Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona SB1538: moving violation; citation; AZPOST-certified officer
Status: Failed, June 11, 2026
SB1538 - (NOW: controlled substances; approval; workers' compensation)
What the bill says
An act Amending title 23, chapter 6, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 23-973; amending section 36-2511, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by laws 2021, chapter 61, section 12; amending section 36-2511, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by laws 2025, chapter 231, section 1; amending title 36, chapter 27, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 36-2517.03; relating to post-traumatic stress medicines.
From the engrossed text, June 1, 2026:
AN ACT Amending title 23, chapter 6, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 23-973; amending section 36-2511, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by laws 2021, chapter 61, section 12; amending section 36-2511, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by laws 2025, chapter 231, section 1; amending title 36, chapter 27, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 36-2517.03; relating to post-traumatic stress medicines. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Section 1. Title 23, chapter 6, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 23-973, to midomafetamine; firefighters; peace officers; post-traumatic stress disorder; annual report; definitions A. Employers shall provide workers' compensation coverage to firefighters and certified peace officers who have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder by a licensed mental health professional and who have an accepted workers' compensation claim for post-traumatic stress disorder under this title. If an independent medical examination reveals that a treatment protocol of Midomafetamine is deemed a reasonable and necessary treatment and follows the treatment guidelines established by the commission, workers' compensation coverage may include one complete course of a treatment protocol of Midomafetamine as prescribed by a psychiatrist. B. Midomafetamine prescribed under this section must meet the requirements under title 36, chapter 27 for a controlled substance. C. On or before January 1, 2029 and each January 1 thereafter, …
Sponsors
- Kevin Payne (R, HD-027) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : House third reading (21 votes)
- : failed to pass
- : House Committee of the Whole
- : do pass amended
- : House Committee of the Whole
- : Retained on the Calendar
- : House read second time
- : House read first time
- : Rules: constitutional and in proper form
- : Assigned to Rules
Votes
- THIRD failed to pass (June 11, 2026): 21 yea, 32 nay, failed
- RULES C&P (March 30, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- PSLE DPA/SE (March 23, 2026): 7 yea, 3 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (February 26, 2026): 16 yea, 12 nay, passed
- PS DP (February 11, 2026): 5 yea, 2 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB1538?
- SB1538 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): moving violation; citation; AZPOST-certified officer.
- What does SB1538 do?
- In its own words: An act Amending title 23, chapter 6, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 23-973; amending section 36-2511, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by laws 2021, chapter 61, section 12; amending section 36-2511, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by laws 2025, chapter 231, section 1; amending title 36, chapter 27, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 36-2517.03; relating to post-traumatic stress medicines.
- What is the status of SB1538?
- Failed as of June 11, 2026. Latest action: House third reading (21 votes) (June 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1538?
- Kevin Payne (R, HD-027).
- Where is the official record for SB1538?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/85150/?SessionId=130
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