Public Schools Civics Instruction Requirement

This bill would establish a “Celebrate Freedom Week” in all Arizona public schools. During this week, students in grades 1–12 would receive lessons on the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution (including the Bill of Rights), and their historical context. The curriculum would highlight how these documents relate to major American themes like immigration, the Revolution, abolition of slavery, and women’s suffrage. Students in grades 3–12 would recite a passage from the Declaration of Independence unless excused. Schools would also be prohibited from removing religious references from the founding documents during instruction.

53.3%

Alignment

Yes

Abstain

House

Passed · Jun 11, 2026 · pass

Legislator	Party	District	Their vote	District vote
Quang Nguyen	Republican	AZ0001L	yes	N/A
Selina Bliss	Republican	AZ0001L	yes	N/A
Justin Wilmeth	Republican	AZ0002L	yes	N/A
Stephanie Simacek	Democratic	AZ0002L	N/A	N/A
Alex Kolodin	Republican	AZ0003L	no	N/A
Cody Reim	Republican	AZ0003L	yes	N/A
Matt Gress	Republican	AZ0004L	yes	yes
Pamela Carter	Republican	AZ0004L	yes	yes
Aaron Marquez	Democratic	AZ0005L	no	N/A
Sarah Liguori	Democratic	AZ0005L	no	N/A
Mae Peshlakai	Democratic	AZ0006L	no	N/A
Myron Tsosie	Democratic	AZ0006L	N/A	N/A
Sylvia Allen	Republican	AZ0007L	yes	N/A
Walt Blackman	Republican	AZ0007L	yes	N/A
Brian Garcia	Democratic	AZ0008L	no	N/A
Janeen Connolly	Democratic	AZ0008L	N/A	N/A
Lorena Austin	Democratic	AZ0009L	no	N/A
Seth Blattman	Democratic	AZ0009L	N/A	N/A
Justin Olson	Republican	AZ0010L	yes	yes
Ralph Heap	Republican	AZ0010L	yes	yes
Junelle Cavero	Democratic	AZ0011L	no	N/A
Oscar De Los Santos	Democratic	AZ0011L	no	N/A
Patty Contreras	Democratic	AZ0012L	no	N/A
Stacey Travers	Democratic	AZ0012L	no	N/A
Jeff Weninger	Republican	AZ0013L	yes	no
Julie Willoughby	Republican	AZ0013L	yes	no
Khyl Powell	Republican	AZ0014L	no	yes
Laurin Hendrix	Republican	AZ0014L	yes	yes
Michael Way	Republican	AZ0015L	yes	N/A
Neal Carter	Republican	AZ0015L	yes	N/A
Chris Lopez	Republican	AZ0016L	yes	N/A
Teresa Martinez	Republican	AZ0016L	yes	N/A
Kevin Volk	Democratic	AZ0017L	no	N/A
Rachel Keshel	Republican	AZ0017L	yes	N/A
Chris Mathis	Democratic	AZ0018L	no	N/A
Nancy Gutierrez	Democratic	AZ0018L	N/A	N/A
Gail Griffin	Republican	AZ0019L	yes	N/A
Lupe Diaz	Republican	AZ0019L	yes	N/A
Alma Hernández	Democratic	AZ0020L	no	N/A
Betty Villegas	Democratic	AZ0020L	no	N/A
Consuelo Hernandez	Democratic	AZ0021L	no	yes
Stephanie Stahl Hamilton	Democratic	AZ0021L	no	yes
Elda Luna-Nájera	Democratic	AZ0022L	no	N/A
Lupe Contreras	Democratic	AZ0022L	no	N/A
Mariana Sandoval	Democratic	AZ0023L	no	N/A
Michele Peña	Republican	AZ0023L	yes	N/A
Anna Abeytia	Democratic	AZ0024L	no	N/A
Lydia Hernandez	Democratic	AZ0024L	N/A	N/A
Michael Carbone	Republican	AZ0025L	yes	N/A
Nick Kupper	Republican	AZ0025L	yes	N/A
Cesar Aguilar	Democratic	AZ0026L	no	N/A
Quantá Crews	Democratic	AZ0026L	no	N/A
Lisa Fink	Republican	AZ0027L	yes	N/A
Tony Rivero	Republican	AZ0027L	yes	N/A
Beverly Pingerelli	Republican	AZ0028L	yes	N/A
David Livingston	Republican	AZ0028L	yes	N/A
James Taylor	Republican	AZ0029L	yes	N/A
Steve Montenegro	Republican	AZ0029L	yes	N/A
John Gillette	Republican	AZ0030L	yes	N/A
Leo Biasiucci	Republican	AZ0030L	yes	N/A

Senate

Passed · Feb 26, 2026 · pass

Legislator	Party	District	Their vote	District vote
Mark Finchem	Republican	AZ0001U	yes	N/A
Shawnna Bolick	Republican	AZ0002U	yes	N/A
John Kavanagh	Republican	AZ0003U	yes	N/A
Carine Werner	Republican	AZ0004U	yes	yes
Lela Alston	Democratic	AZ0005U	no	N/A
Theresa Hatathlie	Democratic	AZ0006U	no	N/A
Wendy Rogers	Republican	AZ0007U	yes	N/A
Lauren Kuby	Democratic	AZ0008U	no	N/A
Kiana Sears	Democratic	AZ0009U	no	N/A
Dave Farnsworth	Republican	AZ0010U	yes	yes
Catherine Miranda	Democratic	AZ0011U	no	N/A
Mitzi Epstein	Democratic	AZ0012U	no	N/A
J.D. Mesnard	Republican	AZ0013U	yes	no
Warren Petersen	Republican	AZ0014U	yes	yes
Jake Hoffman	Republican	AZ0015U	yes	N/A
T.J. Shope	Republican	AZ0016U	yes	N/A
Vince Leach	Republican	AZ0017U	yes	N/A
Priya Sundareshan	Democratic	AZ0018U	no	N/A
David Gowan	Republican	AZ0019U	yes	N/A
Sally Gonzales	Democratic	AZ0020U	no	N/A
Rosanna Gabaldón	Democratic	AZ0021U	no	yes
Eva Diaz	Democratic	AZ0022U	N/A	N/A
Brian Fernandez	Democratic	AZ0023U	no	N/A
Analise Ortiz	Democratic	AZ0024U	no	N/A
Tim Dunn	Republican	AZ0025U	yes	N/A
Flavio Bravo	Democratic	AZ0026U	no	N/A
Kevin Payne	Republican	AZ0027U	yes	N/A
Frank Carroll	Republican	AZ0028U	yes	N/A
Janae Shamp	Republican	AZ0029U	N/A	N/A
Hildy Angius	Republican	AZ0030U	yes	N/A