SB 1671 strengthens conflict-of-interest rules for Arizona officials regulating gaming, racing, and boxing. It requires directors, commissioners, and staff to annually disclose financial interests (including family members’ ties) and prohibits holding stakes in racetracks, boxing events, or gambling operations. The bill also creates a public complaint tracking system for gaming/racing issues and sets the Arizona Racing Commission and Arizona State Boxing Commission to terminate on July 1, 2032, with full repeal by January 1, 2033. These changes directly affect state regulators in these industries and aim to increase transparency through mandatory disclosures and complaint monitoring.
SB 1683 prohibits foreign governments or their agents from owning, leasing, or controlling real property in Arizona - including through shell companies or disguised transactions - and bans them from installing surveillance equipment like drones or sensors on such land. The law requires utilities and infrastructure owners to report suspected violations to the Attorney General, who can sue to seize property, remove equipment, and distribute sale proceeds to lienholders and state costs. Exceptions allow foreign entities to inherit property if they sell within 120 days, and the bill explicitly prohibits discrimination based on race or national origin during enforcement. This applies to all land transactions in Arizona, including those involving debt instruments or future interests.
Arizona's SB 1723 amends Arizona Revised Statutes sections 13-3602 and 13-3967 to strengthen domestic violence protection orders. It requires verified petitions (with no filing fees) and mandates courts to keep victims' contact information confidential. The bill adds a key provision: if a victim granted exclusive residence use under an order moves out, they must notify the court in writing within five days, triggering a notice to the defendant about their right to request a hearing. This directly affects domestic violence victims and alleged abusers by clarifying release conditions and residence rights.
HB 2995 modifies Arizona's domestic relations law to prioritize child safety in custody cases involving domestic violence. It creates a rebuttable presumption against granting joint legal decision-making or parenting time to a parent found to have committed domestic violence, requiring courts to consider evidence like police reports, medical records, and shelter documentation. If a parent is found abusive, they must prove parenting time won't endanger the child, and courts can impose conditions such as supervised visits, mandatory counseling, or restrictions on overnight stays. The bill also mandates detailed court findings explaining how domestic violence considerations serve the child's best interests, with the presumption taking priority over other legal standards.
HB 4117 makes it a class 1 misdemeanor to knowingly disturb religious services through indecent behavior, profane language, or unnecessary noise near the worship space. It directly affects individuals who disrupt the order and solemnity of religious gatherings, whether inside the venue or nearby. The law specifically targets actions that disturb the "assemblage of persons who have met for religious worship," not general public conduct. This bill, which passed the Arizona House on February 26, 2026, creates a new criminal penalty for such disruptions.
SB 1713 establishes a new performance-based procurement system called the "Arizona hybrid model" for Arizona's Medicaid program (AHCCCS). It directly affects managed care organizations (MCOs) contracted to provide services under AHCCCS by replacing traditional requests for proposals with a standardized evaluation system. The bill requires all MCOs to be assessed over a four-year performance period using publicly available, measurable metrics covering care access, claims processing, and member experience, with decisions on contract continuation based solely on this scoring. It also mandates a single statewide master contract for all MCOs serving AHCCCS programs, eliminating duplicate contracts and reducing administrative burden.
SB 1808 prohibits homeowners' associations (HOAs) from banning the display of specific flags on owner property, including the American flag, Arizona state flag, and flags from U.S. ally nations established on May 14, 1948. It also sets size limits for real estate signs (max 18x24 inches) and restricts HOAs from regulating political signs during most of the election cycle, allowing displays 71 days before primaries to 15 days after general elections. The bill requires HOAs to adopt reasonable rules for flag placement but cannot prohibit flagpoles or charge fees for display. It directly affects HOA members, unit owners, and real estate sellers within Arizona condominium communities.
SB 1669 restricts the use of a sexual assault victim's past sexual history as evidence in court, generally barring reputation or opinion evidence about their chastity. It allows limited exceptions only for evidence about the victim's past sexual conduct with the defendant, specific instances showing the source of physical evidence (like semen or pregnancy), evidence supporting a motive for false accusations, impeachment of the victim, or prior false allegations against others. Before any such evidence can be presented, a judge must hold a pretrial hearing and determine admissibility using the "clear and convincing evidence" standard. This law directly affects criminal trials for sexual offenses under Arizona statutes (including sections 13-1421, 13-3212, and chapter 35), aiming to limit prejudicial questioning of victims.
HB 2257 adds blood transport vehicles to the list of priority vehicles allowed in Arizona's high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes when the lanes are degraded. Specifically, it defines "blood transport vehicles" as nonprofit-owned or operated vehicles transporting blood between collection points, hospitals, or storage centers, and requires them to display a removable decal. This exception allows these vehicles to use HOV lanes even when carrying only one occupant (the driver), provided they display the required decal. The bill does not change the standard HOV lane requirements but creates a specific, limited exception for blood transport. This directly affects nonprofit blood banks, hospitals, and blood storage centers that transport blood products.
HB 2174 requires modeling organizations that create predictive models for use by insurers in Arizona to file specific documents with the state insurance department before making those models available. Organizations must submit organizational documents, bylaws (if applicable), a resident agent for legal notices, and details about the insurance types covered. The insurance director must approve the models and supporting data, which are kept confidential and exempt from public disclosure. This law applies to new models filed for approval starting December 31, 2026, with existing approved models not needing re-filing.
HB 2408 amends Arizona's nursing board statutes by updating definitions for key nursing roles, including certified nurse midwives, clinical nurse specialists, and licensed health aides. It clarifies their scopes of practice - such as prescribing medications, performing diagnostic procedures, and managing patient care - without changing current regulations. The bill directly affects Arizona nursing professionals, the State Board of Nursing, and healthcare institutions by standardizing terminology in licensing and disciplinary actions. This is a definitional update, not a new policy, to ensure consistent application of existing nursing laws.
HB 2729 sets a fixed termination date of July 1, 2030, for the Arizona State Board of Nursing, after which the board will cease operations. The bill repeals a prior section of law and adds a new provision specifying that the board's governing statutes will be repealed on January 1, 2031. This bill applies retroactively from July 1, 2026, without altering current nursing practice standards or regulations.
