SB 1235 Arizona Senate · 57th Legislature - First Regular Session

health profession regulatory boards; membership

SB 1235 amends Arizona statutes governing membership on three health regulatory boards (podiatry, chiropractic, and dental). It standardizes requirements including mandatory fingerprint-based criminal background checks for all members, specifies composition rules (e.g., requiring some members to be retired practitioners or laypersons), and sets term lengths and vacancy procedures. The bill directly affects the boards themselves by defining who can serve and how appointments are handled, with no changes to patient care standards or licensing requirements. Key mechanisms include requiring criminal checks via state/federal databases, limiting consecutive terms, and clarifying how vacancies are filled. The bill focuses solely on procedural governance of these boards, not on healthcare policy or patient outcomes.

Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House Failed

May 2025

Governor

Introduced Jan 27, 2025 Last action May 5, 2025

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What changed between versions

Senate Engrossed Version → HOUSE - Amended by COM - passed · 3 edits

MINOR

The House amended the Senate version of SB 1235 to correct formatting errors and clarify ambiguous language regarding board membership qualifications. The primary substantive change involves the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, where the House amendment clarifies that the board consists of three members total (one licensed chiropractor and two consumer members) rather than the confusing phrasing in the Senate version that suggested a different composition. Other sections were updated to fix typos, standardize capitalization, and ensure consistent terminology across all health profession regulatory boards.

ELIGIBILITY

Clarified the composition of the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners to explicitly state it consists of three members: one licensed chiropractor and two consumer members, resolving ambiguity in the Senate text.

REQUIREMENT

Corrected numerical errors and typos throughout the bill, such as changing 'three members' to 'five members' for the Podiatry Board and fixing inconsistent capitalization and spacing.

TECHNICAL

Standardized the formatting of the bill to remove unnecessary line breaks and ensure consistent presentation of statutory text.

Introduced Version → House Engrossed Version · 7 edits · Mar 5, 2025

MODERATE

This bill updates the composition and appointment processes for multiple Arizona health profession regulatory boards, requiring Senate confirmation for governor appointees and adding a new oversight council to review market-sensitive actions by these boards. It also standardizes appointment procedures, adds fingerprinting requirements for all prospective members, and introduces new reporting requirements to improve transparency and consistency across health profession regulations.

Scope change

The bill expands oversight by creating a new Health Profession Regulatory Board Oversight Council that reviews market-sensitive actions by all regulated boards, and adds a new chapter to the Arizona Revised Statutes specifically for this oversight mechanism.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement that all governor-appointed board members must be confirmed by the Senate within one year, or they are deemed confirmed if the Senate fails to act.

Added new Health Profession Regulatory Board Oversight Council consisting of three executive directors who review and approve market-sensitive actions that could create barriers to market participation or restrict competition.

Added fingerprinting requirements for all prospective board members to obtain state and federal criminal records checks before appointment.

ELIGIBILITY

Modified board compositions across multiple health professions (podiatry, chiropractic, dentistry, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and others) to include public members and adjust professional member requirements.

TIMELINE

Added new reporting deadline requiring health profession regulatory boards to submit comprehensive reports by November 1, 2025, with the section repealed after June 30, 2026.

DEFINITION

Added new definitions for 'health professional' and 'market-sensitive action' to establish scope of oversight council authority.

ENFORCEMENT

Modified removal procedures for board members to include specific grounds such as neglect of duty, malfeasance, misfeasance, incompetence, or unprofessional conduct.

Floor votes · House May 5, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

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May 5, 2025

Vote failed

House Vote: fail (14-43-3)

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Apr 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

DPA

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

DPA

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED

upper

Mar 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

DPA

upper

Feb 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

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1 primary · 8 co-sponsors