Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona SB1235: EMS reciprocity; compact.
Status: Chaptered, June 19, 2026
SB1235 - EMS reciprocity; compact.
What the bill says
An act amending sections 36-2202, 36-2220 and 36-2245, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 36, chapter 21.1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding article 2.1; amending sections 41-619.51, 41-1758 and 41-1758.01, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to emergency medical services.
From the chaptered text, June 26, 2026:
AN ACT amending sections 36-2202, 36-2220 and 36-2245, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 36, chapter 21.1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding article 2.1; amending sections 41-619.51, 41-1758 and 41-1758.01, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to emergency medical services. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Section 1. Section 36-2202, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to qualifications of medical director A. The director shall: 1. Appoint a medical director of the emergency medical services and trauma system. 2. Adopt standards and criteria for the denial or granting of certification and recertification of emergency medical care technicians. These standards shall allow the department to certify qualified emergency medical care technicians who have completed statewide standardized training required under section 36-2204, paragraph 1 and a standardized certification test required under section 36-2204, paragraph 2, who hold valid certification with a national certification organization or who have completed training and testing by the United States armed forces at a level comparable to the national standards for emergency medical care technicians. Before the director may consider approving a statewide standardized training or a standardized certification test, or both, each of these must first be recommended by the medical direction commission and the emergency medical services council to ensure that the standardized training content is consistent with national education standards and that the standardized certification test examines …
Sponsors
- John Kavanagh (R, SD-003) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chapter 159
- : Governor Signed
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : Passed
- : House third reading passed (45 votes)
- : Transmitted to Senate
- : Passed
- : House Committee of the Whole
- : do pass amended
- : House read second time
Votes
- FINAL Passed (June 9, 2026): 26 yea, 3 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (April 14, 2026): 45 yea, 10 nay, passed
- RULES C&P (March 30, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- HHS DPA (March 23, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (March 3, 2026): 27 yea, 3 nay, passed
- RAGE DP (February 18, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB1235?
- SB1235 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): EMS reciprocity; compact.
- What does SB1235 do?
- In its own words: An act amending sections 36-2202, 36-2220 and 36-2245, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 36, chapter 21.1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding article 2.1; amending sections 41-619.51, 41-1758 and 41-1758.01, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to emergency medical services.
- What is the status of SB1235?
- Chaptered as of June 19, 2026. Latest action: Chapter 159 (June 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1235?
- John Kavanagh (R, SD-003).
- Where is the official record for SB1235?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/84748/?SessionId=130
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