Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona SB1242: mental health; hearings; audiovisual technology
Status: Chaptered, June 19, 2026
SB1242 - mental health; hearings; audiovisual technology
What the bill says
An act Amending sections 36-501, 36-505, 36-539, 36-540, 36-543 and 36-550.09, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to mental health services.
From the chaptered text, June 26, 2026:
AN ACT Amending sections 36-501, 36-505, 36-539, 36-540, 36-543 and 36-550.09, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to mental health services. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Section 1. Section 36-501, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE36-501. Definitions In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Administration" means the Arizona health care cost containment system administration. 2. "Admitting officer" means a psychiatrist or other physician or psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner with experience in performing psychiatric examinations who has been designated as an admitting officer of the evaluation agency by the person in charge of the evaluation agency. 3. "Authorized transporter" means a transportation entity that is contracted with a city, town or county to provide services pursuant to this chapter and that is either: (a) An ambulance service that holds a valid certificate of necessity. (b) A transportation provider authorized by this state to provide safe behavioral health transportation for individuals requiring transportation pursuant to this chapter. 4. "Chief medical officer" means the chief medical officer under the supervision of the superintendent of the state hospital. 5. "Contraindicated" means that access is reasonably likely to endanger the life or physical safety of the patient or another person. 6. "Court" means the superior court in the county in this state in which the patient resides or was …
Sponsors
- Angius, Hildy (R, SD-030) · primary sponsor
- Carine Werner (R, SD-004)
Latest actions
- : Chapter 160
- : Governor Signed
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : Passed
- : House third reading passed (44 votes)
- : Transmitted to Senate
- : Passed
- : do pass amended
- : Passed
- : House read second time
Votes
- FINAL Passed (June 9, 2026): 27 yea, 2 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (May 5, 2026): 44 yea, 7 nay, passed
- RULES C&P (March 3, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- HHS DP (March 2, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (February 19, 2026): 21 yea, 6 nay, passed
- HHS DP (January 28, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB1242?
- SB1242 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): mental health; hearings; audiovisual technology.
- What does SB1242 do?
- In its own words: An act Amending sections 36-501, 36-505, 36-539, 36-540, 36-543 and 36-550.09, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to mental health services.
- What is the status of SB1242?
- Chaptered as of June 19, 2026. Latest action: Chapter 160 (June 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1242?
- Angius, Hildy (R, SD-030), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB1242?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/84756/?SessionId=130
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