Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona SB1668: disposition; remains; authorization; legal decision-making
Status: Chaptered, June 4, 2026
SB1668 - (NOW: legal decision-making; decedent; authorization)
What the bill says
An act Amending section 36-831, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the disposition of remains.
From the chaptered text, June 8, 2026:
AN ACT Amending section 36-831, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the disposition of remains. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Section 1. Section 36-831, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE36-831. Duty for funeral and disposition arrangements; waiver of decision-making; counties; civil liability; costs; veterans; immunity; definitions A. Except as provided pursuant to in subsection I or J of this section, the duty of burying the body of or providing other funeral and disposition arrangements for a dead person decedent devolves in the following order: 1. If the dead person decedent was married, on the surviving spouse unless: (a) The dead person decedent was legally separated from the person's decedent's spouse. (b) A petition for divorce or for legal separation from the dead person's decedent's spouse was filed before the person's death and remains pending at the time of death. 2. On the person who is designated as having power of attorney for the decedent in the decedent's most recent health care power of attorney pursuant to chapter 32, article 2 of this title if that power of attorney specifically gives that person the authority to make decisions regarding the disposition of the decedent's remains or a durable power of attorney if that power of attorney specifically gives that person the authority to make decisions regarding the disposition …
Sponsors
- Shawnna Bolick (R, SD-002) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chapter 74
- : Governor Signed
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : Passed
- : House third reading passed (55 votes)
- : Transmitted to Senate
- : Passed
- : House Committee of the Whole
- : do pass amended
- : House read second time
Votes
- FINAL Passed (June 1, 2026): 25 yea, 1 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (April 14, 2026): 55 yea, 0 nay, passed
- RULES C&P (March 30, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- HHS DPA/SE (March 23, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (March 3, 2026): 17 yea, 13 nay, passed
- RAGE DP (February 18, 2026): 4 yea, 3 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB1668?
- SB1668 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): disposition; remains; authorization; legal decision-making.
- What does SB1668 do?
- In its own words: An act Amending section 36-831, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the disposition of remains.
- What is the status of SB1668?
- Chaptered as of June 4, 2026. Latest action: Chapter 74 (June 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1668?
- Shawnna Bolick (R, SD-002).
- Where is the official record for SB1668?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/85308/?SessionId=130
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