# Arizona SB 1628: claims denial; prior authorization; reporting

Arizona SB 1628, claims denial; prior authorization; reporting, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Hildy Angius (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Health & Human Services: DPA) (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1628-57th-2nd-regular
- 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 1628
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session
- Title: claims denial; prior authorization; reporting
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-03
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Health & Human Services: DPA
- Sponsor: Hildy Angius (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: claims denial, claims denial practices, definitions, health care insurers, health care services plans, insurance, insurance - title 20, prior authorization, prior authorization practices, report, reporting, reporting requirements, retroactivity, stakeholders meeting
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (46 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: Hildy Angius (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Carine Werner (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-23 | House | Health & Human Services: DPA | pass | 11 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 28 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | Health and Human Services: DP | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2026-03-23: Health & Human Services: DPA (House)
- 2026-03-04: House Second Reading (House)
- 2026-03-03: House First Reading (House)
- 2026-02-26: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Committee of the Whole: retained (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Rules: PFC (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Health and Human Services: DP (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Finance: W/D (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Senate Second Reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Senate First Reading (Senate)
- undated: Rules: None (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1628P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/535350)
- Senate Engrossed Version (02/26/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1628S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/539166)

## 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/SB1628P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/535350)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (02/26/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1628S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (02/26/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/539166)

## 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-SB1628-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-04).