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AZ SB1330

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/27/2026

Primary Sponsor

Mark Finchem

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Grants parents awarded less than 35% parenting time or no legal decision-making authority the right to request a jury trial in family court proceedings
  • Requires juries in contested custody cases to make specific findings on the record regarding factors prescribed in section 25-403 and explain why the verdict serves the child's best interests
  • Gives jury trial requests in these family court matters priority over other civil cases
  • Establishes legislative policy favoring equitable parenting time awards between both parents
  • Declares that equitable parenting time should include equal time with children on all holidays, the child's birthday, and both parents' birthdays

Legislative Description

Family court; right to jury

Legal Decision-making

Last Action

House read second time

3/9/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules2/27/2026
Judiciary2/26/2026
Rules1/26/2026
Appropriations, Transportation and Technology1/26/2026
Judiciary and Elections1/26/2026

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