SB 1406 Summary

• Replaces the term "alien" with "noncitizen" throughout Arizona Revised Statutes in approximately 40 sections affecting immigration, employment, licensing, public benefits, and related matters.

• Updates terminology in employment law sections to change "unauthorized alien" to "unauthorized noncitizen" and clarifies related definitions and requirements.

• Modifies language in public benefits sections (health care, cash assistance, education funding) that reference citizenship and immigration status requirements for eligibility.

• Changes terminology in licensing statutes for various professions and businesses to reference "noncitizen" status instead of "alien" status.

• Updates definitional and procedural language across multiple statutes including criminal law, workers' compensation, retirement systems, and government employment provisions.