Bill
SB 1495
Arizona SB 1495 restricts federal activation of the state National Guard to active-duty combat, requiring Congress to declare war or authorize the Guard for specific purposes.
Below is a consolidated, neutral summary of the materials filed under the label “SB 1495.” The document set appears to include multiple, distinct bills from different states that share the same bill number. If you need a summary for one specific state/version, tell me which one and I will produce a focused version.
Summary — SB 1495 (multiple-state compilation)
1) Arizona — SB 1495 (National Guard; active duty requirements)
- Purpose / intent
- Restrict the circumstances under which the Arizona National Guard may be federalized into “active duty combat.”
- Key provisions
- Adds A.R.S. § 26-164.
- Prohibits releasing the Arizona National Guard from state control into active duty combat unless the U.S. Congress has either:
- passed an official declaration of war (Article I, §8, cl. 11), or
- taken an explicit action under Article I, §8, cl. 15 to call forth the Arizona National Guard for the specific purposes of executing the laws of the Union, repelling an invasion, or suppressing an insurrection.
- Defines “active duty combat” to include: (a) participation in armed conflict; (b) hazardous service related to armed conflict in a foreign state; (c) duties through an “instrumentality of war.”
- Governor is directed to take actions necessary to comply with the section.
- Who is affected
- Arizona National Guard members, the Governor’s office, and state/federal officials executing Title 10/Title 32 activations.
- Procedural/timeline
- Introduced Feb 20, 2025 (Arizona Senate version). Further committee/status details are not provided in the excerpt.
2) Hawaii — SB 1495 (amend §237-24.3: additional nontaxable amounts)
- Purpose / intent
- Amend statutory list of receipts that are not subject to the State general excise tax (section 237-24.3, HRS); includes clarifications and definitional updates.
- Key provisions / highlights
- Enumerates additional nontaxable receipts (interisland agricultural shipments; certain stevedoring, tugboat and wharfage services; employee benefit plan income; purchases using USDA food assistance; sales of prescription drugs, hearing aids, prosthetic devices; rents for aircraft used in interstate air transportation; etc.).
- Clarifies definitions (e.g., “prescription drugs,” “hearing aid,” “prosthetic device,” and cross-reference to 49 U.S.C. §40102 for “interstate air transportation”).
- The file contains competing/alternate effective-date language: one draft sets effective date July 1, 2025 with automatic repeal Jan 1, 2027 (reinstating prior text), another sets effective Dec 31, 2050 with a Jan 1, 2027 repeal. (These appear to be different draft versions.)
- Who is affected
- Businesses in shipping, maritime services, health-care providers, nonprofits administering employee benefit plans, purchasers using federal food assistance programs, and taxpayers interacting with excise-tax rules.
- Procedural/timeline
- Multiple committee actions and amendments are listed in the materials (HHS, WAM/CPN), with public hearings and committee recommendations referenced. Specific enactment depends on which version clears the legislature.
3) Illinois — SB 1495 (Transportation; technical change)
- Purpose / intent
- Make a technical edit to the Illinois Highway Code short title.
- Key provisions
- Amend 605 ILCS 5/1‑101 to state the Act shall be known and may be cited as “the Illinois Highway Code.” This is presented as a technical correction.
- Who is affected
- Primarily housekeeping; legal citations and codification users.
- Procedural/timeline
- Introduced Jan 31, 2025 by Sen. Seth Lewis. Several procedural entries listed (readings, committee referrals, etc.) indicate movement through the General Assembly.
Notes and recommendation
- The supplied document is a compilation of different SB 1495 texts from multiple jurisdictions (Arizona, Hawaii, Illinois) and multiple versions/drafts. If you want a targeted brief (e.g., only Arizona’s National Guard provision or only Hawaii’s tax changes), tell me which state/version and I will produce a focused one-page summary with citations and likely legal/operational impacts.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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