# Arizona SB 1316: child fatality; maternal mortality

Arizona SB 1316, child fatality; maternal mortality, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by J.D. Mesnard (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-28 (Third Reading: Passed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1316-57th-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 1316
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: child fatality; maternal mortality
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2025-04-28, Third Reading: Passed
- Sponsor: J.D. Mesnard (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: access to information, ahcccs (see also: arizona health care cost containment system) (h), arizona health care cost containment system (ahcccs) (h), arizona perinatal trust (h), child fatalities, child fatality, classification, committee, compensation, confidentiality, dcs (see also: department of child safety) (h), definition, department of child safety (dcs) (h), dhs (see also: department of health services) (h), duties, heading change, indian health services (h), local child fatality review teams, maternal mortality, maternal mortality review program, members, membership, public health and safety - title 36, reporting requirements, reports, state child fatality review team, violation
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (96 yes, 15 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 4

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More child deaths enter state reports: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2025, the state child fatality team includes child deaths and near-deaths identified by the Department of Child Safety in its annual report. Each report covers the prior year and is due by November 15. State agencies named in recommendations must respond within 60 days.
- Arizona reviews pregnancy-related deaths: benefit, low. Arizona reviews deaths during pregnancy and within one year after pregnancy ends. The program collects data, trains people involved in reviews, and recommends ways to prevent deaths. Needed records must be provided within five days, not counting weekends or holidays, when the program chair requests…
- Women’s deaths leave child review scope: cost, low. Local child fatality review chairs still must review death certificates for children who die in their area. They no longer have a required review duty for women who die there.
- Maternal death case reviews stay private: mixed, low. Meetings are closed to the public while the program reviews an individual maternal death linked to pregnancy. This protects the privacy of case reviews but limits public access to those meetings. Other program meetings remain open.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

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

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-28 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 42 | 14 |   |
| 2025-03-24 | Senate | C&P | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-17 | Senate | DP | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 28 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-05 | Senate | DPA | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2025-04-28: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: undefined: C&P (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: undefined: DP (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: undefined: PFC (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: undefined: DPA (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/laws/0098.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/530043)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1316P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522066)
- Senate Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1316S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/526754)

## 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/0098.htm)
- [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/530043)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1316P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522066)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1316S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/526754)

## 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1316-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-27).