Medical Examiners; Authorized Persons
Summary
Arizona Governor signed SB1123 into law on April 13, 2026, during the 57th Legislature Second Regular Session. The bill addresses medical examiner functions, defines authorized persons, and establishes duties related to decedents, forensic pathology, medical student participation, testing requirements, and disease hazard provisions. The legislation passed the Senate 29-1 and the House 53-6.
What changed
SB1123 enacts new statutory requirements governing medical examiners in Arizona, introducing definitions for authorized persons and decedents, establishing medical examiner powers and duties, and addressing forensic pathology provisions including medical student involvement. The bill also addresses testing requirements and disease hazard protocols.
Healthcare providers, county governments, and medical examiners should prepare for updated compliance obligations under the new law. Entities employing medical examiners or interacting with county medical examiner offices should review operational procedures to align with the expanded definitions and duties established by this legislation.
What to do next
- Monitor for implementation guidance from Arizona Department of Health Services
- Review internal policies for compliance with new medical examiner requirements
- Ensure authorized persons are properly designated under new statutory definitions
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ChangeBridge / Arizona / SB1123 Signed by Governor SB1123 Senate Bill Signed by Governor 2026-04-13
Medical examiners; authorized persons
Bill Details
State Arizona
Session Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Chamber Senate
Official Source apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/83892
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Sponsors
Carine Werner (Sen - R)
Action History
2026-04-13 S Governor Signed 2026-04-08 S Transmitted to Governor 2026-04-07 S Transmit to Senate 2026-04-07 H House third reading PASSED voting: (53-6-1-0) 2026-04-01 H House Committee of the Whole action: Do Pass 2026-03-17 H House minority caucus: Do pass 2026-03-17 H House majority caucus: Do pass 2026-03-16 H House consent calendar 2026-03-16 H House RULES Committee action: constitutional and in proper form, voting: (7-0-0-1-0-0) 2026-03-09 H House HHS Committee action: Do Pass, voting: (12-0-0-0-0-0) 2026-03-04 H House read second time 2026-03-03 H Assigned to House RULES Committee 2026-03-03 H Assigned to House HHS Committee 2026-03-03 H Introduced in House and read first time 2026-02-10 H Transmit to House 2026-02-10 S Senate third reading PASSED voting: (29-1-0-0) 2026-01-27 S Senate minority caucus: Do pass 2026-01-27 S Senate majority caucus: Do pass 2026-01-26 S Senate consent calendar 2026-01-26 S Senate RULES Committee action: Proper For Consideration, voting: (0-0-0-0) 2026-01-21 S Senate HHS Committee action: Do Pass, voting: (6-0-1-0) 2026-01-20 S Senate read second time 2026-01-15 S Assigned to Senate RULES Committee 2026-01-15 S Assigned to Senate HHS Committee 2026-01-15 S Introduced in Senate and read first time 2026-01-09 S Prefile
Votes
2026-01-21 Senate Health and Human Services Committee Action (DP) Yea: 6 Nay: 0 2026-01-26 Senate Rules Committee Action (PFC) Yea: 0 Nay: 0 2026-02-10 Senate - Third Reading Yea: 29 Nay: 1 2026-03-09 House Health & Human Services Committee Action (DP) Yea: 12 Nay: 0 2026-03-16 House Rules Committee Action (C&P) Yea: 7 Nay: 0 2026-04-01 House - Committee of the Whole (DP) Yea: 0 Nay: 0 2026-04-07 House - Third Reading Yea: 53 Nay: 6
Committee Referrals
2026-01-15 S Health and Human Services 2026-01-15 S Rules 2026-02-10 H Health and Human Services 2026-02-10 H Rules
Bill Text Versions
2026-01-09 Introduced 2026-02-03 Engrossed
Subjects
Authorized Persons Counties - Title 11 County Medical Examiner Decedent Definition Disease Hazard Duties Fellow Forensic Pathology Medical Examiner Medical Examiners Medical Student Notice Of Results Petition Powers And Duties Professions And Occupations - Title 32 Public Health And Safety - Title 36 Resident Suspected Significant Exposure Testing Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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