# Arizona SB 1477: assisted living facilities; referral agents

Arizona SB 1477, assisted living facilities; referral agents, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Shawnna Bolick (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-19 (Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arizona SB 1477
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session
- Title: assisted living facilities; referral agents
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-29
- Last action: 2026-06-19, Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: Shawnna Bolick (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: assisted living facilities, assisted living homes, civil penalty, definitions, fee, insurance, notice, public health and safety - title 36, referral agents
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 7 (123 yes, 9 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Safety rules for assisted living referrals: mixed, low. Arizona referral agencies must show they are not on the adult protective services registry, or annually verify they use an accredited provider for criminal history checks. The checks cover new employees who meet consumers or enter assisted living facilities or homes to make referrals. Agencies must…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Shawnna Bolick (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-09 | Senate | Concurrence: Passed | fail |   |   |   |
| 2026-06-09 | Senate | Final Reading: Passed | pass | 28 | 1 |   |
| 2026-04-15 | House | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 45 | 8 |   |
| 2026-03-16 | House | Rules: C&P | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-09 | House | Health & Human Services: DPA | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 27 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency: DPA | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-06-19: Signed by Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-09: Final Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-06-09: Concurrence: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-15: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2026-03-31: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (House)
- 2026-03-16: Rules: C&P (House)
- 2026-03-09: Health & Human Services: DPA (House)
- 2026-03-04: House Second Reading (House)
- 2026-03-03: House First Reading (House)
- 2026-02-25: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Rules: PFC (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency: DPA (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Senate Second Reading (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Senate First Reading (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0178.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/544291)
- House Engrossed Version (04/15/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1477H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/541907)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1477P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/535019)
- Senate Engrossed Version (02/25/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1477S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/538910)

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- 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/0178.htm)
- [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/544291)
- [House Engrossed Version (04/15/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1477H.htm)
- [House Engrossed Version (04/15/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/541907)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1477P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/535019)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (02/25/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1477S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (02/25/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/538910)

## 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1477-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-04).