AZ SB1574

Prohibits employers from discharging, refusing to hire, promote, or discriminate against employees based on their consumer reports or credit history, effective immediately.

Bars employers from inquiring about applicants' or employees' consumer reports or credit history; violations are classified as a class 3 misdemeanor.

Removes "employment purposes" from the definition of permissible uses for consumer reports under Arizona's fair credit reporting law, eliminating employer access to credit reports.

Deletes provisions allowing employers to receive consumer reports and removes employer disclosure requirements when denying employment based on credit information.

Amends security freeze statutes to remove "employment screening" as an exemption to credit report freezes, strengthening consumer protections against employment-related credit checks.