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AZ SB1355

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/26/2026

Primary Sponsor

Lauren Kuby

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Expands Arizona's civil rights protections in employment, housing, and public accommodations to include sexual orientation and gender identity and gender expression as protected classes alongside race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, familial status, and national origin.

  • Lowers the employer threshold for discrimination complaints from 15 employees to 5 employees for each working day in 20 or more calendar weeks.

  • Explicitly defines denial of access to shared facilities as a form of employment discrimination based on gender identity and gender expression.

  • Requires all single-occupancy restroom facilities in new or totally renovated public buildings to be designated as gender-neutral restrooms.

  • Amends 18 sections of Arizona Revised Statutes (Title 41) covering the civil rights division powers, public accommodations, employment practices, and fair housing provisions.

Legislative Description

Antidiscrimination; employment; housing; public accommodations.

Last Action

Senate read second time

1/27/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules1/26/2026
Government Institutions1/26/2026

Full Bill Text

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