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AZ SB1297

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/22/2026

Primary Sponsor

Rosanna Gabaldon

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Eliminates the one-week waiting period before unemployed individuals can begin receiving unemployment benefits in Arizona
  • Removes the requirement that claimants must be unemployed for one week before benefits become payable
  • Amends Arizona Revised Statutes sections 23-762 and 23-771 relating to employment security
  • Updates cross-references in the shared work unemployment compensation program to reflect the removal of the waiting period provision
  • Introduced by Senator Gabaldón during the 57th Legislature, Second Regular Session (2026)

Legislative Description

Unemployment benefits; waiting period.

Last Action

Senate read second time

1/26/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules1/22/2026
Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency1/22/2026

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