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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "teacher certification; leadership preparation programs"
+description: "teacher certification; leadership preparation programs"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/az"
+legislature: "Arizona Legislature"
+session: "55th-2nd-regular"
+identifier: "SB 1159"
+citation: "Arizona SB 1159 (55th-2nd-regular)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Rick Gray"]
+version_count: 9
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 10
+first_action: "2022-01-13"
+last_action: "2022-07-05"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6f411835-758f-4d97-a863-629331fac0bc"
+source_url: "https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/76612?SessionId=125"
+source_hash: "551d436ca3393c5756e8e7be7ad8acf81235ce4c17aecf63d1b059f30bb36030"
+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 1159 (55th-2nd-regular) — teacher certification; leadership preparation programs
+
+## 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/55leg/2r/laws/0337.pdf)
+2. **HOUSE - Amended by ED - passed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/498521)
+3. **HOUSE - Education** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/2r/adopted/h.1159education.pdf)
+4. **HOUSE - Floor Amend to Engrossed Bill - John - passed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/500063)
+5. **House Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/2r/bills/sb1159h.pdf)
+6. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/2r/bills/sb1159p.pdf)
+7. **SENATE - Education** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/2r/adopted/s.1159ed.pdf)
+8. **SENATE - Gray flr amend (ref ED) adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/2r/adopted/s.1159floorgray.pdf)
+9. **Senate Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/2r/bills/sb1159s.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Passed — **16–10** (pass) · upper
+- Passed — **31–27** (pass) · lower
+- Passed — **0–0** (pass) · upper
+- retained — **0–0** (fail) · upper
+- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · upper
+- Passed — **16–12** (pass) · upper
+- Passed — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- retained — **0–0** (fail) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Rick Gray — primary (person)
+- Ben Toma — cosponsor (person)
+- David Gowan — cosponsor (person)
+- David Livingston — cosponsor (person)
+- J.D. Mesnard — cosponsor (person)
+- Jeff Weninger — cosponsor (person)
+- John Kavanagh — cosponsor (person)
+- Justin Wilmeth — cosponsor (person)
+- Kevin Payne — cosponsor (person)
+- Nancy Barto — cosponsor (person)
+- Paul Boyer — cosponsor (person)
+- Shawnna Bolick — cosponsor (person)
+- Sine Kerr — cosponsor (person)
+- Sonny Borrelli — cosponsor (person)
+- Vince Leach — cosponsor (person)
+- Warren Petersen — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2022-01-13** Senate First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2022-01-18** Senate Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2022-01-25** DPA `amendment-passage`
+- **2022-02-28** DPA `amendment-passage`
+- **2022-03-02** PASSED `passage, reading-3`
+- **2022-03-03** Transmit to House
+- **2022-03-08** House First Reading. `reading-1`
+- **2022-03-09** House Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2022-03-22** DPA `amendment-passage`
+- **2022-04-11** DPA `amendment-passage`
+- **2022-06-23** PASSED `passage`
+- **2022-06-23** DPA `amendment-passage`
+- **2022-06-23** PASSED `passage, reading-3`
+- **2022-06-24** PASSED `passage`
+- **2022-06-24** PASSED `passage`
+- **2022-06-24** Transmit to Senate
+- **2022-06-25** Transmit to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2022-07-05** 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/6f411835-758f-4d97-a863-629331fac0bc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arizona legislature records).
+