Arizona 57th Legislature - Second Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 1428 — board of supervisors; membership

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 28, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Katie Hobbs (Democratic) on June 22, 2026.

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Advancing 56% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    2 passed, 3 failed in recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

This bill modifies the membership structure of the board of supervisors.

The bill changes how the board of supervisors is constituted, likely impacting its representation. These changes may affect decision-making within local governance.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

46 added · 164 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of SB 1428 introduces a new section regarding workers' compensation insurance policies that have zero estimated exposure. It requires applicants for these policies to sign a statement confirming that they have no employees and an estimated exposure of zero, and if they do hire employees, they must notify their insurer within 60 days. This change is important because it helps prevent fraudulent claims and ensures that all parties are aware of their responsibilities concerning workers' compensation coverage.

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Senate Engrossed board of supervisors;
House Engrossed Senate Bill board of supervisors;
membership State of Arizona Senate Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session SENATE BILL 1428 AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 11-211, 11-212 AND 48-5105, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES;
membership (now:
RELATING TO COUNTY BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS.
proof of insurance;
workers' compensation) State of Arizona Senate Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session CHAPTER 228 SENATE BILL 1428 AN ACT AMENDING TITLE 23, CHAPTER 6, ARTICLE 1, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTION 23-911;
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
Section 11-211, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
Title 23, chapter 6, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 23-911, to read:
11-211.
23-911.
Membership;
Workers' compensation;
qualifications;
proof of insurance;
term A.
public database;
There shall be in each county having a population of one hundred seventy-five thousand or more persons a board of supervisors consisting of five members who shall be qualified electors of their supervisorial district, and who shall be elected at a general election at which the president of the United States is elected.
notice;
In each county having a population of less than one hundred seventy-five thousand persons, a board of supervisors shall consist of three members, except as prescribed by subsection B or C of this section, who IN EACH COUNTY THERE SHALL BE A BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CONSISTING OF A NUMBER OF MEMBERS BASED ON THE COUNTY POPULATION AS FOLLOWS:
definition A.
1.
IF AN INSURER ISSUES A ZERO ESTIMATED EXPOSURE POLICY, THE ZERO ESTIMATED EXPOSURE POLICY SHALL INCLUDE A STATEMENT SIGNED BY THE APPLICANT THAT ATTESTS TO THE ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE APPLICATION AND THAT THE APPLICANT HAS NO EMPLOYEES AND AN ESTIMATED EXPOSURE OF ZERO, AS FOLLOWS:
FOR COUNTIES WITH A POPULATION OF LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND PERSONS, THREE MEMBERS, EXCEPT AS PRESCRIBED BY SUBSECTION C OR D OF THIS SECTION.
I ATTEST THAT THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS APPLICATION IS CURRENT, TRUE, CORRECT, ACCURATE AND COMPLETE TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF.
2.
I FURTHER ATTEST THAT I DO NOT HAVE ANY EMPLOYEES AND AN ESTIMATED EXPOSURE OF ZERO.
FOR COUNTIES WITH A POPULATION OF ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND OR MORE PERSONS BUT LESS THAN ONE MILLION PERSONS, FIVE MEMBERS.
IF I EMPLOY AN EMPLOYEE DURING THE POLICY PERIOD, I WILL PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTIFICATION TO MY WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURER OF THE EMPLOYMENT WITHIN SIXTY DAYS AND WILL INCLUDE THE ESTIMATED PAYROLL AND CLASSIFICATION CODES OF THE NEW EMPLOYEE.
3.
I UNDERSTAND THAT AN INTENT TO DEFRAUD OR ANY OMISSION OR MISREPRESENTATION CONTAINED IN THIS APPLICATION IS UNLAWFUL.
FOR COUNTIES WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE PERSONS BUT LESS THAN THREE MILLION PERSONS, SEVEN MEMBERS.
4.
FOR COUNTIES WITH A POPULATION OF THREE MILLION OR MORE PERSONS, NINE MEMBERS.
EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD shall be A qualified electors ELECTOR of their THE MEMBER'S supervisorial district and who shall be elected at a general election at which the president of the United States is elected.
IF AN EMPLOYER THAT PROVIDES BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT SERVICES OBTAINS A ZERO ESTIMATED EXPOSURE POLICY, THE EMPLOYER SHALL PROVIDE TO EACH ENTITY WITH WHICH THE EMPLOYER DIRECTLY CONTRACTS A COPY OF THE POLICY AND WRITTEN NOTIFICATION THAT STATES THAT THE EMPLOYER HAS A TOTAL ESTIMATED EXPOSURE OF ZERO.
They shall enter on their duties on January 1 subsequent to their election, and shall hold office for four years.
AN ENTITY THAT RECEIVES WRITTEN NOTICE UNDER THIS SUBSECTION SHALL RETAIN THE NOTICE AND THE POLICY FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS AFTER THE DATE OF RECEIPT.
No person holding any other county or precinct office is eligible to the office of supervisor.
B.
Any county having WITH a population of less than one hundred fifty thousand persons but more than one hundred thousand persons shall call an election to change from a three-member to a five-member board of supervisors, or from a five-member to a three-member board of supervisors, on receipt by the board of supervisors of a petition containing signatures of qualified electors equal to at least ten percent of the votes cast in the county at the preceding general election at which a president of the United States was elected.
FOR ANY CONSTRUCTION-RELATED WORKERS' COMPENSATION POLICY WITH ZERO ESTIMATED EXPOSURE, ANY CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE REQUESTED SHALL CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT "TO CONFIRM THE STATUS OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION POLICY, GO TO EWCCV.COM/CVS/".
The board shall submit to the electors in the county, at a special election called for that purpose, the question OF whether or not the county shall elect five members or three members to the board of supervisors.
The election shall be held before the first Monday in January preceding the next general election.
The ballots shall contain the words:
"Five supervisors, yes.
Five supervisors, no." or "Three supervisors, yes.
Three supervisors, no." If the majority of the qualified electors voting on the question votes in the affirmative, the board of supervisors shall redistrict the county in accordance with - 1 - S.B.
1428 section 11-212.
The county shall thereafter elect the prescribed number of members to the board of supervisors who shall be elected in the manner provided in subsection A B of this section and have the same qualifications as provided in subsection A B of this section for a board of supervisors with a population of one hundred seventy-five thousand or more persons, and shall hold office for a term of four years to commence on January 1.
C.
Any county having WITH a population of at least one hundred fifty thousand persons but not more than one hundred seventy-five thousand persons and having WITH a county board of supervisors that consists of three persons shall submit to the electors in the county, at the next general election after the release of the population estimate from the office of economic opportunity, the question of whether the county shall elect five members to the board of supervisors.
FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "ZERO ESTIMATED EXPOSURE POLICY" MEANS AN INSURANCE POLICY THAT IS OBTAINED BY AN EMPLOYER TO COVER THE EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY TO PAY COMPENSATION AFTER THE EMPLOYER REPORTS A TOTAL ESTIMATED EXPOSURE OF ZERO.
The ballots must contain the words:
"Five supervisors, yes.
Five supervisors, no." If approved by a majority of the qualified electors of that county who voted on the question, the board of supervisors shall redistrict the county pursuant to section 11-212.
The county thereafter shall elect at the next general election immediately following the election at which the question is approved the prescribed number of members to the board of supervisors who shall have the same qualifications as provided in subsection A B of this section.
The following apply to the election for the county board of supervisors prescribed in this subsection:
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If the next general election immediately following the election at which the question is approved is held in a year that is the last year of the four-year term of the three members of the county board of supervisors who are already holding office, the five persons elected to the county board of supervisors hold office for a term of four years to commence on January 1 immediately following their election.
2.
If the next general election immediately following the election at which the question is approved is held in a year that is not the last year of the four-year term of the three members of the county board of supervisors who are already holding office, the two additional persons elected to the county board of supervisors hold office for a term of four years to commence on January 1 immediately following their election.
The three members of the county board of supervisors who are already holding office continue to serve their four-year terms of office without regard to whether they are residents of the newly redrawn supervisorial districts for the remainder of those four-year terms.
Thereafter, members of the board of supervisors must be residents of their supervisorial district and the term of office for members of that county board of supervisors shall be staggered four-year terms.
3.
For the election at which the question of whether the county shall elect five members to the board of supervisors is on the ballot, the - 2 - S.B.
1428 county shall include in the publicity pamphlet an estimate of the cost to the county for each additional member to the board of supervisors.
4.
For the purposes of this subsection, "population" means the population according to the annual population estimate provided by the office of economic opportunity.
Section 11-212, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
Applicability Section 23-911, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act, applies to zero estimated exposure policies and any related certificates of insurance that are entered into or prepared on or after July 1, 2027.
11-212.
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR JUNE 22, 2026.
Supervisorial districts A.
FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE JUNE 22, 2026.
The board of supervisors shall meet at the county seat on or before December 1 following the release of the United States decennial census data and divide the county into three, or five, SEVEN OR NINE supervisorial districts as provided in this article, which shall be numbered, respectively:
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, 1.
Districts one, two and three.
or 2.
Districts one, two, three, four and five.
3.
DISTRICTS ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX AND SEVEN.
4.
DISTRICTS ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT AND NINE.
B.
The board shall define the boundaries and limits of each district and make the division equal or with not more than ten per cent PERCENT difference in population.
The county may redistrict as often as deemed necessary between each United States decennial census.
Sec.
3.
Section 48-5105, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
48-5105.
Board of directors A.
A board composed of the following members shall govern the authority:
1.
From each municipality that enters into the authority, one elected official who is appointed by the respective governing body of the municipality.
2.
One county supervisor who is appointed by the county board of supervisors, if the county enters into the authority.
B.
The term of each member is two years unless the member is no longer serving in the member's elected capacity, in which case the membership is vacant.
The respective governing body shall fill a vacancy under subsection A of this section.
C.
Each municipality or county may provide for an alternate board member who is also an elected official.
Section 11-211, subsection A B does not apply to a county supervisor serving on the board.
If an elected official of a municipality is prohibited from serving on the board, the governing body of the municipality shall appoint an official of the municipality who is not prohibited from serving on the board.
D.
The voting members of the authority are entitled to one vote for each member unless a voting member requests a weighted vote.
If a weighted vote is requested, the following apply:
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1428 1.
Each member of the board is entitled to a percentage vote based on the proportion of the population the member represents to the total population represented by all members of the board, except as provided in paragraph 4 of this subsection.
2.
If a municipality is a member of the board, its proportion of the population shall be calculated on the basis of the population in the incorporated area of the municipality.
3.
If the county is a member of the board, its proportion of the population shall be calculated on the basis of the population in the unincorporated area of the county.
4.
The weighted vote of any single member shall not exceed forty per cent PERCENT of the total weighted vote.
If any member's proportion of the population as calculated in this subsection entitles it to a weighted vote in excess of forty per cent PERCENT, the limitation on its percentage does not affect the calculation of the weighted vote of each other member.
E.
For the purpose of preliminary approval of a regional public transportation system plan, the voting provisions of subsection D of this section apply, except that if a weighted vote is requested, in addition to the provisions provided in subsection D of this section relating to a weighted vote, a minimum of one-third of the voting members is also required for preliminary approval of the plan.
Sec.
4.
Effective date Sections 11-211, 11-212 and 48-5105, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by this act, are effective from and after December 31, 2032.
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This bill establishes requirements for zero estimated exposure workers' compensation policies in Arizona, including documentation and notification obligations.

