# Arizona SB 1618: security guards; private investigators; licensure

Arizona SB 1618, security guards; private investigators; licensure, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Kevin Payne (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-19 (Third Reading: Passed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arizona SB 1618
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: security guards; private investigators; licensure
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-19
- Last action: 2025-03-19, Third Reading: Passed
- Sponsor: Kevin Payne (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: agency license, employee registration certificates, fees, licensure, private investigators, private investigators and security guards, professions and occupations - title 32, security guards
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (115 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 4

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Extra credential rules for security workers: cost, low. Applicants who miss a 45-calendar-day deadline to send requested documents have their application and related registration certificates suspended. The suspension lasts until the department gets the documents it needs to decide the application. A worker seeking armed security guard registration must…
- Security agencies report business changes: cost, low. Private security agencies must notify the department in writing within 30 calendar days after a change to the business name, address, associates, or directors.
- More criminal checks for licensees: mixed, low. The Arizona Department of Public Safety can conduct periodic criminal history checks to confirm continued qualifications. Checks can cover private investigator and security agency applicants, employee registrants, and registration-certificate applicants or holders. The law sets no check schedule or…
- Longer licenses for agencies and guards: mixed, low. Private investigator and security agency licenses last four years instead of two. Security guards and listed training instructors also renew their certificates every four years instead of every two. Agencies and registrants can renew after the former 90-day limit, but they must apply and pay the re…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kevin Payne (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-19 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 57 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-17 | Senate | C&P | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-10 | Senate | DP | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 29 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | DP | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2025-03-19: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: undefined: C&P (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: undefined: DP (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: undefined: PFC (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: undefined: DP (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/laws/0012.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/528462)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1618P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522821)
- Senate Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1618S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/526258)

## Related bills

- SB 1537: transitional housing; reentry programs; licensure (signed)
- SB 1529: municipal housing; preapproved design (signed)
- 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)

## Sources
- [Chaptered Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/laws/0012.htm)
- [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/528462)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1618P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522821)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1618S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/526258)

## Related
- [SB 1537: transitional housing; reentry programs; licensure](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1537-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1529: municipal housing; preapproved design](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1529-57th-1st-regular)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1618-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-27).