# Arizona HB 2611: group homes; safety; training; rights

Arizona HB 2611, group homes; safety; training; rights, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session House bill sponsored by Walt Blackman (Republican); status vetoed, last action 2026-06-19 (Vetoed by Governor) (as of 2026-11-05).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2611-57th-2nd-regular
- As of: 2026-11-05
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Arizona HB 2611
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session
- Title: group homes; safety; training; rights
- Status: vetoed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-20
- Last action: 2026-06-19, Vetoed by Governor
- Sponsor: Walt Blackman (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: child safety - title 8, child welfare, employee screening (s), group foster homes, group homes, policies (s), procedures (s), public health and safety - title 36, random drug screening, reporting of results (s), resident safety (s), rights, rules (s), safety, short title, training, youth safety, rights and mental health protection act
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (118 yes, 32 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Walt Blackman (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-11 | House | Concurrence: Passed | fail |   |   |   |
| 2026-06-11 | House | Final Reading: Passed | pass | 32 | 18 |   |
| 2026-06-09 | Senate | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 17 | 12 |   |
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | Health and Human Services: DPA | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | House | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 51 | 2 |   |
| 2026-02-23 | House | Rules: C&P | pass | 6 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Government: DPA | pass | 5 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (17)

- 2026-06-19: Vetoed by Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-11: Final Reading: Passed (House)
- 2026-06-11: Concurrence: Passed (House)
- 2026-06-09: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-06-01: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Rules: PFC (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Health and Human Services: DPA (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Senate Second Reading (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Senate First Reading (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2026-03-03: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (House)
- 2026-02-25: Committee of the Whole: Retained on the Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-23: Rules: C&P (House)
- 2026-02-19: Government: DPA (House)
- 2026-02-10: Health & Human Services: W/D (House)
- 2026-01-21: House Second Reading (House)
- 2026-01-20: House First Reading (House)

## Bill text

- House Engrossed Version (03/04/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2611H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/539725)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2611P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/533786)
- Senate Engrossed Version (06/09/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2611S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/543393)

## Related bills

- HB 2477: Arizona's education savings plan; revisions (signed)
- HB 2406: department of veterans' services; study (signed)
- HB 2397: homeowners' associations; property covenants; disclosures (signed)
- HB 2104: agricultural property; classification; inspection (signed)
- SB 1630: home; community-based services; mental illness (signed)
- SB 1563: barbering and cosmetology board; continuation (signed)

## Sources
- [House Engrossed Version (03/04/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2611H.htm)
- [House Engrossed Version (03/04/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/539725)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2611P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/533786)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (06/09/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2611S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (06/09/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/543393)

## Related
- [HB 2477: Arizona's education savings plan; revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2477-57th-2nd-regular)
- [HB 2406: department of veterans' services; study](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2406-57th-2nd-regular)
- [HB 2397: homeowners' associations; property covenants; disclosures](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2397-57th-2nd-regular)
- [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 1563: barbering and cosmetology board; continuation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1563-57th-2nd-regular)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2611-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-05).