# Arizona SB 1438: DCS information; central registry; exceptions

Arizona SB 1438, DCS information; central registry; exceptions, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Carine Werner (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-05 (Third Reading: Passed) (as of 2026-10-27).

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- As of: 2026-10-27
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## Facts
- Bill: Arizona SB 1438
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: DCS information; central registry; exceptions
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Last action: 2025-05-05, Third Reading: Passed
- Sponsor: Carine Werner (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Subjects: board of fingerprinting, central registry, central registry exceptions, central registry information, child safety - title 8, classification, confidentiality, criminal record, dcs (see also: department of child safety), dcs information, definition, department of child safety (dcs), exception, exceptions, expedited review, hearing, notification, public record, reporting, state government - title 41, use, violation
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (108 yes, 4 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: Catherine Miranda (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Hildy Angius (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lauren Kuby (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Matt Gress (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ralph Heap (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Selina Bliss (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Thomas "T.J." Shope (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-05 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 57 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-17 | Senate | C&P | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-10 | Senate | DP | pass | 10 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 26 | 3 |   |
| 2025-02-12 | Senate | DP | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2025-05-05: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: undefined: C&P (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: undefined: DP (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: undefined: PFC (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: undefined: DP (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/laws/0160.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/530396)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1438P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522360)
- Senate Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1438S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/525623)

## 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/0160.htm)
- [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/530396)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1438P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522360)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1438S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/525623)

## 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-SB1438-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-27).