SB 1124 Arizona Senate · 57th Legislature - Second Regular Session

health boards; evaluations; notice

SB 1124 requires Arizona state health profession regulatory boards to provide health professionals with a 14-day written notice before voting to mandate a psychological, psychiatric, or physical evaluation. The notice must summarize the complaint or action prompting the evaluation, and the health professional can submit written responses or request a hearing to present their case. If the board proceeds with the evaluation and later takes no disciplinary or non-disciplinary action, the board must reimburse the health professional for the evaluation costs. This bill directly affects health professionals facing potential evaluation requirements and ensures procedural fairness before such actions are taken.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Vetoed
Jun 2026
Introduced Jan 9, 2026 Vetoed Jun 19, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced Version Senate Engrossed Version (02/26/2026) · 4 edits · Feb 26, 2026
MODERATE
The bill was reformatted from an introduced draft to a final Senate version, updating the header and official title. Substantively, the text was tightened to remove references to 'physical' evaluations and 'physical' complaints, restricting the new protections to only psychological and psychiatric evaluations. The language was also clarified to specify that these protections apply only when a board determines there is 'probable cause' to believe a professional cannot practice safely.
Scope change
The scope of protected evaluations was narrowed from including physical evaluations to only psychological and psychiatric evaluations.
REQUIREMENT

Removed the requirement for notice regarding 'physical' evaluations, limiting the process to psychological and psychiatric evaluations only.

ELIGIBILITY

Added a specific condition that the board must find 'probable cause' to believe a professional cannot practice safely before initiating the evaluation process.

TECHNICAL

Replaced the generic term 'health professional' with 'health professional regulatory board' in several instances to clarify which entity is responsible for issuing notices and voting.

Changed the section title from 'Evaluations; notice; hearing; results; reimbursement' to 'Evaluations; notice; hearing; results; reimbursement' (minor formatting adjustment in the statute text).

Floor votes · House Jun 9, 2026

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Jun 19, 2026
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Jun 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
DPA
upper
Jan 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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