# Arizona SB 1400: public safety employees; counseling; wellness Arizona SB 1400, public safety employees; counseling; wellness, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Kevin Payne (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-19 (Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1400-57th-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 1400 - State: Arizona - Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session - Title: public safety employees; counseling; wellness - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-28 - Last action: 2026-06-19, Signed by Governor - Sponsor: Kevin Payne (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: confidential communications, confidentiality, counseling, crisis response services program, definition, definitions, law enforcement agency, peer support counseling program, public officers and employees - title 38, public safety employees, state government - title 41, wellness (h), wellness and training center, wellness program - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (123 yes, 17 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Crisis counseling privacy for public safety workers: mixed, low. A state agency may offer crisis support to public safety employees exposed to a traumatic event or emotional stress at work; the law does not require a program. Covered counseling communications are confidential and privileged in disciplinary, civil, and criminal cases. Exceptions include a person’… - Law enforcement wellness help and privacy: mixed, low. Law enforcement agencies may offer employees licensed counseling, crisis help, training, equipment, technology, and other support. Programs are optional, but an agency that starts one must adopt written policies. Program records and recommendations are generally confidential and privileged. Excepti… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kevin Payne (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-06-09 | Senate | Final Reading: Passed | pass | 28 | 1 | | | 2026-06-09 | Senate | Concurrence: Passed | fail | | | | | 2026-04-21 | House | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 47 | 9 | | | 2026-03-30 | House | Rules: C&P | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2026-03-23 | House | Public Safety & Law Enforcement: DP | pass | 10 | 1 | 2 | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 24 | 6 | | | 2026-02-04 | Senate | Public Safety: DP | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (18) - 2026-06-19: Signed by Governor (Governor) - 2026-06-09: Final Reading: Passed (Senate) - 2026-06-09: Concurrence: Passed (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Third Reading: Passed (House) - 2026-04-15: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (House) - 2026-04-13: Committee of the Whole: Retained on the Calendar (House) - 2026-03-30: Rules: C&P (House) - 2026-03-23: Public Safety & Law Enforcement: DP (House) - 2026-03-10: House Second Reading (House) - 2026-03-09: House First Reading (House) - 2026-03-04: Third Reading: Passed (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Committee of the Whole: retained (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Committee of the Whole: retained (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Rules: PFC (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Public Safety: DP (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Senate Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Senate First Reading (Senate) ## Bill text - Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0173.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/544275) - House Engrossed Version (04/21/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1400H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/542511) - Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1400P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/534746) - Senate Engrossed Version (03/04/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1400S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/539758) ## Related bills - SB 1336: state land department; continuation; oversight (signed) - SB 1215: firefighters; occupational disease; cancers (signed) - SB 1189: campaign spending; personal security (signed) - SB 1198: Arizona beef council; continuation (signed) - HB 2780: judicial foreclosure; excess proceeds sale (signed) - HB 2786: TPT; exemption; textbook rental (signed) ## Sources - [Chaptered Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0173.htm) - [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/544275) - [House Engrossed Version (04/21/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1400H.htm) - [House Engrossed Version (04/21/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/542511) - [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1400P.htm) - [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/534746) - [Senate Engrossed Version (03/04/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1400S.htm) - [Senate Engrossed Version (03/04/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/539758) ## Related - [SB 1336: state land department; continuation; oversight](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1336-57th-2nd-regular) - [SB 1215: firefighters; occupational disease; cancers](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1215-57th-2nd-regular) - [SB 1189: campaign spending; personal security](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1189-57th-2nd-regular) - [SB 1198: Arizona beef council; continuation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1198-57th-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) - [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-SB1400-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-04).