Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona SB1494: technical correction; open pit mining
Status: Chaptered, June 19, 2026
SB1494 - (NOW: health insurance; patient steering; prohibition)
What the bill says
An act amending sections 13-3730, 20-281, 20-449, 32-1401, 32-1601, 32-1854 and 36-407, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to patient brokering.
From the chaptered text, June 29, 2026:
AN ACT amending sections 13-3730, 20-281, 20-449, 32-1401, 32-1601, 32-1854 and 36-407, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to patient brokering. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Section 1. Section 13-3730, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to health care enrollee acts; classification; definitions A. Notwithstanding section 36-2065, it is unlawful for a any person, including a health care provider, behavioral health professional, health care institution, or sober living home or insurance producer, to offer, pay, solicit or receive any commission, bonus, rebate, kickback or bribe, directly or indirectly, in cash or in kind, or to engage in any split-fee arrangement, in any form whatsoever, in return for either: 1. Referring patients or clients either: (a) To or from a sober living home. or substance use disorder treatment facility (b) From a sober living home to any other health care institution. 2. Accepting or acknowledging the enrollment of a patient or client for substance use disorder services at a sober living home. B. Except as otherwise expressly allowed by federal law, it is unlawful for a health care provider, health care institution or drug manufacturer to pay, directly or indirectly, the premiums or subscription fees for an enrollee under any health benefits plan issued by a health care insurer in this state. C. It is unlawful for a person who is licensed …
Sponsors
- Carine Werner (R, SD-004) · primary sponsor
- Angius, Hildy (R, SD-030)
Latest actions
- : Chapter 180
- : Governor Signed
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : House third reading passed (54 votes)
- : Transmitted to Senate
- : Passed
- : House Committee of the Whole
- : do pass
- : House read second time
- : House read first time
Votes
- THIRD Passed (June 9, 2026): 54 yea, 0 nay, passed
- RULES C&P (March 30, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- HHS DP (March 23, 2026): 8 yea, 1 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (March 10, 2026): 16 yea, 13 nay, passed
- HHS DPA/SE (February 19, 2026): 4 yea, 3 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB1494?
- SB1494 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): technical correction; open pit mining.
- What does SB1494 do?
- In its own words: An act amending sections 13-3730, 20-281, 20-449, 32-1401, 32-1601, 32-1854 and 36-407, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to patient brokering.
- What is the status of SB1494?
- Chaptered as of June 19, 2026. Latest action: Chapter 180 (June 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1494?
- Carine Werner (R, SD-004), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB1494?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/85091/?SessionId=130
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