# Arizona SB 1308: sober living homes Arizona SB 1308, sober living homes, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Frank Carroll (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-15 (Third Reading: Passed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1308-57th-1st-regular - As of: 2026-10-27 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arizona SB 1308 - State: Arizona - Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session - Title: sober living homes - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-05 - Last action: 2025-04-15, Third Reading: Passed - Sponsor: Frank Carroll (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: administrative clearance from local jurisdiction, annual report, certified sober living homes, change of ownership, cities and towns - title 9, classification, complaints, confidential information, criminal code - title 13, definition, definitions, department, deviation procedure, distance requirements, effective date, fees, fingerprint requirements (h), fingerprinting division, fingerprinting requirements, inspection waiver, inspections, investigations, legal action, legislative findings, legislative intent, licensed sober living homes, licensure, licensure required, notification of local jurisdictions, operation requirements, penalties, posting, powers and duties, prohibition, public health and safety - title 36, referrals, renewal, sanctions, sober living homes, standards, state government - title 41, substantial compliance, third-party contractors, unlawful patient brokering, use of title - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (87 yes, 18 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 7 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Local rules for sober living homes: benefit, low. Some Arizona cities must create a process for sober living homes to request reasonable accommodations from local distance, building, or fire rules. Approval is not guaranteed. A city also cannot reclassify a single-family home under local building or fire codes only because someone applied for a so… - More checks on sober living homes: mixed, medium. The state must inspect homes before initial licensing and at least once a year, and investigate complaints alleging violations. It must inspect when local law enforcement requests it or the director finds reasonable cause to suspect a violation. The state can hire contractors to help, but not home… - New rules for sober living homes: mixed, medium. Arizona requires sober living homes to hold a current state license and certification. The state sets standards for resident rights, safety, medication-assisted treatment, recovery support, and complaints. Homes cannot require residents to give up public assistance, and licenses list the maximum nu… - Tougher penalties for unsafe homes: mixed, medium. The state can deny, suspend, or revoke licenses for safety violations, false information, or certain past license and credential sanctions. It can reject ownership changes that may put residents at risk and continue enforcement after a home is sold or closes. Penalties can reach $1,000 per violatio… - Public contacts for licensed homes: mixed, low. The health department must post each licensed home’s name and phone number online and update the list quarterly. A home’s address is not public, but the department can share it with local officials for zoning, law enforcement, emergency response, or its contractor. Local governments that filed comp… - Referrals go to licensed homes: mixed, low. Covered agencies, treatment providers, and vendors can refer people only to licensed sober living homes. State or federal funding for sober living services is limited to licensed homes, and Arizona state courts must give licensed homes first consideration for people under their supervision. Health… - Fingerprint checks for home staff: mixed, low. Starting six months after the act’s effective date, homes receiving certain referrals must ensure that licensees and paid staff have fingerprint clearance cards or apply within 20 working days of starting work. A worker with a pending good-cause exception petition is temporarily exempt. A worker de… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Frank Carroll (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Matt Gress (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Selina Bliss (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-15 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 42 | 10 | | | 2025-04-01 | Senate | C&P | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2025-03-17 | Senate | DP | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2025-03-04 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 20 | 7 | | | 2025-02-05 | Senate | DP | pass | 6 | 1 | | ## Actions (8) - 2025-04-15: Third Reading: Passed (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Committee of the Whole: do pass (Senate) - 2025-04-01: undefined: C&P (Senate) - 2025-03-17: undefined: DP (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Third Reading: Passed (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Committee of the Whole: do pass (Senate) - 2025-02-10: undefined: PFC (Senate) - 2025-02-05: undefined: DP (Senate) ## Bill text - Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/laws/0066.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/529682) - Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1308P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522027) - Senate Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1308S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/526458) ## Related bills - SB 1281: adjutant general; duties (signed) - HB 2015: EORP; CORP; funded ratio (signed) - HB 2077: ASRS; long-term disability (signed) - HB 2034: ASRS; supplemental employee deferral plan (signed) - HB 2036: ASRS; temporary personnel service (signed) - HB 2035: ASRS; termination incentive programs (signed) ## Sources - [Chaptered Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/laws/0066.htm) - [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/529682) - [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1308P.htm) - [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522027) - [Senate Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1308S.htm) - [Senate Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/526458) ## Related - [SB 1281: adjutant general; duties](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1281-57th-1st-regular) - [HB 2015: EORP; CORP; funded ratio](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2015-57th-1st-regular) - [HB 2077: ASRS; long-term disability](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2077-57th-1st-regular) - [HB 2034: ASRS; supplemental employee deferral plan](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2034-57th-1st-regular) - [HB 2036: ASRS; temporary personnel service](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2036-57th-1st-regular) - [HB 2035: ASRS; termination incentive programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2035-57th-1st-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-SB1308-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-27).