Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona SCR1037: world hearing day
Status: In committee, June 12, 2026
SCR1037 - world hearing day
What the bill says
A concurrent resolution recognizing march 3, 2026 as world hearing day in Arizona.
From the introduced text, January 29, 2026:
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing march 3, 2026 as world hearing day in Arizona. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Whereas, hearing plays a critical role in communication and personal relationships, overall health outcomes, psychological well-being and safety; and Whereas, hearing loss, which is typically irreversible, has been tied to cognitive decline, dementia, falls, depression and isolation, and hearing loss can be a symptom of an underlying medical condition such as infection, tumor, otosclerosis and Meniere's disease; and Whereas, a study conducted by the Better Hearing Institute concluded that untreated hearing loss has significant income ramifications, including negatively impacting household income in the United States by up to $12,000 annually and costing $122 billion in lost earnings; and Whereas, noise-induced hearing loss is a preventable and significant, though often unrecognized, health problem among American adults and is a growing problem with adolescents due to overamplification of personal listening devices; and Whereas, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), more than 37 million American adults, or 15%, report some trouble hearing, and about 28.2 million adults in the United States could benefit from using hearing aids; and Whereas, according to the NIDCD, fewer than 30% of adults aged 70 and older with hearing loss and 16% of adults aged 20 to 69 with hearing loss who …
Sponsors
- Alston, Lela (D, SD-005) · primary sponsor
- Connolly, Janeen (D, HD-008)
Latest actions
- : Assigned to Rules
- : Introduced and first read
Common questions
- What is SCR1037?
- SCR1037 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): world hearing day.
- What does SCR1037 do?
- In its own words: A concurrent resolution recognizing march 3, 2026 as world hearing day in Arizona.
- What is the status of SCR1037?
- In committee as of June 12, 2026. Latest action: Assigned to Rules (June 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored SCR1037?
- Alston, Lela (D, SD-005), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SCR1037?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/85248/?SessionId=130
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