SB 1237 Arizona Senate · 57th Legislature - First Regular Session

agency accounts; technical correction

SB 1237 restricts remote work for most Arizona state employees, requiring them to work at their agency's office during regular hours. The bill prohibits full-time employees from working remotely, except when supervisors allow sick employees to work from home. It exempts employees performing site visits, inspections, or services at other locations during their scheduled work hours. Virtual meetings and conference calls are explicitly excluded from counting as remote work under this policy. The bill directly affects all Arizona state agency employees whose duties are not tied to off-site locations.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2025 Last action Mar 24, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Version Senate Engrossed Version · 5 edits · Feb 27, 2025
MODERATE
The bill was completely rewritten from a technical correction about agency accounts to a new provision prohibiting state employees from working remotely, with limited exceptions for sick leave and site visits. This represents a major policy shift from administrative housekeeping to workforce management policy.
Scope change
Changed from applying to state agency accounts to applying to all full-time state employees regarding work location requirements
SCOPE

Removed all provisions related to state agency accounts and payment procedures

Changed statutory citation from Article 35-341 to new section 41-710.03 in Title 41

REQUIREMENT

Added new section prohibiting full-time state employees from working remotely

ELIGIBILITY

Created exceptions for employees sick and those performing site visits or inspections

DEFINITION

Established that virtual meetings and conference calls do not count as remote work

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Amendments
2
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
DPA
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
DPA/SE
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
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Warren Petersen
RRepublican
AZ
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