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AZ SB1476

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/27/2026

Primary Sponsor

Shawnna Bolick

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Creates a new class 6 felony offense of "child neglect" for a person having custody of a child who engages in harmful conduct involving neglect related to prenatal substance exposure (referencing existing statutory definitions in section 8-201, paragraph 25, subdivisions c and d)

  • Establishes an affirmative defense available to mothers who completed alcohol or drug treatment during their pregnancy

  • Adds section 13-3619.01 to Arizona Revised Statutes Title 13, chapter 36 (family offenses)

Legislative Description

Child neglect; prenatal substance exposure

Family Offenses

Last Action

House read second time

3/10/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules3/9/2026
Judiciary2/27/2026
Rules1/29/2026
Judiciary and Elections1/29/2026

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