# Arizona SB 1246: child neglect; exception; financial resources

Arizona SB 1246, child neglect; exception; financial resources, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by David C. Farnsworth (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-10 (undefined: C&P) (as of 2026-10-17).

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- As of: 2026-10-17
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## Facts
- Bill: Arizona SB 1246
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: child neglect; exception; financial resources
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2025-03-10, undefined: C&P
- Sponsor: David C. Farnsworth (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: child neglect, child safety - title 8, definitions, exception, financial resources, prohibitions
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (54 yes, 1 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: David C. Farnsworth (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-10 | Senate | C&P | pass | 6 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-03 | Senate | DP | pass | 11 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-24 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 30 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-05 | Senate | DP | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2025-03-10: undefined: C&P (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: undefined: DP (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: undefined: PFC (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: undefined: DP (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1246P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/521739)
- Senate Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1246S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/525698)

## Related bills

- SB 1735: 2025-2026; general appropriations act (signed)
- SB 1744: 2025-2026; K-12 education (signed)
- SB 1743: 2025-2026; human services (signed)
- SB 1742: 2025-2026; higher education (signed)
- SB 1741: 2025-2026; health care (signed)
- SB 1738: 2025-2026; commerce (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1246P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/521739)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1246S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/525698)

## Related
- [SB 1735: 2025-2026; general appropriations act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1735-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1744: 2025-2026; K-12 education](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1744-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1743: 2025-2026; human services](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1743-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1742: 2025-2026; higher education](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1742-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1741: 2025-2026; health care](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1741-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1738: 2025-2026; commerce](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1738-57th-1st-regular)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1246-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-17).