HB 2228 Arizona House · 57th Legislature - Second Regular Session

elder abuse; registry; attorney general

HB 2228 requires state agencies, adult protective services, and individuals filing civil or criminal cases involving elder abuse to notify Arizona's Attorney General within 30 days of filing the action or making a decision. The Attorney General must maintain a public registry containing the person's name, nature of the alleged abuse, dates of conduct, and case outcome. The registry is accessible to the public upon written request, and individuals can submit statements to be included in their record. This bill creates a centralized tracking system for elder abuse cases without establishing new criminal penalties.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Jan 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 15, 2026 Last action Mar 3, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced Version → House Engrossed Version (02/23/2026) · 4 edits · Feb 23, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was renumbered and its scope expanded to include mandatory training curriculum development for public school personnel and resources for parents and students, in addition to the existing elder abuse registry requirements. The text also contains significant formatting errors and repetitive phrasing that appear to be drafting mistakes rather than intentional policy changes.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from solely regulating the elder abuse registry to also requiring the creation of statewide mandatory reporting training curricula for public schools and providing resources to parents and students.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new requirement for the Arizona prosecuting attorneys' advisory council to develop a statewide training curriculum on mandatory reporting laws for public school personnel.

Added a requirement for the department of education to provide resources and materials on mandatory reporting laws to parents and students.

TECHNICAL

The bill title and header information were updated to reflect the new expanded scope and include a different bill number format.

The text contains numerous instances of repetitive phrasing (e.g., 'responsible for submitting shall submit') and formatting artifacts that appear to be drafting errors.

Floor votes · House Feb 23, 2026

How they voted

57–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 60

Feb 23, 2026

D Democratic27

25 Yea 2

92% Yea

R Republican33

32 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

Feb 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

PASSED

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

DPA

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Lower · Passed

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors