Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona HB4020: insurance; fraud unit; assessment; increase
Status: In committee, March 9, 2026
HB4020 - insurance; fraud unit; assessment; increase
What the bill says
An act amending section 20-466, arizona revised statutes; relating to the fraud unit.
From the engrossed text, February 26, 2026:
AN ACT amending section 20-466, arizona revised statutes; relating to the fraud unit. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Section 20-466, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to investigators; peace officer status; powers; information sharing; assessment A. The fraud unit is established in the department of insurance and financial institutions. The director of the department of insurance and financial institutions shall appoint an individual to operate the fraud unit in conjunction with operating the automobile theft authority established by section 41-3451. B. The fraud unit shall work in conjunction with the department of public safety. C. The director may investigate any act or practice of fraud prohibited by section 20-466.01 and any other act or practice of fraud against an insurer or entity licensed under this title. The director shall administer the fraud unit. D. The director may employ investigators for the fraud unit. A fraud unit investigator has and shall exercise the law enforcement powers of a peace officer of this state but only while acting in the course and scope of employment for the department of insurance and financial institutions. The director shall adopt guidelines for the conduct of investigations that are substantially similar to the investigative policy and procedural guidelines of the department of …
Sponsors
- David Livingston (R, HD-028) · primary sponsor
- Blackman, Walt (R, HD-007)
- Ralph Heap (R, HD-010)
- Liguori, Sarah (D, HD-005)
- Stephanie Stahl Hamilton (D, HD-021)
Latest actions
- : Assigned to Rules
- : Finance: do pass
- : Assigned to Finance
- : Passed
- : Rules: constitutional and in proper form
- : Assigned to Rules
- : Commerce: do pass
- : Assigned to Commerce
- : Introduced and first read
Votes
- FIN DP (March 23, 2026): 4 yea, 1 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (February 26, 2026): 42 yea, 12 nay, passed
- RULES C&P (February 23, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- COM DP (February 17, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB4020?
- HB4020 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): insurance; fraud unit; assessment; increase.
- What does HB4020 do?
- In its own words: An act amending section 20-466, arizona revised statutes; relating to the fraud unit.
- What is the status of HB4020?
- In committee as of March 9, 2026. Latest action: Assigned to Rules (March 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB4020?
- David Livingston (R, HD-028), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB4020?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/85532/?SessionId=130
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