# Arizona SB 1631: DCS; sexual abuse allegations; interviews

Arizona SB 1631, DCS; sexual abuse allegations; interviews, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Carine Werner (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-19 (Signed by Governor) (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 1631
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session
- Title: DCS; sexual abuse allegations; interviews
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-03
- Last action: 2026-06-19, Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: Carine Werner (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: child safety - title 8, criminal conduct allegation investigations, dcs (see also: department of child safety), department of child safety (dcs), initial screening, interviews, investigation protocols, safety assessment, sexual abuse allegations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (104 yes, 1 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: Carine Werner (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Hildy Angius (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-09 | House | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 54 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-30 | House | Rules: C&P | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-23 | House | Health & Human Services: DP | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 26 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Health and Human Services: DP | pass | 6 | 1 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2026-06-19: Signed by Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-09: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2026-03-30: Rules: C&P (House)
- 2026-03-23: Health & Human Services: DP (House)
- 2026-03-04: House Second Reading (House)
- 2026-03-03: House First Reading (House)
- 2026-02-25: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Committee of the Whole: do pass (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Rules: PFC (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Health and Human Services: DP (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Senate Second Reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Senate First Reading (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0185.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/544298)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1631P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/535353)
- Senate Engrossed Version (02/25/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1631S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/538900)

## Related bills

- SB 1630: home; community-based services; mental illness (signed)
- 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)

## Sources
- [Chaptered Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0185.htm)
- [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/544298)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1631P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/535353)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (02/25/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1631S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (02/25/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/538900)

## Related
- [SB 1630: home; community-based services; mental illness](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1630-57th-2nd-regular)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1631-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-04).