Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona SB1253: safe haven providers; hospital deliveries
Status: Chaptered, June 19, 2026
SB1253 - safe haven providers; hospital deliveries
What the bill says
An act amending sections 8-528 and 13-3623.01, arizona revised statutes; relating to Safe haven providers.
From the chaptered text, June 26, 2026:
AN ACT amending sections 8-528 and 13-3623.01, arizona revised statutes; relating to Safe haven providers. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Section 1. Section 8-528, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to placement protocol; definitions A. The placement of newborn infants who are left with safe haven providers pursuant to section 13-3623.01 shall follow the protocols prescribed in this section. B. If a newborn infant is left with a private child welfare agency that is licensed pursuant to this article or with a private adoption agency that is licensed pursuant to section 8-126 and the agency has the ability and desire to take custody of the infant and to place the infant for adoption, the safe haven provider shall do the following: 1. Immediately transport the newborn infant or arrange for the newborn infant to be transported to a hospital for a physical examination. 2. Immediately call the department to inform it that a newborn infant has been left with the safe haven provider, of the location of the hospital where the agency transported the infant or arranged for the infant to be transported and that the agency will take custody of the infant after the hospital completes the physical examination. 3. Take custody of the newborn infant from the hospital within twenty-four hours after the hospital completes the physical …
Sponsors
- Mesnard, J.D. (R) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chapter 163
- : Governor Signed
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : House third reading passed (57 votes)
- : Transmitted to Senate
- : Passed
- : House read second time
- : House read first time
- : Rules: constitutional and in proper form
- : Assigned to Rules
Votes
- THIRD Passed (June 2, 2026): 57 yea, 0 nay, passed
- RULES C&P (March 23, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- HHS DP (March 16, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (February 26, 2026): 26 yea, 1 nay, passed
- HHS DP (February 4, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB1253?
- SB1253 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): safe haven providers; hospital deliveries.
- What does SB1253 do?
- In its own words: An act amending sections 8-528 and 13-3623.01, arizona revised statutes; relating to Safe haven providers.
- What is the status of SB1253?
- Chaptered as of June 19, 2026. Latest action: Chapter 163 (June 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1253?
- Mesnard, J.D. (R).
- Where is the official record for SB1253?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/84769/?SessionId=130
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