SB1338 State Local Public Benefits Eligibility Requirements
Arizona Legislative Events
Summary
Arizona SB1338, concerning state and local public benefits eligibility, passed the House Committee of the Whole on April 13, 2026. The bill, sponsored by Senator Wendy Rogers, was previously passed by the Senate on February 26, 2026, with a 16-12-2 vote. It is now advancing through the Arizona legislature after clearing the House Government and Rules Committees.
What changed
Arizona SB1338 proposes modifications to eligibility requirements for state and local public benefits programs. The bill has cleared Senate passage and House Committee review, with final House action still pending. If enacted, the legislation would affect how government agencies administer and determine eligibility for public benefit programs.
Affected parties including government agencies administering benefits programs and individuals receiving or applying for public benefits should monitor SB1338's progress through the Arizona legislature. The bill's advancement indicates potential changes to eligibility determination processes that may require policy updates and compliance review once final action is taken.
What to do next
- Monitor Arizona SB1338 legislative progress
- Review current public benefits eligibility processes for potential changes
- Prepare for possible compliance updates if bill is enacted
Archived snapshot
Apr 14, 2026GovPing captured this document from the original source. If the source has since changed or been removed, this is the text as it existed at that time.
ChangeBridge / Arizona / SB1338 Passed SB1338 Senate Bill Passed 2026-02-27
State; local public benefits; eligibility
Bill Details
State Arizona
Session Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Chamber Senate
Official Source apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/84878
LegiScan View on LegiScan
Sponsors
Wendy Rogers (Sen - R)
Action History
2026-04-13 H House Committee of the Whole action: Do Pass 2026-03-31 H House minority caucus: Do pass 2026-03-31 H House majority caucus: Do pass 2026-03-30 H House consent calendar 2026-03-30 H House RULES Committee action: constitutional and in proper form, voting: (8-0-0-0-0-0) 2026-03-26 H House GOV Committee action: Do Pass, voting: (4-3-0-0-0-0) 2026-03-10 H House read second time 2026-03-09 H Assigned to House RULES Committee 2026-03-09 H Assigned to House GOV Committee 2026-03-09 H Introduced in House and read first time 2026-02-27 H Transmit to House 2026-02-26 S Senate third reading PASSED voting: (16-12-2-0) 2026-02-26 S Senate Committee of the Whole action: Do Pass Amended 2026-02-23 S Senate minority caucus: Do pass 2026-02-23 S Senate majority caucus: Do pass 2026-02-23 S Senate RULES Committee action: Proper For Consideration, voting: (5-4-0-0) 2026-02-18 S Senate GOV Committee action: Do Pass Amended, voting: (4-2-1-0) 2026-01-29 S Senate read second time 2026-01-28 S Assigned to Senate RULES Committee 2026-01-28 S Assigned to Senate GOV Committee 2026-01-28 S Introduced in Senate and read first time
Votes
2026-02-18 Senate Government Committee Action (DPA) Yea: 4 Nay: 2 2026-02-23 Senate Rules Committee Action (PFC) Yea: 5 Nay: 4 2026-02-26 Senate - Committee of the Whole (DPA) Yea: 0 Nay: 0 2026-02-26 Senate - Third Reading Yea: 16 Nay: 12 2026-03-25 House Government Committee Action (HELD) Yea: 0 Nay: 0 2026-03-26 House Government Committee Action (DP) Yea: 4 Nay: 3 2026-03-30 House Rules Committee Action (C&P) Yea: 8 Nay: 0 2026-04-13 House - Committee of the Whole (DP) Yea: 0 Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2026-01-28 S Government Institutions 2026-01-28 S Rules 2026-02-27 H Government 2026-03-09 H Rules
Amendments
2026-02-18 SENATE - Government Adopted 2026-02-17 SENATE - Government
Bill Text Versions
2026-01-22 Introduced 2026-02-26 Engrossed
Subjects
Classification Definition Eligibility General Provisions - Title 1 Local Public Benefits Public Programs State Violations Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
Related changes
Get daily alerts for Arizona Legislative Events
Daily digest delivered to your inbox.
Free. Unsubscribe anytime.
About this page
Every important government, regulator, and court update from around the world. One place. Real-time. Free. Our mission
Source document text, dates, docket IDs, and authority are extracted directly from AZLEG.
The summary, classification, recommended actions, deadlines, and penalty information are AI-generated from the original text and may contain errors. Always verify against the source document.
Classification
Who this affects
Taxonomy
Browse Categories
Get alerts for this source
We'll email you when Arizona Legislative Events publishes new changes.
Subscribed!
Optional. Filters your digest to exactly the updates that matter to you.