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legislation/us/states/az/55th-2nd-regular/sb-1638.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "early ballots; visually impaired voters"
+description: "early ballots; visually impaired voters"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/az"
+legislature: "Arizona Legislature"
+session: "55th-2nd-regular"
+identifier: "SB 1638"
+citation: "Arizona SB 1638 (55th-2nd-regular)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Tyler Pace"]
+version_count: 8
+action_count: 16
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2022-02-01"
+last_action: "2022-04-22"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/696be35d-c162-4593-80e0-532b796a4ddd"
+source_url: "https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/77627?SessionId=125"
+source_hash: "c0317b9a887b1d2e45e33d1edfbc769c4397cb5314e0e102a509bed1576fcccd"
+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 1638 (55th-2nd-regular) — early ballots; visually impaired voters
+
+## 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/0174.pdf)
+2. **HOUSE - Amended by GE - passed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/498525)
+3. **HOUSE - Floor Amend to Bill - Hoffman - passed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/498524)
+4. **HOUSE - Government & Elections** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/2r/adopted/h.1638government  elections.pdf)
+5. **House Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/2r/bills/sb1638h.pdf)
+6. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/2r/bills/sb1638p.pdf)
+7. **SENATE - Pace flr amend (ref Bill) adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/2r/adopted/s.1638pace0503.pdf)
+8. **Senate Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/2r/bills/sb1638s.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Passed — **28–0** (pass) · upper
+- Passed — **24–4** (pass) · upper
+- Passed — **32–25** (pass) · lower
+- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · upper
+- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- Passed — **0–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Tyler Pace — primary (person)
+- Amish Shah — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2022-02-01** Senate First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2022-02-02** Senate Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2022-02-14** DP `committee-passage`
+- **2022-03-08** DPA `amendment-passage`
+- **2022-03-09** PASSED `passage, reading-3`
+- **2022-03-10** Transmit to House
+- **2022-03-14** House First Reading. `reading-1`
+- **2022-03-15** House Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2022-03-23** DPA `amendment-passage`
+- **2022-04-11** DPA `amendment-passage`
+- **2022-04-11** PASSED `passage, reading-3`
+- **2022-04-11** Transmit to Senate
+- **2022-04-18** PASSED `passage`
+- **2022-04-18** PASSED `passage`
+- **2022-04-18** Transmit to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2022-04-22** 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/696be35d-c162-4593-80e0-532b796a4ddd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arizona legislature records).
+