# Arizona SB 1136: workers' compensation; death benefits; remarriage

Arizona SB 1136, workers' compensation; death benefits; remarriage, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by David Gowan (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-19 (Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-05).

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- As of: 2026-11-05
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## Facts
- Bill: Arizona SB 1136
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session
- Title: workers' compensation; death benefits; remarriage
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-15
- Last action: 2026-06-19, Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: David Gowan (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: applicability, death benefits, definition, first responder, first responders (h), injury, labor - title 23, remarriage, surviving children, surviving spouse, workers' compensation
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (98 yes, 5 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More survivor support for first responder families: benefit, high. Arizona pays more than $5,000 for burial costs after a worker’s death, in addition to survivor compensation. Funeral costs for a dependent who dies before an award ends are also more than $800. For a qualifying first responder’s death, the spouse receives 66⅔% of the worker’s average monthly wage w…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: David Gowan (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Frank Carroll (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Janae Shamp (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-02 | House | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 54 | 1 |   |
| 2026-03-16 | House | Rules: C&P | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-11 | House | Government: DP | pass | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 26 | 4 |   |
| 2026-01-26 | Senate | Finance: DP | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2026-06-19: Signed by Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-02: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2026-04-08: Committee of the Whole: do pass (House)
- 2026-03-16: Rules: C&P (House)
- 2026-03-11: Government: DP (House)
- 2026-03-09: House Second Reading (House)
- 2026-03-05: House First Reading (House)
- 2026-03-03: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Rules: PFC (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Finance: DP (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Senate Second Reading (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Senate First Reading (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0146.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/544176)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1136P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/534096)
- Senate Engrossed Version (03/03/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1136S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/536367)

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- 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
- [Chaptered Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0146.htm)
- [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/544176)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1136P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/534096)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (03/03/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1136S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (03/03/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/536367)

## 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-SB1136-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-05).