# Arizona SB 1296: unemployment benefits; requirements; disqualifications; determinations

Arizona SB 1296, unemployment benefits; requirements; disqualifications; determinations, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Mark Finchem (Republican); status vetoed, last action 2025-04-29 (Final Reading: Passed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arizona SB 1296
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: unemployment benefits; requirements; disqualifications; determinations
- Status: vetoed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-20
- Last action: 2025-04-29, Final Reading: Passed
- Sponsor: Mark Finchem (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: actively seek work, approval, claims, definition, denial of benefits, department of health services (dhs) (h), determination, determinations, dhs (see also: department of health services) (h), disqualification from benefits, disqualifications, eligibility, eligibility for benefits, employment security, examination, exceptions, failure to accept suitable work, labor - title 23, requirements, shared work benefits, shared work plan, unemployment benefits
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 7 (84 yes, 54 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: Mark Finchem (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Leo Biasiucci (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-29 | Senate | CONCUR: Passed | fail |   |   |   |
| 2025-04-29 | Senate | FINAL: Passed | pass | 17 | 12 |   |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 32 | 23 |   |
| 2025-03-24 | Senate | C&P | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | DPA | pass | 6 | 4 |   |
| 2025-03-03 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 17 | 12 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | DP | pass | 4 | 3 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 2025-04-29: Final Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Concurrence: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: undefined: C&P (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: undefined: DPA (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Committee of the Whole: do pass (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: undefined: PFC (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: undefined: DP (Senate)

## Bill text

- House Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1296H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/528571)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1296P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/521946)
- Senate Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1296S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/526220)

## 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
- [House Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1296H.htm)
- [House Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/528571)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1296P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/521946)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1296S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/526220)

## 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-SB1296-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-19).