# Arizona SB 1257: impaired persons; court-ordered stabilization

Arizona SB 1257, impaired persons; court-ordered stabilization, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Venden "Vince" Leach (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-13 (Third Reading: Passed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1257-57th-1st-regular
- As of: 2026-10-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Arizona SB 1257
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: impaired persons; court-ordered stabilization
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-19
- Last action: 2025-03-13, Third Reading: Passed
- Sponsor: Venden "Vince" Leach (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: chief medical officer, civil rights, clinical records, costs, county attorney, court-ordered evaluation, court-ordered stabilization, definitions, department of health services (dhs) (h), dhs (see also: department of health services) (h), discharge, duties, duty of counsel, emergency admission, examination, financial responsibility, immunity, impaired persons, legal rights, maximum time, order, personal service, petition, postrelease plan of care, public health and safety - title 36, quality of treatment, release, restraint, seclusion, stabilization period, substance abuse, treatment
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (36 yes, 18 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: Venden "Vince" Leach (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-24 | Senate | DP | pass | 8 | 3 |   |
| 2025-03-13 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 16 | 11 |   |
| 2025-02-25 | Senate | DP | pass | 8 | 2 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | DP | pass | 4 | 2 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2025-03-24: undefined: DP (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: undefined: PFC (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: undefined: DP (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: undefined: DP (Senate)
- undated: undefined: None (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1257P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/521772)
- Senate Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1257S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/527092)

## 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/SB1257P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/521772)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1257S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/527092)

## 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-SB1257-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-19).