SB 1612 Arizona Senate · 57th Legislature - First Regular Session

document retention; proposals; donations

SB 1612 amends Arizona's healthcare contracting rules and procurement exemptions. It exempts the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System Administration from standard state procurement rules for healthcare provider contracts (including those under Title 36, Chapter 29) and allows reserve funds to be withheld from contractors based on performance. Key provisions include permitting adjustments to payments based on service efficiency, requiring reserve funds to be distributed to high-performing providers, and clarifying that school districts may conduct health coverage outreach without disrupting classroom time. The bill was passed by the legislature in April 2025 but vetoed by the governor on May 2, 2025. It directly affects state healthcare administrators, contractors, and providers delivering covered services.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Vetoed
May 2025
Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Vetoed May 2, 2025
Maddy AI version diff · 1 comparison

What changed between versions

Introduced Version Senate Engrossed Version · 6 edits · Feb 27, 2025
MODERATE
This bill adds new transparency requirements for companies bidding on state contracts or grants, requiring them to disclose any donations made to the Governor or related political entities over the past five years. It also strengthens record-keeping rules for procurement evaluations and clarifies exemptions for various state agencies from the general procurement code.
Scope change
The bill expands disclosure requirements to include donations to the Governor and entities supporting the Governor's election, and adds new exemptions for specific state agencies and programs from the procurement code.
REQUIREMENT

New requirement for companies responding to state requests for proposals to disclose any donations provided to the Governor, Governor-controlled entities, or political committees supporting the Governor's election during the preceding five years.

New requirement for companies applying for state grants to disclose the same donation information as required for proposal responses.

ENFORCEMENT

Strengthened record-keeping rules prohibiting destruction of notes taken during procurement evaluations, with a provision allowing resolicitation of contracts if such notes are improperly destroyed.

EXEMPTIONS

Added new exemptions from the procurement code for the Arizona state lottery commission, health care cost containment system, correctional industries, state transportation board, highways magazine, secretary of state, and various other agencies and programs.

Expanded existing exemptions to include additional specific procurement activities for various state departments and agencies.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting and organizational changes to the bill structure and numbering of subsections.

Floor votes · House Apr 16, 2025

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
2
May 2, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors