Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona SB1135: death benefits; burial costs
Status: Chaptered, June 19, 2026
SB1135 - death benefits; burial costs
What the bill says
An act amending section 23-1046, arizona revised statutes; relating to workers' compensation.
From the chaptered text, June 24, 2026:
AN ACT amending section 23-1046, arizona revised statutes; relating to workers' compensation. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Section 1. Section 23-1046, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE23-1046. Death benefits A. In case of an injury causing death, the compensation therefor shall be known as a death benefit and shall be payable in the amount, for the period, and to and for the benefit of the following: 1. Burial expenses, of not to exceed five thousand dollars more than $10,000, in addition to the compensation. 2. To the surviving spouse, if there are no children, sixty-six and two-thirds per cent percent of the average monthly wage of the deceased, to be paid until such spouse's death or remarriage, with two years' compensation in one sum upon on remarriage. To the surviving spouse if there are surviving children, thirty-five per cent percent of the average monthly wage of the deceased, to be paid until such spouse's death or remarriage with two years' compensation in one sum upon on remarriage, and to the surviving children, an additional thirty-one and two-thirds per cent percent of the average monthly wage, to be divided equally among them until the age of eighteen years of age, until the age of twenty-two years of age if the child is enrolled as a full-time student …
Sponsors
- David Gowan (R, SD-019) · primary sponsor
- Frank Carroll (R, SD-028)
- Janae Shamp (R, SD-029)
Latest actions
- : Chapter 145
- : Governor Signed
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : House third reading passed (49 votes)
- : Transmitted to Senate
- : Passed
- : House Committee of the Whole
- : do pass
- : House read second time
- : House read first time
Votes
- THIRD Passed (June 2, 2026): 49 yea, 4 nay, passed
- RULES C&P (March 16, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- GOV DP (March 11, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (February 26, 2026): 25 yea, 2 nay, passed
- FIN DP (January 26, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB1135?
- SB1135 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): death benefits; burial costs.
- What does SB1135 do?
- In its own words: An act amending section 23-1046, arizona revised statutes; relating to workers' compensation.
- What is the status of SB1135?
- Chaptered as of June 19, 2026. Latest action: Chapter 145 (June 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1135?
- David Gowan (R, SD-019), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB1135?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/83904/?SessionId=130
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