# Arizona SB 1036: unemployment benefits; requirements; disqualifications; determinations

Arizona SB 1036, unemployment benefits; requirements; disqualifications; determinations, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Mark Finchem (Republican); status vetoed, last action 2026-02-20 (Vetoed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1036-57th-2nd-regular
- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Arizona SB 1036
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session
- Title: unemployment benefits; requirements; disqualifications; determinations
- Status: vetoed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-12
- Last action: 2026-02-20, Vetoed by Governor
- Sponsor: Mark Finchem (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: actively seek work, approval, claims, definition, denial of benefits, determination, determinations, disqualification from benefits, disqualifications, eligibility, eligibility for benefits, employment security, examination, exceptions, failure to accept suitable work, labor - title 23, requirements, shared work benefits, shared work plan, unemployment benefits
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (37 yes, 28 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: Mark Finchem (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-16 | House | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 33 | 25 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | Government: DPA | pass | 4 | 3 |   |

## Actions (9)

- 2026-02-20: Vetoed by Governor (Governor)
- 2026-02-16: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2026-02-16: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Rules: PFC (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Government: DPA (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency: W/D (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Senate Second Reading (Senate)
- 2026-01-12: Senate First Reading (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1036P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/534026)
- Senate Engrossed Version (02/16/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1036S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/537393)

## Related bills

- HB 2786: TPT; exemption; textbook rental (signed)
- HB 2780: judicial foreclosure; excess proceeds sale (signed)
- 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)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1036P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/534026)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (02/16/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1036S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (02/16/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/537393)

## Related
- [HB 2786: TPT; exemption; textbook rental](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2786-57th-2nd-regular)
- [HB 2780: judicial foreclosure; excess proceeds sale](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2780-57th-2nd-regular)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1036-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-04).