# Arizona SB 1252: uniform assignment; benefit of creditors Arizona SB 1252, uniform assignment; benefit of creditors, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by J.D. Mesnard (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-09 (Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1252-57th-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 1252 - State: Arizona - Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session - Title: uniform assignment; benefit of creditors - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-22 - Last action: 2026-04-09, Signed by Governor - Sponsor: J.D. Mesnard (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: allowed claim, ancillary assignee, application, assignee, assignee removal, assignment agreement, assignment for benefit of creditors, assignor, benefit of creditors, claim subordination, construction, court action, definition, definitions, disputed and disallowed claims, distributions, duties, electronic signatures, filing, global and national commerce act, interstate matters, liability, notification to creditors, powers, proof of claim, provisions variable by agreement, recording, relation, requirements, rights of transferees, scope (h), successor assignee, title transfer requirements, trade and commerce - title 44, transitional provision, uniform assignment, uniformity, winding up - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (100 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Arizona recognizes some out-of-state assignments: mixed, low. Arizona must recognize and enforce an assignment made under another state’s law when the result on an issue would be substantially similar under Arizona law. For certain wage, salary, commission, or government claims, the assignee uses the amount asserted or determined under the other state’s law.… - Good-faith buyers get asset protections: mixed, low. A good-faith buyer of an assignment-estate asset takes it free of specified claims and interests. The buyer can receive this protection even if the assignee did not follow certain assignment or court procedures. The sale also discharges the assignee’s lien and any subordinate lien. Other-law warran… - How creditors file and dispute claims: mixed, low. The assignee must notify known creditors within 30 days after the agreement takes effect and set a claim deadline 120 days after that date. Creditors must provide claim details, supporting records, and a signature under penalty of perjury; a proper filing is evidence of the claim. Filing also gives… - Workers and creditors share assignment payouts: mixed, low. The law sets the order for paying claims from an assignment estate, including protected secured claims, administration costs, federal-priority claims, wages, and other claims. Wage claims qualify for priority when earned within 180 days before the earlier of the assignment’s effective date or the b… - Arizona rules for asset assignments: mixed, low. The law covers assignments by organizations based in Arizona or governed by Arizona law, and by people who live in Arizona. Some related organizations also qualify based on their ownership, control, and work-service ties. The assignor and assignee must sign a written agreement that lists the assets… - Rules for managing assignment estates: mixed, low. The assignor must help the assignee manage the estate by preserving and handing over assets, sharing information, and providing verified lists of assets, employees, and known creditors. The assignee must act for the estate and creditors, and can manage, sell, recover, or abandon assets and hire pro… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: J.D. Mesnard (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-02 | House | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 48 | 1 | | | 2026-03-16 | House | Rules: C&P | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-03-10 | House | Commerce: DP | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 29 | 0 | | | 2026-01-26 | Senate | Finance: DP | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (12) - 2026-04-09: Signed by Governor (Governor) - 2026-04-02: Third Reading: Passed (House) - 2026-03-30: Committee of the Whole: do pass (House) - 2026-03-16: Rules: C&P (House) - 2026-03-10: Commerce: DP (House) - 2026-02-24: House Second Reading (House) - 2026-02-23: House First Reading (House) - 2026-02-12: Third Reading: Passed (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Rules: PFC (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Senate Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Finance: DP (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Senate First Reading (Senate) ## Bill text - Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0029.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/542337) - Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1252P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/534313) - Senate Engrossed Version (02/12/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1252S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/536415) ## Related bills - SB 1215: firefighters; occupational disease; cancers (signed) - SB 1189: campaign spending; personal security (signed) - SB 1198: Arizona beef council; continuation (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/0029.htm) - [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/542337) - [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1252P.htm) - [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/534313) - [Senate Engrossed Version (02/12/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1252S.htm) - [Senate Engrossed Version (02/12/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/536415) ## Related - [SB 1215: firefighters; occupational disease; cancers](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1215-57th-2nd-regular) - [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) - [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) - [Arizona bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/arizona/bills) - [Arizona state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/arizona) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1252-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-04).