appropriations; public safety equipment

Plain English Breakdown

The fiscal year is listed as FY 2027 in the fact sheet but explicitly written as 'fiscal year 2026-2027' in the bill text; both refer to the same period.

SB1581: Funding for Public Safety Training Simulators and Pepper Ball Equipment

This bill gives $2,739,398 from the Peace Officer Training Equipment Fund to specific Arizona law enforcement agencies in fiscal year 2026-2027 to buy training simulators and pepper ball equipment.

What This Bill Does

• Appropriates a total of $1,316,000 for public safety training simulators to the Flagstaff Police Department ($328,000), Yavapai County Sheriff's Office ($328,000), and Glendale Police Department ($660,000).
• Appropriates a total of $1,423,398 for pepper ball equipment to be distributed among 29 listed police departments and sheriff's offices across Arizona.
• States that these funds come from the Peace Officer Training Equipment Fund during fiscal year 2026-2027.
• Exempts this money from rules that usually require unused funds to return to the state at the end of a budget period.
• Expresses legislative intent for simulators to be used to teach de-escalation tactics, including dealing with persons who are deaf or hard of hearing, have autism, or have mental illness.

Who It Names or Affects

• Specific law enforcement agencies named in the bill that receive money for equipment.
• The Peace Officer Training Equipment Fund, which provides the source of these dollars.

Terms To Know

Peace Officer Training Equipment Fund

A state fund filled by a surcharge on court-authorized diversion program fees and a $4 fee on certain traffic violations that can only be used for peace officer training equipment.

Pepper ball equipment

Equipment funded in this bill to assist law enforcement entities, though the text does not define how it works.

Training simulator

Public safety training simulators funded for specific agencies to practice handling situations.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill expresses intent on how simulators should be used but does not mandate reporting or enforcement of that usage.
• The text lists specific amounts for each agency but does not explain the calculation method behind those numbers.
• The official status shows the bill passed both chambers, but no effective date is listed in the provided metadata.

Official Summary Text

SB1581 - 572R - Senate Fact Sheet

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ARIZONA STATE SENATE

Fifty-Seventh
Legislature, Second Regular Session

REVISED

FACT SHEET FOR
S.B. 1581

appropriations; public
safety equipment

Purpose

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Appropriates a total of $2,739,398
from the Peace
Officer Training Equipment Fund (Fund) in FY 2027 to outlined law enforcement
entities for public safety training simulators and pepper ball equipment.

Background

The Fund
consists of monies from two sources: 1) a surcharge assessed on fees charged by
court-authorized diversion programs of $4 for every $9; and 2) a $4 fee on
every civil penalty imposed and collected for civil traffic violations or
criminal violations of motor vehicle statutes or local ordinances related to
the stopping, standing or operation of a vehicle (A.R.S. ��
12-114

and
12-116.10
).
Fund monies are subject to legislative appropriation and exempt from lapsing
and may only be used for peace officer training equipment. The Peace Officer
Training Equipment Fund Advisory Commission is required to annually submit
written recommendations to the Governor and Legislature for the allocation of
Fund monies (A.R.S. ��
41-1731

and
41-1732
).

S.B. 1581
appropriates
a total of
$2,739,398
from
the Fund in FY 2027 to be distributed to outlined law
enforcement entities.

Provisions

1.

Appropriates a total
of $1,316,000
from
the Fund in FY 2027 to be distributed as
follows:

a)

$328,000 to the Flagstaff Police
Department for a
public safety training simulator;

b)

$328,000
to the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office for a public safety training simulator;
and

c)

$660,000
to the Glendale Police Department for two public safety training simulators.

2.

