# Arizona SB 1253: safe haven providers; hospital deliveries

Arizona SB 1253, safe haven providers; hospital deliveries, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by J.D. Mesnard (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-19 (Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1253-57th-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 1253
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session
- Title: safe haven providers; hospital deliveries
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-21
- Last action: 2026-06-19, Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: J.D. Mesnard (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: child safety - title 8, criminal code - title 13, definitions, department of health services (dhs), dhs (see also: department of health services), health care institution, hospital deliveries, newborn infants, placement protocol, safe haven for newborn infants, safe haven providers
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (108 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Parents can surrender newborns at birth hospitals: benefit, low. At an Arizona general or rural general hospital where you give birth, you may surrender your newborn to medical staff. You or your agent must tell staff you are surrendering the baby and do not intend to return. The hospital takes custody, and you do not have to leave or be discharged.
- Anonymity limited to two newborn surrender options: cost, low. The law guarantees a right to remain anonymous, and bars providers from requiring answers, only for two surrender paths. One applies when you do not intend to return and the provider reasonably believes the child is a newborn. The other applies when you surrender the newborn at the hospital where y…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: J.D. Mesnard (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-02 | House | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 57 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-23 | House | Rules: C&P | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-16 | House | Health & Human Services: DP | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 26 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | Health and Human Services: DP | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2026-06-19: Signed by Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-02: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2026-03-23: Rules: C&P (House)
- 2026-03-16: Health & Human Services: DP (House)
- 2026-03-04: House Second Reading (House)
- 2026-03-03: House First Reading (House)
- 2026-02-26: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Rules: PFC (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Health and Human Services: 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/0163.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/544255)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1253P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/534314)
- Senate Engrossed Version (02/26/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1253S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/537151)

## Related bills

- SB 1198: Arizona beef council; continuation (signed)
- SB 1189: campaign spending; personal security (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/0163.htm)
- [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/544255)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1253P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/534314)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (02/26/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1253S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (02/26/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/537151)

## Related
- [SB 1198: Arizona beef council; continuation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1198-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1189: campaign spending; personal security](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1189-57th-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-SB1253-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-04).