# Arizona SB 1216: traumatic event counseling

Arizona SB 1216, traumatic event counseling, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Kevin Payne (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-07 (Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arizona SB 1216
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session
- Title: traumatic event counseling
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-21
- Last action: 2026-04-07, Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: Kevin Payne (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: crime scene technician, definitions, digital forensics technician, exceptions, public officers and employees - title 38, public safety employees, repeal, repealing, report, traumatic event counseling
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (109 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More counseling for public safety technicians: benefit, medium. Arizona and local governments must pay for up to 12 licensed counseling visits for covered public safety employees exposed to qualifying events at work. Visits may be by telehealth. Covered events include witnessing a person’s death or maiming, investigating a dangerous crime against children, or n…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kevin Payne (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-01 | House | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 55 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-23 | House | Rules: C&P | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-16 | House | Public Safety & Law Enforcement: DP | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 27 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-28 | Senate | Public Safety: DP | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2026-04-07: Signed by Governor (Governor)
- 2026-04-01: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2026-03-23: Rules: C&P (House)
- 2026-03-16: Public Safety & Law Enforcement: DP (House)
- 2026-03-05: House Second Reading (House)
- 2026-03-04: House First Reading (House)
- 2026-02-26: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Rules: PFC (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Appropriations, Transportation and Technology: W/D (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Public Safety: DP (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Senate Second Reading (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Senate First Reading (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0018.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/542145)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1216P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/534159)
- Senate Engrossed Version (02/26/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1216S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/538150)

## Related bills

- SB 1189: campaign spending; personal security (signed)
- SB 1198: Arizona beef council; continuation (signed)
- SB 1215: firefighters; occupational disease; cancers (signed)
- HB 2780: judicial foreclosure; excess proceeds sale (signed)
- HB 2786: TPT; exemption; textbook rental (signed)
- HB 2477: Arizona's education savings plan; revisions (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0018.htm)
- [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/542145)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1216P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/534159)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (02/26/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1216S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (02/26/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/538150)

## Related
- [SB 1189: campaign spending; personal security](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1189-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1198: Arizona beef council; continuation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1198-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1215: firefighters; occupational disease; cancers](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1215-57th-2nd-regular)
- [HB 2780: judicial foreclosure; excess proceeds sale](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2780-57th-2nd-regular)
- [HB 2786: TPT; exemption; textbook rental](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2786-57th-2nd-regular)
- [HB 2477: Arizona's education savings plan; revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2477-57th-2nd-regular)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1216-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-04).