Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona SB1338: state; local public benefits; eligibility
Status: Vetoed, June 19, 2026
SB1338 - state; local public benefits; eligibility
What the bill says
An act amending section 1-502, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to public programs.
From the engrossed text, February 26, 2026:
AN ACT amending section 1-502, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to public programs. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Section 1-502, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to documentation; violations; classification; citizen suits; court costs and attorney fees; definition A. Notwithstanding any other state law and to the extent allowed by federal law, any agency of this state or a political subdivision of this state that administers any state or local public benefit shall require each natural person who applies for the state or local public benefit to submit at least one of the following documents to the entity that administers the state or local public benefit demonstrating lawful presence in the United States: 1. An Arizona driver license issued after 1996 or an Arizona nonoperating identification license. 2. A birth certificate or delayed birth certificate issued in any state, territory or possession of the United States. 3. A United States certificate of birth abroad. 4. A United States passport. 5. A foreign passport with a United States visa. 6. An I-94 form with a photograph. 7. A United States citizenship and immigration services employment authorization document or refugee travel document. 8. A United States certificate of naturalization. 9. A United States certificate of citizenship. 10. A tribal …
Sponsors
- Wendy Rogers (R, SD-007) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Governor Vetoed
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : House third reading passed (32 votes)
- : Transmitted to Senate
- : Passed
- : House Committee of the Whole
- : do pass
- : House read second time
- : House read first time
- : Rules: constitutional and in proper form
Votes
- THIRD Passed (June 11, 2026): 32 yea, 25 nay, passed
- RULES C&P (March 30, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- GOV DP (March 26, 2026): 4 yea, 3 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (February 26, 2026): 16 yea, 12 nay, passed
- RULES PFC (February 23, 2026): 5 yea, 4 nay, passed
- GOV DPA (February 18, 2026): 4 yea, 2 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB1338?
- SB1338 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): state; local public benefits; eligibility.
- What does SB1338 do?
- In its own words: An act amending section 1-502, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to public programs.
- What is the status of SB1338?
- Vetoed as of June 19, 2026. Latest action: Governor Vetoed (June 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1338?
- Wendy Rogers (R, SD-007).
- Where is the official record for SB1338?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/84878/?SessionId=130
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