---
type: "Bill"
title: "public pensions; proxy voting"
description: "public pensions; proxy voting"
jurisdiction: "us/states/az"
legislature: "Arizona Legislature"
session: "57th-2nd-regular"
identifier: "SB 1503"
citation: "Arizona SB 1503 (57th-2nd-regular)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Gowan"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 17
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2026-01-29"
last_action: "2026-04-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/98b3e534-cb02-421f-aa78-3154a2640ebd"
source_url: "https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/85102?SessionId=130"
source_hash: "9d404f9131becf8c91451cf239146c32c05801f3c8b1577780b52a2a54754082"
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 1503 (57th-2nd-regular) — public pensions; proxy voting

## 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/57leg/2r/laws/0064.pdf)
2. **HOUSE - Appropriations - Strike Everything** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/541936)
3. **House Engrossed Version (04/13/2026)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2r/bills/sb1503h.pdf)
4. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2r/bills/sb1503p.pdf)
5. **SENATE - Gowan flr amend (ref Bill) adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/540082)
6. **Senate Engrossed Version (03/10/2026)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2r/bills/sb1503s.pdf)

## Votes

- Passed — **0–0** (pass) · upper
- retained — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- retained — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Passed — **26–2** (pass) · upper
- Passed — **54–0** (pass) · lower
- Passed — **16–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- David Gowan — primary (person)
- J.D. Mesnard — cosponsor (person)
- Justin Olson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-29** Senate First Reading `reading-1`
- **2026-02-02** Senate Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-02-09** DP `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-09** DPA `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-10** PASSED `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-10** Transmit to House
- **2026-03-16** House First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-17** House Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-26** W/D `withdrawal`
- **2026-03-31** DPA/SE `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-09** DPA `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-13** PASSED `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-13** Transmit to Senate
- **2026-04-15** PASSED `passage`
- **2026-04-15** PASSED `passage`
- **2026-04-15** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-15** 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/98b3e534-cb02-421f-aa78-3154a2640ebd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arizona legislature records).