# Arizona SB 1590: mental health; autism; insurance coverage

Arizona SB 1590, mental health; autism; insurance coverage, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Janae Shamp (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-30 (Third Reading: Passed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1590-57th-1st-regular
- 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 1590
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: mental health; autism; insurance coverage
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-17
- Last action: 2025-04-30, Third Reading: Passed
- Sponsor: Janae Shamp (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: autism, autism spectrum disorder, blanket disability insurers, coverage, definitions, exceptions, health care services organizations, insurance - title 20, insurance coverage, medical insurance, mental health, subscription contracts
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (93 yes, 16 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More autism therapy coverage under group plans: benefit, high. The law bars covered Arizona group plans from denying autism-related treatment or medically necessary behavioral therapy based on an autism diagnosis. It removes former annual caps of $50,000 for children up to age 9 and $25,000 for ages 9–16. Therapy must be provided or supervised by a licensed or…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Janae Shamp (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Carine Werner (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-30 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 43 | 12 |   |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | C&P | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-24 | Senate | DP | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-10 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 24 | 3 |   |
| 2025-02-17 | Senate | DP | pass | 6 | 1 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2025-04-30: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: undefined: C&P (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: undefined: DP (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: undefined: PFC (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: undefined: DP (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/laws/0142.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/530246)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1590P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522780)
- Senate Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1590S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/526514)

## Related bills

- SB 1496: tax credit; qualifying charitable organizations (signed)
- SB 1281: adjutant general; duties (signed)
- HB 2015: EORP; CORP; funded ratio (signed)
- HB 2077: ASRS; long-term disability (signed)
- HB 2034: ASRS; supplemental employee deferral plan (signed)
- HB 2036: ASRS; temporary personnel service (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/laws/0142.htm)
- [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/530246)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1590P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522780)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1590S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/526514)

## Related
- [SB 1496: tax credit; qualifying charitable organizations](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1496-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1281: adjutant general; duties](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1281-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2015: EORP; CORP; funded ratio](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2015-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2077: ASRS; long-term disability](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2077-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2034: ASRS; supplemental employee deferral plan](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2034-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2036: ASRS; temporary personnel service](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2036-57th-1st-regular)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1590-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-27).