# Arizona SB 1494: technical correction; open pit mining

Arizona SB 1494, technical correction; open pit mining, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Carine Werner (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-19 (Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arizona SB 1494
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session
- Title: technical correction; open pit mining
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-16
- Last action: 2026-06-19, Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: Carine Werner (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: classification, criminal code - title 13, definition, definitions, haulage ways, health care enrollee acts, health insurance, insurance - title 20, minerals, oil and gas - title 27, open pit mining, operation of mines, patient brokering, patient steering, professions and occupations - title 32 (h), prohibition, public health and safety - title 36 (h), strike everything amendment, technical correction, unlawful patient brokering, unprofessional conduct
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (90 yes, 17 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New limits on health care kickbacks: mixed, low. Health providers, institutions, and drug makers generally cannot pay premiums or subscription fees for people in Arizona health plans, unless federal law allows it. Insurance producers and their workers cannot knowingly give false AHCCCS eligibility or enrollment information during covered plan tra…
- New limits on health plan steering: mixed, low. Insurance solicitation rules cover regular business conduct that urges Arizona residents with known health conditions to drop existing coverage and buy replacement coverage. Physicians, nurses, osteopathic physicians, health care institutions, and their staff generally cannot advise patients to joi…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Carine Werner (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Hildy Angius (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-09 | House | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 54 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-30 | House | Rules: C&P | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-23 | House | Health & Human Services: DP | pass | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 16 | 13 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | Health and Human Services: DPA/SE | pass | 4 | 3 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-06-19: Signed by Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-09: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2026-04-16: Committee of the Whole: do pass (House)
- 2026-03-30: Rules: C&P (House)
- 2026-03-23: Health & Human Services: DP (House)
- 2026-03-17: House Second Reading (House)
- 2026-03-16: House First Reading (House)
- 2026-03-10: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Rules: PFC (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Health and Human Services: DPA/SE (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Senate Second Reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Senate First Reading (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0180.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/544293)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1494P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/535060)
- Senate Engrossed Version (03/10/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1494S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/540177)

## Related bills

- SB 1497: classical learning; tests; examinations (signed)
- 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)

## Sources
- [Chaptered Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0180.htm)
- [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/544293)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1494P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/535060)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (03/10/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1494S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (03/10/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/540177)

## Related
- [SB 1497: classical learning; tests; examinations](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1497-57th-2nd-regular)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1494-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-05).