# Arizona SB 1437: mandatory reporting; school employees; investigations

Arizona SB 1437, mandatory reporting; school employees; investigations, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Carine Werner (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-02 (Final Reading: Passed) (as of 2026-10-27).

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- 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 1437
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: mandatory reporting; school employees; investigations
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2025-04-02, Final Reading: Passed
- Sponsor: Carine Werner (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: charter school governing body, classification, criminal code - title 13, definition, definitions, denial, deprivation, duty to report, duty to report abuse, education - title 15, exception, immoral or unprofessional conduct, immunity, investigations, mandatory reporting, mandatory reporting requirements, medical care, medical records, minors, neglect, nourishment, physical injury, school district governing board, school employees, surgical care, violation
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 8 (125 yes, 72 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: Carine Werner (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Hildy Angius (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Janae Shamp (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Matt Gress (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Selina Bliss (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Shawnna Bolick (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Thomas "T.J." Shope (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | FINAL: Passed | pass | 22 | 8 |   |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | CONCUR: Passed | fail |   |   |   |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 38 | 20 |   |
| 2025-03-13 | Senate | MOTION: failed to pass | fail | 24 | 32 |   |
| 2025-03-10 | Senate | C&P | pass | 6 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | DPA | pass | 11 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 17 | 12 |   |
| 2025-02-05 | Senate | DPA | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2025-04-02: Final Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Concurrence: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: COW Motion to Amend: failed to pass (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: undefined: C&P (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: undefined: DPA (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: undefined: W/D (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: 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/0040.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/529096)
- House Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1437H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/527457)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1437P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522359)
- Senate Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1437S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/525265)

## Related bills

- SB 1537: transitional housing; reentry programs; licensure (signed)
- SB 1496: tax credit; qualifying charitable organizations (signed)
- HB 2036: ASRS; temporary personnel service (signed)
- SB 1742: 2025-2026; higher education (signed)
- HB 2034: ASRS; supplemental employee deferral plan (signed)
- SB 1735: 2025-2026; general appropriations act (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/laws/0040.htm)
- [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/529096)
- [House Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1437H.htm)
- [House Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/527457)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1437P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522359)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1437S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/525265)

## Related
- [SB 1537: transitional housing; reentry programs; licensure](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1537-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1496: tax credit; qualifying charitable organizations](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1496-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2036: ASRS; temporary personnel service](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2036-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1742: 2025-2026; higher education](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1742-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2034: ASRS; supplemental employee deferral plan](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2034-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1735: 2025-2026; general appropriations act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1735-57th-1st-regular)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1437-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-27).