Appropriates a total of
$1,423,398
from
the Fund in FY 2027 to distributed to the
following recipients for pepper ball equipment:

a)

$53,645
to the Navajo County Sheriff's Office;

b)

$20,850
to the Page Police Department;

c)

$24,624
to the Benson Police Department;

d)

$121,434
to the Yuma Police Department;

e)

$103,487
to the Queen Creek Police Department;

f)

$30,337
to the Maricopa Police Department;

g)

$200,000
to the Tucson Police Department;

h)

$68,035
to the Apache County Sheriff's Office;

i)

$7,495
to the Show Low Police Department;

j)

$18,920
to the Pinetop-Lakeside Police Department;

k)

$25,412
to the Tempe Police Department;

l)

$34,323
to the Douglas Police Department;

m)

$22,474 to the Nogales
Police Department;

n)

$12,735
to the Coconino County Sheriff's Office;

o)

$33,311
to the Clarkdale Police Department;

p)

$87,651
to the Bullhead City Police Department;

q)

$39,049
to the La Paz County Sheriff's Office;

r)

$97,319
to the Flagstaff Police Department;

s)

$32,867
to the St. Johns Police Department;

t)

$52,879
to the Surprise Police Department;

u)

$39,574
to the Tonto Apache Police Department;

v)

$54,600
to the Arizona State University Police Department;

w)

$36,224 to the
Yuma County Sheriff's Office;

x)

$74,828
to the Goodyear Police Department;

y)

$18,758
to the San Luis Police Department;

z)

$63,080
to the Pinal County Sheriff's Office;

aa)

$13,807 to the Graham County
Sheriff's Office;

bb)

$16,562 to the Kingman Police
Department; and

cc)

$19,118 to the Huachuca City
Police Department.

3.

Contains a legislative intent clause.

4.

Exempts the appropriations from lapsing.

5.

Becomes effective on the general effective date.

Revisions

1.

Corrects the total amount appropriated for pepper ball equipment from
$1,316,000 to $1,423,398.

2.

Corrects the total amount appropriated for public safety training
simulators from $1,423,398 to $1,316,000.

Prepared by Senate Research

February 11, 2026

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Current Bill Text

SB1581 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
appropriations; public safety equipment

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SB 1581

Introduced by

Senator
Payne

AN
ACT

appropriating monies from the peace
officer training equipment fund for distribution to law enforcement entities.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

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

Section 1.
Appropriations;
peace officer training equipment fund; simulators; pepper ball equipment;
exemption; intent

A. The following amounts
are appropriated from the peace officer training equipment fund established by
section 41-1731, Arizona Revised Statutes, in fiscal year 2026-2027
to be distributed to the following recipients for the following purposes:

1. $328,000 to the
Flagstaff police department for a public safety training simulator.

2. $660,000 to the Glendale
police department for two public safety training simulators.

3. $328,000 to the Yavapai
county sheriff's office for a public safety training simulator.

B. The following amounts
are appropriated from the peace officer training equipment fund established by
section 41-1731, Arizona Revised Statutes, in fiscal year 2026-2027
to be distributed to the following recipients for pepper ball equipment:

1. $53,645 to the Navajo
county sheriff's office.

2. $20,850 to the Page
police department.

3. $24,624 to the Benson
police department.

4. $121,434 to the Yuma
police department.

5. $103,487 to the Queen
Creek police department.

6. $30,337 to the Maricopa
police department.

7. $200,000 to the Tucson
police department.

8. $68,035 to the Apache
county sheriff's office.

9. $7,495 to the Show Low
police department.

10. $18,920 to the
Pinetop-Lakeside police department.

11. $25,412 to the Tempe
police department.

12. $34,323 to the Douglas
police department.

13. $22,474 to the Nogales
police department.

14. $12,735 to the Coconino
county sheriff's office.

15. $33,311 to the
Clarkdale police department.

16. $87,651 to the Bullhead
City police department.

17. $39,049 to the La Paz
county sheriff's office.

18. $97,319 to the
Flagstaff police department.

19. $32,867 to the St.
Johns police department.

20. $52,879 to the Surprise
police department.

21. $39,574 to the Tonto
Apache police department.

22. $54,600 to the Arizona
state university police department.

23. $36,224 to the Yuma
county sheriff's office.

24. $74,828 to the Goodyear
police department.

25. $18,758 to the San Luis
police department.

26. $63,080 to the Pinal
county sheriff's office.

27. $13,807 to the Graham
county sheriff's office.

28. $16,562 to the Kingman
police department.

29. $19,118 to the Huachuca
City police department.

C. The appropriations made
in subsections A and B of this section are exempt from the provisions of
section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing of
appropriations.

D. The legislature intends
that the training simulators allocated pursuant to subsection A of this section
be used to teach de-escalation tactics, including dealing with persons who are
deaf and the hard of hearing, persons with autism and persons with mental illness.