# Arizona SB 1603: temporary assistance; child only case

Arizona SB 1603, temporary assistance; child only case, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Lela Alston (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-02-18 (Health and Human Services: DPA); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Arizona SB 1603
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session
- Title: temporary assistance; child only case
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-03
- Last action: 2026-02-18, Health and Human Services: DPA
- Sponsor: Lela Alston (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Subjects: child only case, definitions, temporary assistance, welfare, welfare - title 46
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (7 yes, 0 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: Lela Alston (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Catherine Miranda (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Denise “Mitzi” Epstein (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Eva Diaz (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Flavio Bravo (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Hildy Angius (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Janeen Connolly (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kiana Sears (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lauren Kuby (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Priya Sundareshan (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rosanna Gabaldón (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Thomas "T.J." Shope (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | Health and Human Services: DPA | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (5)

- 2026-02-18: Health and Human Services: DPA (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Senate Second Reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Senate First Reading (Senate)
- undated: Rules: None (Senate)
- undated: Appropriations, Transportation and Technology: None (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1603P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/535319)

## Related bills

- SB 1563: barbering and cosmetology board; continuation (signed)
- SB 1552: ADOT; revisions. (signed)
- 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)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1603P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/535319)

## Related
- [SB 1563: barbering and cosmetology board; continuation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1563-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1552: ADOT; revisions.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1552-57th-2nd-regular)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1603-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-04).