Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona SB1039: attorney discipline investigations; costs
Status: Vetoed, June 19, 2026
SB1039 - attorney discipline investigations; costs
What the bill says
An act amending section 12-353, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to recovery of costs.
From the engrossed text, February 25, 2026:
AN ACT amending section 12-353, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to recovery of costs. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Section 1. Section 12-353, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to attorney discipline investigations; definition A. In an attorney discipline matter, if an attorney who is the subject of the charge prevails, the following apply: 1. In addition to any costs that are awarded by statute, the state bar of Arizona is responsible to the attorney for any attorney fees, loss of earnings and court costs. Court costs include the cost of all stages of the investigation and discipline process and, if applicable, any court litigation and appeal. Loss of earnings are calculated during the time period that covers all stages of the investigation and discipline process and, if applicable, any court litigation and appeal. 2. The attorney may file a claim against the state bar of Arizona if the attorney suffers damage to the attorney's reputation. B. For the purposes of this section, "attorney discipline matter" means any charge that is not dismissed by the state bar of Arizona before final disposition of the complaint by the presiding disciplinary judge or the supreme court. END_STATUTE
Sponsors
- Mark Finchem (R, SD-001) · primary sponsor
- Wendy Rogers (R, SD-007)
Latest actions
- : Governor Vetoed
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : House third reading passed (32 votes)
- : Transmitted to Senate
- : Passed
- : House read second time
- : House read first time
- : Rules: constitutional and in proper form
- : Assigned to Rules
- : Judiciary: do pass
Votes
- THIRD Passed (June 11, 2026): 32 yea, 23 nay, passed
- RULES C&P (March 16, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- JUD DP (March 11, 2026): 5 yea, 2 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (February 25, 2026): 16 yea, 11 nay, passed
- RULES PFC (January 26, 2026): 5 yea, 4 nay, passed
- JUDE DP (January 14, 2026): 4 yea, 2 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB1039?
- SB1039 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): attorney discipline investigations; costs.
- What does SB1039 do?
- In its own words: An act amending section 12-353, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to recovery of costs.
- What is the status of SB1039?
- Vetoed as of June 19, 2026. Latest action: Governor Vetoed (June 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1039?
- Mark Finchem (R, SD-001), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB1039?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/83661/?SessionId=130
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