---
type: "Bill"
title: "teachers; certification requirements"
description: "teachers; certification requirements"
jurisdiction: "us/states/az"
legislature: "Arizona Legislature"
session: "53rd-2nd-regular"
identifier: "HB 2534"
citation: "Arizona HB 2534 (53rd-2nd-regular)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BOARD OF EDUCATION", "BOARDS", "COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES -- CURRENT", "CERTIFICATION", "EDUCATION - TITLE 15", "TEACHERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Heather Carter"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 11
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-02-06"
last_action: "2018-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a94bdede-f0e4-4787-b2fa-9a95fd663d08"
source_url: "https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/70771?SessionId=119"
source_hash: "de82b6501f4634505d1ec74661d954d1936c1e342a8a03a0f28d88bb886f0f9e"
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 HB 2534 (53rd-2nd-regular) — teachers; certification requirements

## 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/0315.htm)
2. **House Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/HB2534H.htm)
3. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/HB2534P.htm)
4. **Senate Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/HB2534S.htm)

## Votes

- Passed — **42–14** (pass) · lower
- Passed — **24–5** (pass) · upper
- Passed — **46–11** (pass) · lower
- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- retained — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Heather Carter — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-22** passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-05-03** passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-05-03** passed `passage`
- **2018-02-06** house first reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-02-07** house second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-02-28** senate first reading `reading-1`
- **2018-03-01** senate second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-16** signed by governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-02-23** transmit to senate
- **2018-05-03** transmit to house
- **2018-05-04** transmit to governor `executive-receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a94bdede-f0e4-4787-b2fa-9a95fd663d08`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arizona legislature records).