---
type: "Bill"
title: "Native American language; instruction; certification"
description: "Native American language; instruction; certification"
jurisdiction: "us/states/az"
legislature: "Arizona Legislature"
session: "57th-2nd-regular"
identifier: "HB 2895"
citation: "Arizona HB 2895 (57th-2nd-regular)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Myron Tsosie"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 16
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-01-21"
last_action: "2026-06-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/543a8cf1-22f3-44e6-9f93-722826f23d0c"
source_url: "https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/84732?SessionId=130"
source_hash: "1f3ed4b779cf41b27f33bd22b9010b6d660fecbb58df603903b0711ec84ae5dc"
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 2895 (57th-2nd-regular) — Native American language; instruction; certification

## 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/0117.pdf)
2. **HOUSE - Education** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/536870)
3. **House Engrossed Version (03/04/2026)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2r/bills/hb2895h.pdf)
4. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2r/bills/hb2895p.pdf)
5. **SENATE - Education** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/541682)
6. **Senate Engrossed Version (04/16/2026)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2r/bills/hb2895s.pdf)

## Votes

- Passed — **47–8** (pass) · lower
- Passed — **44–9** (pass) · lower
- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Passed — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- Passed — **26–1** (pass) · upper
- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Myron Tsosie — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-21** House First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2026-01-22** House Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-02-10** DPA `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-02** DPA `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-04** PASSED `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-04** Transmit to Senate
- **2026-03-11** Senate First Reading `reading-1`
- **2026-03-16** Senate Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-25** DPA `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-15** DPA `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-16** PASSED `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-16** Transmit to House
- **2026-06-01** PASSED `passage`
- **2026-06-01** PASSED `passage`
- **2026-06-01** Transmit to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-04** 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/543a8cf1-22f3-44e6-9f93-722826f23d0c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arizona legislature records).