Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona SB1740: turquoise alerts; statewide; training
Status: In committee, March 16, 2026
SB1740 - turquoise alerts; statewide; training
What the bill says
An act Amending section 41-1728.01, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to turquoise alerts.
From the engrossed text, March 11, 2026:
AN ACT Amending section 41-1728.01, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to turquoise alerts. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Section 41-1728.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to requirements; definitions A. The department shall establish the turquoise alert system as a quick response system designed to issue and coordinate statewide alerts following the report of a missing person. B. On the request of an authorized person at a law enforcement agency that is investigating a report of a missing person, the department shall request an activation of the emergency alert system and issue a statewide turquoise alert if all of the following conditions are met: 1. The missing person is under sixty-five years of age. 2. The law enforcement agency investigating the missing person report: (a) Has used all available local resources, including complying with section 8-901 if the person is a missing, kidnapped or runaway child. (b) Has determined that the person has gone missing under unexplained or suspicious circumstances. (c) Believes that the missing person is in danger or that the missing person is in the company of a potentially dangerous person or that there are other factors indicating that the missing person may be in peril. 3. There is information available that, if disseminated to …
Sponsors
- Hatathlie, Theresa (D, SD-006) · primary sponsor
- Alston, Lela (D, SD-005)
- Gonzales, Sally Ann (D, SD-020)
- Kuby, Lauren (D, SD-008)
- Thomas Shope (R, SD-016)
- Sundareshan, Priya (D, SD-018)
Latest actions
- : House read second time
- : House read first time
- : Assigned to Rules
- : Assigned to Public Safety & Law Enforcement
- : Senate third reading passed (24 votes)
- : Senate Committee of the Whole
- : Passed
- : do pass
- : retained
- : Rules: proper for consideration
Votes
- THIRD Passed (March 11, 2026): 24 yea, 3 nay, passed
- PS DP (February 18, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB1740?
- SB1740 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): turquoise alerts; statewide; training.
- What does SB1740 do?
- In its own words: An act Amending section 41-1728.01, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to turquoise alerts.
- What is the status of SB1740?
- In committee as of March 16, 2026. Latest action: House read second time (March 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1740?
- Hatathlie, Theresa (D, SD-006), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB1740?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/85397/?SessionId=130
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