---
type: "Bill"
title: "AZPOST; prohibited peace officer discipline"
description: "AZPOST; prohibited peace officer discipline"
jurisdiction: "us/states/az"
legislature: "Arizona Legislature"
session: "53rd-2nd-regular"
identifier: "SB 1498"
citation: "Arizona SB 1498 (53rd-2nd-regular)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AZPOST", "MEMBERSHIP", "PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING BOARD", "STATE GOVERNMENT - TITLE 41", "STRIKE EVERYTHING AMENDMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steve Smith"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 13
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-31"
last_action: "2018-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dc781498-ffc5-4fd4-897e-df0a64291369"
source_url: "https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/70709?SessionId=119"
source_hash: "ae32ccb3713688f685b36a87d366211b79e69ac74e04d89647b486cae8bbf7f5"
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 1498 (53rd-2nd-regular) — AZPOST; prohibited peace officer discipline

## 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/0345.htm)
2. **Conference Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/SB1498C.htm)
3. **House Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/SB1498H.htm)
4. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/SB1498P.htm)
5. **Senate Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/SB1498S.htm)

## Votes

- Passed — **56–2** (pass) · lower
- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Passed — **27–2** (pass) · upper
- Passed — **27–2** (pass) · upper
- Passed — **55–1** (pass) · lower
- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Steve Smith — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-31** 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`
- **2018-02-01** senate second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-03-28** passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-03-28** transmit to senate
- **2018-03-13** house second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-04-26** passed `passage`
- **2018-04-30** passed `passage`
- **2018-04-30** transmit to senate
- **2018-05-01** 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/dc781498-ffc5-4fd4-897e-df0a64291369`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arizona legislature records).