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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AZPOST; prohibited peace officer discipline"
+description: "AZPOST; prohibited peace officer discipline"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/az"
+legislature: "Arizona Legislature"
+session: "53rd-2nd-regular"
+identifier: "SB 1498"
+citation: "Arizona SB 1498 (53rd-2nd-regular)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["AZPOST", "MEMBERSHIP", "PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING BOARD", "STATE GOVERNMENT - TITLE 41", "STRIKE EVERYTHING AMENDMENT"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Steve Smith"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 13
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2018-01-31"
+last_action: "2018-05-16"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dc781498-ffc5-4fd4-897e-df0a64291369"
+source_url: "https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/70709?SessionId=119"
+source_hash: "ae32ccb3713688f685b36a87d366211b79e69ac74e04d89647b486cae8bbf7f5"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-az"]
+---
+
+# Arizona SB 1498 (53rd-2nd-regular) — AZPOST; prohibited peace officer discipline
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Chaptered Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/laws/0345.htm)
+2. **Conference Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/SB1498C.htm)
+3. **House Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/SB1498H.htm)
+4. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/SB1498P.htm)
+5. **Senate Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/SB1498S.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Passed — **56–2** (pass) · lower
+- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · upper
+- Passed — **27–2** (pass) · upper
+- Passed — **27–2** (pass) · upper
+- Passed — **55–1** (pass) · lower
+- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Steve Smith — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-31** senate first reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-05** passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2018-03-05** transmit to house
+- **2018-03-08** house first reading. `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-01** senate second reading `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-28** passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2018-03-28** transmit to senate
+- **2018-03-13** house second reading `reading-2`
+- **2018-04-26** passed `passage`
+- **2018-04-30** passed `passage`
+- **2018-04-30** transmit to senate
+- **2018-05-01** transmit to governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2018-05-16** signed by governor `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dc781498-ffc5-4fd4-897e-df0a64291369`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arizona legislature records).
+