mental health; autism; insurance coverage
Arizona's SB 1590 requires health insurers to cover behavioral therapy for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) without excluding coverage based solely on an ASD diagnosis. It mandates coverage for medically necessary behavioral therapy services (provided by licensed professionals) with annual limits: $50,000 for children under nine and $25,000 for ages nine to sixteen. The law applies to group health plans but excludes individual plans, small employers, and out-of-state services. It does not eliminate cost-sharing like deductibles but ensures insurers cannot deny coverage for ASD-related treatment or therapy.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 10, 2025
Signed May 7, 2025
Maddy AI version diff · 2 comparisons
What changed between versions
Senate Engrossed Version
→
Chaptered Version
·
4 edits
MODERATE
This bill was formally enacted into law as Chapter 142 of the 2025 Arizona session. The substantive content remains largely unchanged from the Senate version, with only minor formatting adjustments and a few text corrections (such as removing 'DOES NOT PREVENT' and standardizing section references). The law mandates insurance coverage for autism spectrum disorder and behavioral therapy services across various insurance types.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains the same, but it is now officially enacted as law with a governor's approval date of May 7, 2025.
TIMELINE
Added official enactment date showing Governor approval on May 7, 2025, and filing with Secretary of State.
TECHNICAL
Corrected text errors including removal of 'DOES NOT PREVENT' phrases and standardized section numbering from 'E. D.' to 'E.' for consistency.
Changed formatting from line-by-line legislative markup to clean, readable statute text with proper section headers.
Added START_STATUTE and END_STATUTE markers to denote where the actual statutory language begins and ends.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2025 · House Apr 30, 2025
How they voted
24–3
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 30
Mar 10, 2025
D
Democratic13
76% Yea
R
Republican17
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
5
Committee
2
May 7, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about SB 1590
Scope: AZ
Hi! I can help you understand SB 1590. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline