# Arizona HB 2138: firefighters; employment status

Arizona HB 2138, firefighters; employment status, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session House bill sponsored by Michael Way (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Arizona HB 2138
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session
- Title: firefighters; employment status
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-12
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: Michael Way (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: employment status, firefighters, labor - title 23
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (106 yes, 5 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Commute benefits for peace officers and firefighters: benefit, high. Arizona treats peace officers' and covered firefighters' injuries or deaths during direct travel to or from work as work-related. This applies only to workers’ compensation eligibility, and the person must not be engaged in criminal activity at the time. Covered firefighters include state firefight…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Michael Way (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Lopez (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-07 | Senate | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 28 | 1 |   |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | Finance: DP | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 54 | 4 |   |
| 2026-01-26 | House | Rules: C&P | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-20 | House | Commerce: DP | pass | 11 | 0 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2026-04-13: Signed by Governor (Governor)
- 2026-04-07: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Rules: PFC (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Finance: DP (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Senate Second Reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Senate First Reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2026-02-02: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (House)
- 2026-01-26: Rules: C&P (House)
- 2026-01-20: Commerce: DP (House)
- 2026-01-13: House Second Reading (House)
- 2026-01-12: House First Reading (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0047.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/542391)
- House Engrossed Version (02/03/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2138H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/535758)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2138P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/533175)

## Related bills

- HB 2104: agricultural property; classification; inspection (signed)
- SB 1630: home; community-based services; mental illness (signed)
- SB 1552: ADOT; revisions. (signed)
- SB 1563: barbering and cosmetology board; continuation (signed)
- SB 1497: classical learning; tests; examinations (signed)
- SB 1336: state land department; continuation; oversight (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0047.htm)
- [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/542391)
- [House Engrossed Version (02/03/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2138H.htm)
- [House Engrossed Version (02/03/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/535758)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2138P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/533175)

## Related
- [HB 2104: agricultural property; classification; inspection](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2104-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1630: home; community-based services; mental illness](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1630-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1552: ADOT; revisions.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1552-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1563: barbering and cosmetology board; continuation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1563-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1497: classical learning; tests; examinations](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1497-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1336: state land department; continuation; oversight](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1336-57th-2nd-regular)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2138-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-04).