Arizona 2024 2024 Regular Session

Arizona Senate Bill SB1120 Comm Sub / Analysis

Filed 02/21/2024

                    Assigned to GOV 	AS PASSED BY COW 
 
 
 
 
ARIZONA STATE SENATE 
Fifty-Sixth Legislature, Second Regular Session 
 
AMENDED 
FACT SHEET FOR S.B. 1120 
 
consumer fraud; unlawful practices 
(NOW: occupational regulations; complaints) 
Purpose 
Allows an agency or an occupational association that has disciplinary authority to 
investigate a complaint or take disciplinary or enforcement action resulting from a complaint only 
if the complainant has a substantial nexus with the person who is the subject of the complaint.  
Background 
Statute provides licensing standards for numerous professions, which may include 
education, training, experience, examination, age and criminal background check requirements. 
Statute also outlines grounds for disciplinary action or refusal to issue or renew such licenses 
including: 1) commission of an act involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or negligence;  
2) malpractice or incompetency; 3) false or deceptive advertising; 4) using controlled substances; 
5) violating a provision of statute or rule; 6) making false statements to the licensing board; or  
7) conviction of a crime (A.R.S. Title 32). 
Statute also outlines certain occupational regulations including: 1) requiring an agency to 
limit all occupational regulations to regulations that are demonstrated to be necessary to 
specifically fulfill a public health, safety or welfare concern; 2) allowing a person to petition a 
state agency for a determination as to whether the person's criminal record will disqualify the 
person from obtaining a license, permit, certificate or other state recognition; and 3) prohibiting a 
state agency from determining that a person's criminal record disqualifies the person from 
obtaining a license, permit, certificate or other state recognition, unless the individual was 
convicted of prescribed crimes and the conviction has not been set aside or expunged (A.R.S. Title 
41, Chapter 6, article 11). 
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this 
legislation.  
Provisions 
1. Allows an occupational association that has disciplinary authority over its members to 
investigate complaints and take disciplinary or enforcement action resulting from a complaint 
only if the complainant has a substantial nexus with the person who is subject to the complaint.  
2. Allows an agency to investigate a complaint and take disciplinary or enforcement action 
resulting from a complaint only if the complainant has a substantial nexus with the person 
subject to the complaint.  
3. Become effective on the general effective date.   FACT SHEET – Amended  
S.B. 1120 
Page 2 
 
 
Amendments Adopted by Committee  
• Adopted the strike-everything amendment.  
Senate Action 
GOV 2/14/24 DPA/SE 4-2-2 
Prepared by Senate Research 
February 21, 2024 
JT/slp