---
type: "Bill"
title: "teacher certification; leadership preparation programs"
description: "teacher certification; leadership preparation programs"
jurisdiction: "us/states/az"
legislature: "Arizona Legislature"
session: "55th-2nd-regular"
identifier: "SB 1159"
citation: "Arizona SB 1159 (55th-2nd-regular)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rick Gray"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 18
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2022-01-13"
last_action: "2022-07-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6f411835-758f-4d97-a863-629331fac0bc"
source_url: "https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/76612?SessionId=125"
source_hash: "551d436ca3393c5756e8e7be7ad8acf81235ce4c17aecf63d1b059f30bb36030"
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 1159 (55th-2nd-regular) — teacher certification; leadership preparation programs

## 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/0337.pdf)
2. **HOUSE - Amended by ED - passed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/498521)
3. **HOUSE - Education** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/2r/adopted/h.1159education.pdf)
4. **HOUSE - Floor Amend to Engrossed Bill - John - passed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/500063)
5. **House Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/2r/bills/sb1159h.pdf)
6. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/2r/bills/sb1159p.pdf)
7. **SENATE - Education** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/2r/adopted/s.1159ed.pdf)
8. **SENATE - Gray flr amend (ref ED) adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/2r/adopted/s.1159floorgray.pdf)
9. **Senate Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/2r/bills/sb1159s.pdf)

## Votes

- Passed — **16–10** (pass) · upper
- Passed — **31–27** (pass) · lower
- Passed — **0–0** (pass) · upper
- retained — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Passed — **16–12** (pass) · upper
- Passed — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- retained — **0–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rick Gray — primary (person)
- Ben Toma — cosponsor (person)
- David Gowan — cosponsor (person)
- David Livingston — cosponsor (person)
- J.D. Mesnard — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Weninger — cosponsor (person)
- John Kavanagh — cosponsor (person)
- Justin Wilmeth — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Payne — cosponsor (person)
- Nancy Barto — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Boyer — cosponsor (person)
- Shawnna Bolick — cosponsor (person)
- Sine Kerr — cosponsor (person)
- Sonny Borrelli — cosponsor (person)
- Vince Leach — cosponsor (person)
- Warren Petersen — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-13** Senate First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-01-18** Senate Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-01-25** DPA `amendment-passage`
- **2022-02-28** DPA `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-02** PASSED `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-03** Transmit to House
- **2022-03-08** House First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2022-03-09** House Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-22** DPA `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-11** DPA `amendment-passage`
- **2022-06-23** PASSED `passage`
- **2022-06-23** DPA `amendment-passage`
- **2022-06-23** PASSED `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-06-24** PASSED `passage`
- **2022-06-24** PASSED `passage`
- **2022-06-24** Transmit to Senate
- **2022-06-25** Transmit to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-07-05** 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/6f411835-758f-4d97-a863-629331fac0bc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arizona legislature records).