# Arizona SB 1516: guardianship; guardian obligations; wards' rights

Arizona SB 1516, guardianship; guardian obligations; wards' rights, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Kevin Payne (Republican); status failed (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1516-57th-1st-regular
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Arizona SB 1516
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: guardianship; guardian obligations; wards' rights
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-03
- Last action: unknown
- Sponsor: Kevin Payne (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: contact orders, definitions, general powers and duties, guardian, guardian obligations, guardianship, guardianship of incapacitated persons, incapacitated person, inpatient treatment, maintaining ward's relationships, rights and duties, termination of guardianship, trusts, estates and protective proceedings - title 14, ward and guardian, wards' rights
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kevin Payne (Republican), Senate

## Actions (2)

- undated: undefined: None (Senate)
- undated: undefined: None (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1516P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522640)

## Related bills

- SB 1740: 2025-2026; environment (signed)
- HB 2015: EORP; CORP; funded ratio (signed)
- SB 1735: 2025-2026; general appropriations act (signed)
- SB 1741: 2025-2026; health care (signed)
- SB 1744: 2025-2026; K-12 education (signed)
- SB 1743: 2025-2026; human services (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1516P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522640)

## Related
- [SB 1740: 2025-2026; environment](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1740-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2015: EORP; CORP; funded ratio](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2015-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1735: 2025-2026; general appropriations act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1735-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1741: 2025-2026; health care](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1741-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1744: 2025-2026; K-12 education](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1744-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1743: 2025-2026; human services](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1743-57th-1st-regular)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1516-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-12).