introduced Version' to a 'Senate Engrossed Version,' updating the document title and removing the list of sponsoring senators. The substantive text honoring Lieutenant Colonel Salvatore Carpitano remains unchanged, indicating no new policy, funding, or eligibility criteria were added.

Scope change

The scope of the resolution remains strictly a tribute to a deceased service member with no change in applicability or legal effect.

TECHNICAL

Removed the list of sponsoring senators (Carroll, Gowan, Payne, Rogers) and the 'Introduced by' section, as these are procedural elements not present in the final engrossed version.

Updated the document header from 'SR1002 - 572R - I Ver' (Introduced Version) to 'SR1002 - 572R - S Ver' (Senate Version) and changed the reference title to 'Senate Engrossed'.

Removed stray control characters (represented as '��') that were present in the original text but not in the final version.

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How they voted

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

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Committee

Mar 31, 2026

Upper · Passed

PASSED

upper

1 primary · 4 co-sponsors