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Arizona No Longer Designate Certain Firearms as Prohibited Weapons Measure (2026)
| Arizona Remove Prohibited Weapons Measures | |
|---|---|
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| Election date November 3, 2026 | |
| Topic Firearms | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin State legislature |
The Arizona No Longer Designate Certain Firearms as Prohibited Weapons Measure is not on the ballot in Arizona as a legislatively referred state statute on November 3, 2026.
This measure would have removed silencers, automatic firearms, and short-barreled rifles and shotguns from the list of prohibited weapons under Arizona law.[1]
Text of measure
Full text
The full text of the ballot measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Arizona State Legislature to place a state statute on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 31 votes in the Arizona House of Representatives and 16 votes in the Arizona State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Statutes do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
- The measure, HCR 2037, was introduced to the Arizona House of Representatives on January 29, 2025.[1]
- HCR 2037 passed the House on February 26, 2025 by a 32-27 vote.[1]
As the Senate never approved the statute, it was not placed on the 2026 ballot.
| Vote in the Arizona House of Representatives | |||
| Requirement: Simple majority vote of all members in each chamber | |||
Number of yes votes required: 30  | |||
| Yes | No | Not voting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 32 | 27 | 1 |
| Total percent | 53.3% | 45% | 1.6% |
| Democrat | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Republican | 32 | 0 | 1 |
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