---
type: "Bill"
title: "schools; civics literacy state seal"
description: "schools; civics literacy state seal"
jurisdiction: "us/states/az"
legislature: "Arizona Legislature"
session: "53rd-2nd-regular"
identifier: "SB 1473"
citation: "Arizona SB 1473 (53rd-2nd-regular)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CIVICS LITERACY STATE SEAL", "EDUCATION - TITLE 15", "GRADUATION", "PUBLIC INSTRUCTION", "REQUIREMENTS", "SCHOOLS", "SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nancy Barto"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 11
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-30"
last_action: "2018-04-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4e58557e-b4da-427a-b98c-07ac3b8777bd"
source_url: "https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/70680?SessionId=119"
source_hash: "5931484cbfed94898f2b294fe2f3b961114e1db1a5d0c6b223fb7156da0a7fec"
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 1473 (53rd-2nd-regular) — schools; civics literacy state seal

## 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/0153.htm)
2. **House Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/SB1473H.htm)
3. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/SB1473P.htm)
4. **Senate Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/SB1473S.htm)

## Votes

- Passed — **57–1** (pass) · lower
- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Passed — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed — **17–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Nancy Barto — primary (person)
- Paul Boyer — cosponsor (person)
- Sylvia Allen — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-30** senate first reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-28** passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-03-01** house first reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-01-31** senate second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-03-27** passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-03-27** transmit to senate
- **2018-03-05** house second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-04-02** passed `passage`
- **2018-04-02** transmit to governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-03-01** transmit to house
- **2018-04-05** 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/4e58557e-b4da-427a-b98c-07ac3b8777bd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arizona legislature records).