School Districts; Insurance Quotes
Summary
Arizona SB1497 passed both chambers requiring school districts to obtain insurance quotes before purchasing insurance coverage. The bill amends Title 15 (Education) and requires proper documentation of insurance procurement procedures. The legislation applies to all Arizona public school districts regarding insurance purchasing practices.
What changed
Arizona SB1497 establishes new requirements for school district insurance procurement procedures. The bill requires districts to obtain and document insurance quotes before purchasing coverage, adding procedural requirements to Title 15 (Education). School districts must now follow specific insurance quote procedures as part of their purchasing workflow.
Affected parties—Arizona public school districts—must update internal procurement policies to capture and retain insurance quotes before finalizing coverage purchases. School business officials and purchasing agents should review current insurance vendor relationships and ensure all future insurance renewals or new purchases include proper quote documentation to demonstrate compliance with the new statutory requirements.
What to do next
- Update school district procurement policies to require documented insurance quotes
- Train purchasing staff on new insurance quote documentation requirements
- Review current insurance vendor contracts for compliance with new quote requirements
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ChangeBridge / Arizona / SB1497 Passed SB1497 Senate Bill Passed 2026-03-10
School districts; insurance quotes
Bill Details
State Arizona
Session Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Chamber Senate
Official Source apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/85094
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Sponsors
Carine Werner (Sen - R) Hildy Angius (Sen - R)
Action History
2026-04-08 H House minority caucus: Do pass 2026-04-08 H House majority caucus: Do pass 2026-04-02 H House consent calendar 2026-04-02 H House RULES Committee action: constitutional and in proper form, voting: (7-0-0-1-0-0) 2026-03-24 H House ED Committee action: Do Pass, voting: (10-0-0-2-0-0) 2026-03-17 H House read second time 2026-03-16 H Assigned to House RULES Committee 2026-03-16 H Assigned to House ED Committee 2026-03-16 H Introduced in House and read first time 2026-03-10 H Transmit to House 2026-03-10 S Senate third reading PASSED voting: (27-2-1-0) 2026-03-09 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: (0-0-0-0) 2026-02-18 S Senate ED Committee action: do pass amended/strike-everything, voting: (5-0-2-0) 2026-02-03 S Senate read second time 2026-02-02 S Assigned to Senate RULES Committee 2026-02-02 S Assigned to Senate ED Committee 2026-02-02 S Introduced in Senate and read first time
Votes
2026-02-18 Senate Education Committee Action (DPA/SE) Yea: 5 Nay: 0 2026-02-23 Senate Rules Committee Action (PFC) Yea: 0 Nay: 0 2026-03-09 Senate - Committee of the Whole (DPA) Yea: 0 Nay: 0 2026-03-10 Senate - Third Reading Yea: 27 Nay: 2 2026-03-24 House Education Committee Action (DP) Yea: 10 Nay: 0 2026-04-02 House Rules Committee Action (C&P) Yea: 7 Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2026-02-02 S Education Accountability and Reform 2026-02-02 S Rules 2026-03-10 H Education 2026-03-16 H Rules
Amendments
2026-02-16 SENATE - Education - Strike Everything 2026-02-18 SENATE - Education - Strike Everything Adopted 2026-03-09 SENATE - Werner flr amend (ref ED) adopted Adopted 0000-00-00 Senate COW 03/09 - Werner flr amend (ref ED)
Bill Text Versions
2026-01-27 Introduced 2026-03-09 Engrossed
Subjects
Abor (see Also: Arizona Board Of Regents) Academic Assessments Arizona Board Of Regents (abor) Board Classical Learning Definition Education - Title 15 Examinations General Administrative Powers And Duties Tests Authorization Exemption Insurance Quotes School Districts School Insurance Strike Everything Amendment Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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