Arizona 54th Legislature - 1st Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 1538 — adult protective services

Last action — signed by governor

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2019. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    3 passed, 2 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

71 added · 65 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to Bill SB 1538 primarily update provisions related to adult protective services. Key changes include adjustments to reporting requirements so that if an employee of a health care institution witnesses a situation that needs reporting, they can follow their institution's procedures instead of a separate protocol. This is important because it clarifies the accountability and streamline processes for reporting potential abuse or neglect while ensuring a safer environment for vulnerable individuals in care facilities.

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SB1538 - 541R - H Ver       House Engrossed Senate Bill         State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fourth Legislature First Regular Session       SENATE BILL 1538       AN ACT   Amending sections 11‑483, 11‑484, 13‑2401, 16‑153, 28‑454, 39‑123, 39‑124, 41‑1959, 46‑451 and 46‑454, Arizona Revised Statutes;
Chapter 0321 - 541R - H Ver of SB1538     House Engrossed Senate Bill       State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fourth Legislature First Regular Session       CHAPTER   SENATE BILL 1538     AN ACT   Amending sections 11‑483, 11‑484, 13‑2401, 16‑153, 28‑454, 39‑123, 39‑124, 41‑1959, 46‑451 and 46‑454, Arizona Revised Statutes;
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END_STATUTE       APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR JUNE 7, 2019.
  FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE JUNE 7, 2019.
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Action History

  1. signed by governor

  2. passed

  3. transmit to governor

  4. passed

  5. passed

  6. transmit to senate

  7. dpa

  8. dpa

  9. house second reading

  10. house first reading.

  11. transmit to house

  12. passed

  13. dpa

  14. dpa

  15. senate second reading

  16. senate first reading

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 92 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (92)

92 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passed

Passed 29 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 6000
Democrat 3000
Unaffiliated 20001
Total 29001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Andrea Dalessandro — Yea
David Bradley — Yea
Eddie Farnsworth — Yea
Frank Pratt — Yea
Heather Carter — Yea
Jamescita Peshlakai — Yea
Juan Mendez — Yea
Karen Fann — Yea
Kate Brophy McGee — Yea
Lisa Otondo — Yea
Martin Quezada — Yea
Michelle B. Ugenti-Rita — Yea
Paul Boyer — Yea
Rebecca Rios — Not Voting
Rick Gray — Yea
Sean Bowie — Yea
Sine Kerr — Yea
Sonny Borrelli — Yea
Tony Navarrete — Yea
Tyler Pace — Yea
Victoria Steele — Yea
Lela Alston Democrat Yea
Lupe Contreras Democrat Yea
Sally Ann Gonzales Democrat Yea
David C. Farnsworth Republican Yea
David Gowan Republican Yea
David Livingston Republican Yea
J.D. Mesnard Republican Yea
Sylvia Allen Republican Yea
Venden "Vince" Leach Republican Yea

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Passed

Passed 60 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 44000
Republican 12000
Democrat 4000
Total 60000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (60)
Member Party Vote
Aaron Lieberman — Yea
Amish Shah — Yea
Andres Cano — Yea
Anthony T. Kern — Yea
Arlando Teller — Yea
Athena Salman — Yea
Becky A. Nutt — Yea
Ben Toma — Yea
Bob Thorpe — Yea
Bret Roberts — Yea
Charlene R. Fernandez — Yea
César Chávez — Yea
Daniel Hernandez — Yea
David L. Cook — Yea
Diego Espinoza — Yea
Diego Rodriguez — Yea
Domingo DeGrazia — Yea
Gerae Peten — Yea
Isela Blanc — Yea
Jay Lawrence — Yea
Jennifer Jermaine — Yea
Jennifer Longdon — Yea
Jennifer Pawlik — Yea
Joanne Osborne — Yea
John Fillmore — Yea
John M. Allen — Yea
Kelli Butler — Yea
Kelly Townsend — Yea
Kirsten Engel — Yea
Lorenzo Sierra — Yea
Michelle Udall — Yea
Nancy Barto — Yea
Noel W. Campbell — Yea
Pamela Powers Hannley — Yea
Randall Friese — Yea
Raquel Terán — Yea
Regina E. Cobb — Yea
Reginald Bolding — Yea
Richard C. Andrade — Yea
Robert Meza — Yea
Russell Bowers — Yea
Steve Pierce — Yea
Travis W. Grantham — Yea
Walter Blackman — Yea
Alma Hernandez Democrat Yea
Denise “Mitzi” Epstein Democrat Yea
Myron Tsosie Democrat Yea
Rosanna Gabaldón Democrat Yea
Frank Carroll Republican Yea
Gail Griffin Republican Yea
Jeff Weninger Republican Yea
John Kavanagh Republican Yea
Kevin Payne Republican Yea
Leo Biasiucci Republican Yea
Mark Finchem Republican Yea
Shawnna Bolick Republican Yea
Thomas "T.J." Shope Republican Yea
Timothy "Tim" Dunn Republican Yea
Tony Rivero Republican Yea
Warren Petersen Republican Yea

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Passed

Passed 30 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 6000
Democrat 3000
Unaffiliated 21000
Total 30000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Andrea Dalessandro — Yea
David Bradley — Yea
Eddie Farnsworth — Yea
Frank Pratt — Yea
Heather Carter — Yea
Jamescita Peshlakai — Yea
Juan Mendez — Yea
Karen Fann — Yea
Kate Brophy McGee — Yea
Lisa Otondo — Yea
Martin Quezada — Yea
Michelle B. Ugenti-Rita — Yea
Paul Boyer — Yea
Rebecca Rios — Yea
Rick Gray — Yea
Sean Bowie — Yea
Sine Kerr — Yea
Sonny Borrelli — Yea
Tony Navarrete — Yea
Tyler Pace — Yea
Victoria Steele — Yea
Lela Alston Democrat Yea
Lupe Contreras Democrat Yea
Sally Ann Gonzales Democrat Yea
David C. Farnsworth Republican Yea
David Gowan Republican Yea
David Livingston Republican Yea
J.D. Mesnard Republican Yea
Sylvia Allen Republican Yea
Venden "Vince" Leach Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety civil-rights
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SB 1538 is sponsored by Kate Brophy McGee.
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