# Arizona SB 1616: business entities; licensees; exemptions

Arizona SB 1616, business entities; licensees; exemptions, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Frank Carroll (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-18 (Judiciary: FAILED) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arizona SB 1616
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session
- Title: business entities; licensees; exemptions
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-05
- Last action: 2026-03-18, Judiciary: FAILED
- Sponsor: Frank Carroll (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: business entities, exemption (h), exemptions, licensees, professions and occupations - title 32, restricted permit, state board of dental examiners
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (36 yes, 8 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: Frank Carroll (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-18 | House | Judiciary: FAILED | fail | 3 | 6 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 29 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency: DP | pass | 4 | 1 |   |

## Actions (9)

- 2026-03-18: Judiciary: FAILED (House)
- 2026-03-11: House Second Reading (House)
- 2026-03-10: House First Reading (House)
- 2026-03-03: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Rules: PFC (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency: DP (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Senate Second Reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Senate First Reading (Senate)
- undated: Rules: None (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1616P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/535331)
- Senate Engrossed Version (03/03/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1616S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/539278)

## Related bills

- SB 1552: ADOT; revisions. (signed)
- SB 1563: barbering and cosmetology board; continuation (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/SB1616P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/535331)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (03/03/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1616S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (03/03/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/539278)

## Related
- [SB 1552: ADOT; revisions.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1552-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1563: barbering and cosmetology board; continuation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1563-57th-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-SB1616-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-04).