---
type: "Bill"
title: "pre-arrest diversion; precomplaint education program"
description: "pre-arrest diversion; precomplaint education program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/az"
legislature: "Arizona Legislature"
session: "53rd-2nd-regular"
identifier: "SB 1476"
citation: "Arizona SB 1476 (53rd-2nd-regular)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPROPRIATING MONIES", "COUNTY SHERIFF", "CRIMINAL CODE - TITLE 13", "PRE-ARREST DIVERSION", "PRECOMPLAINT EDUCATION PROGRAM", "REENTRY SERVICES", "SHOPLIFTING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rick Gray"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 11
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-30"
last_action: "2018-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/14a2ddef-24a2-4468-b2b2-2a3bbdbdcc0d"
source_url: "https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/70687?SessionId=119"
source_hash: "ef34c11555132eb5d0705e764edab1331ede00304d88bb725203bce0e6fd8b45"
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 1476 (53rd-2nd-regular) — pre-arrest diversion; precomplaint education program

## 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/0342.htm)
2. **House Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/SB1476H.htm)
3. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/SB1476P.htm)
4. **Senate Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/SB1476S.htm)

## Votes

- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Passed — **47–13** (pass) · lower
- Passed — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Passed — **22–7** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rick Gray — primary (person)
- Bob Thorpe — cosponsor (person)
- David Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- David L. Cook — cosponsor (person)
- David Stringer — cosponsor (person)
- Drew John — cosponsor (person)
- Frank Pratt — cosponsor (person)
- John Kavanagh — cosponsor (person)
- Kate Brophy McGee — cosponsor (person)
- Lupe Contreras — cosponsor (person)
- Sonny Borrelli — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Farley — cosponsor (person)
- Todd A. Clodfelter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-30** 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`
- **2018-01-31** senate second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-03** passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-05-03** transmit to senate
- **2018-03-13** house second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-03** passed `passage`
- **2018-05-04** 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/14a2ddef-24a2-4468-b2b2-2a3bbdbdcc0d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arizona legislature records).