  • Title 23, chapter 6, article 1

    23-911. Workers' compensation; proof of insurance; public database; notice; definition A. IF AN INSURER ISSUES A ZERO ESTIMATED EXPOSURE POLICY, THE ZERO ESTIMATED EXPOSURE POLICY SHALL INCLUDE A STATEMENT SIGNED BY THE APPLICANT THAT ATTESTS TO THE ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE APPLICATION AND THAT THE APPLICANT HAS NO EMPLOYEES AND AN ESTIMATED EXPOSURE OF ZERO, AS FOLLOWS:... D. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "ZERO ESTIMATED EXPOSURE POLICY" MEANS AN INSURANCE POLICY THAT IS OBTAINED BY AN EMPLOYER TO COVER THE EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY TO PAY COMPENSATION AFTER THE EMPLOYER REPORTS A TOTAL ESTIMATED EXPOSURE OF ZERO.

    This adds a new section defining zero estimated exposure policies and outlining the associated requirements for insurers and employers.

Action History

  1. Signed by Governor

  2. Transmit to Senate

  3. Transmit to Governor

  4. PASSED

  5. PASSED

  6. PASSED

  7. DPA

  8. DPA/SE

  9. W/D

  10. House Second Reading

  11. House First Reading.

  12. Transmit to House

  13. PASSED

  14. DP

  15. DP

  16. Senate Second Reading

  17. Senate First Reading

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 92 not signed on · 10 voted No

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (92)

92 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

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Passed 18 Yea · 10 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 21001
Republican 16001
Total 181002
% of votes cast 60%33%0%7%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Analise Ortiz Democrat Nay
Brian Fernandez Democrat Nay
Catherine Miranda Democrat Nay
Denise “Mitzi” Epstein Democrat Yea
Eva Diaz Democrat Not Voting
Flavio Bravo Democrat Yea
Kiana Sears Democrat Nay
Lauren Kuby Democrat Nay
Lela Alston Democrat Nay
Priya Sundareshan Democrat Nay
Rosanna Gabaldón Democrat Nay
Sally Ann Gonzales Democrat Nay
Theresa Hatathlie Democrat Nay
Carine Werner Republican Yea
David C. Farnsworth Republican Yea
David Gowan Republican Yea
Frank Carroll Republican Yea
Hildy Angius Republican Yea
J.D. Mesnard Republican Yea
Jake Hoffman Republican Yea
Janae Shamp Republican Not Voting
John Kavanagh Republican Yea
Kevin Payne Republican Yea
Mark Finchem Republican Yea
Shawnna Bolick Republican Yea
Thomas "T.J." Shope Republican Yea
Timothy "Tim" Dunn Republican Yea
Venden "Vince" Leach Republican Yea
Warren Petersen Republican Yea
Wendy Rogers Republican Yea

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SB 1428 is sponsored by J.D. Mesnard (Republican).
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