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SB1250 • 2026

appropriation; State Route 87

SB1250 - appropriation; State Route 87

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Thomas "T.J." Shope
Last action
2026-03-24
Official status
House second read
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date is listed as the general effective date, but no specific calendar date is provided in the source material.

Funding for a Left Turn Lane on State Route 87

This bill sets aside $6,406,300 from the state General Fund in fiscal year 2027 to build a left turn lane at an intersection of southbound State Route 87 and East Malcolm X Street.

What This Bill Does

  • Sets aside $6,406,300 from the state General Fund for fiscal year 2027.
  • Gives this money to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT).
  • Requires ADOT to construct a left turn lane at the intersection of southbound State Route 87 and East Malcolm X Street.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT)
  • Drivers who use the intersection of southbound State Route 87 and East Malcolm X Street

Terms To Know

Appropriation
Setting aside a specific amount of money for a certain purpose.
State General Fund
The main account where the state keeps most of its tax revenue to pay for government services.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not say when construction will start or finish.
  • No information is given about whether more money could be needed later.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Adopted

Plain English: This amendment replaces the original bill with a new set of legal definitions for how Arizona government agencies can plan and pay for public construction projects.

  • It defines 'construction' as building or fixing public structures but excludes routine repairs like normal maintenance.
  • It explains different ways to hire contractors, such as using one contract for both design and building (design-build) or separate contracts done in order (design-bid-build).
  • It clarifies that certain projects can include extra services like financing, operations, and pre-construction planning alongside the actual building work.
  • It lists specific types of 'horizontal construction' such as highways, bridges, pipelines, light rail tracks, and airport runways.
  • The provided text is incomplete because it cuts off in the middle of a sentence about what kinds of gas pipelines are excluded from definitions.
  • This amendment only provides legal definitions for terms; it does not show specific funding amounts or list which exact roads will be built.
Proposed

Plain English: This amendment replaces the original bill with a new set of legal definitions for how Arizona local governments can plan and pay for public construction projects.

  • It defines who counts as an 'agent,' including cities, counties, and special districts that manage public improvements.
  • It explains different ways to build projects, such as hiring one company for both design and building (design-build) or using separate contracts for each step.
  • It clarifies what types of work count as construction versus routine maintenance like fixing a broken window.
  • The provided text cuts off in the middle of defining 'horizontal construction,' so it is unclear exactly which pipelines are excluded from that definition.
  • Because this amendment only provides definitions, it does not explain specific rules for how money will be spent or what projects must be built.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-24 House

    House second read

  2. 2026-03-23 House

    House Rules: None

  3. 2026-03-23 House

    House Appropriations: DPA/SE

  4. 2026-03-23 House

    House first read

  5. 2026-03-19 House

    Transmitted to House

  6. 2026-03-19 Senate

    Senate third read passed

  7. 2026-03-03 Senate

    Senate committee of the whole

  8. 2026-02-17 Senate

    Senate minority caucus

  9. 2026-02-17 Senate

    Senate majority caucus

  10. 2026-02-16 Senate

    Senate consent calendar

  11. 2026-01-22 Senate

    Senate second read

  12. 2026-01-21 Senate

    Senate Rules: PFC

  13. 2026-01-21 Senate

    Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology: DP

  14. 2026-01-21 Senate

    Senate first read

Official Summary Text

SB1250 - 572R - Senate Fact Sheet

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ARIZONA STATE SENATE

Fifty-Seventh
Legislature, Second Regular Session

FACT SHEET FOR
S.B. 1250

appropriation;
State Route 87

Purpose

Appropriates
$6,406,300 from the state General Fund (state GF) in FY 2027 to the Arizona
Department of Transportation (ADOT) to construct a left turn lane at the
intersection of southbound State Route 87 and East Malcom X Street.

Background

ADOT is tasked
with providing an integrated balanced state transportation system and has
exclusive control and jurisdiction over all: 1) state highways; 2) state roads;
3) state-owned airports; and 4) state-owned transportation systems or modes.
ADOT is responsible for the design and construction of transportation
facilities in accordance with a priority plan and to maintain and operate all
state-owned highways, airports and public transportation systems (A.R.S. ��
28-331

and
28-332
).

S.B. 1250
appropriates $6,406,300 from the state GF in FY 2027 to ADOT.

Provisions

1.

Appropriates $6,406,300 from the state GF in FY 2027 to ADOT to
construct a left turn lane at the intersection of southbound State Route 87 and
East Malcom X Street.

2.

Becomes effective on the general effective date.

Prepared by Senate Research

February 4, 2026

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Current Bill Text

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SB1250 - 572R - S Ver

Senate Engrossed

appropriation; State
Route 87

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SENATE BILL 1250

AN
ACT

Appropriating monies to the department of
transportation.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

Be it
enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.
Appropriation;
department of transportation; State Route 87 turn lane

The sum of $6,406,300 is appropriated
from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the department of
transportation to construct a left turn lane at the intersection of southbound
State Route 87 and East Malcolm X Street.