---
type: "Bill"
title: "DCS; sexual abuse allegations; interviews"
description: "DCS; sexual abuse allegations; interviews"
jurisdiction: "us/states/az"
legislature: "Arizona Legislature"
session: "57th-2nd-regular"
identifier: "SB 1631"
citation: "Arizona SB 1631 (57th-2nd-regular)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carine Werner"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-03"
last_action: "2026-06-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/198c48d3-e9e5-4b46-aa62-0613cdf72841"
source_url: "https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/85264?SessionId=130"
source_hash: "a766deab0e18f929463e12f68d1e7463a25472eaa59f4d815f0faa3300bd8ba4"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-az"]
---

# Arizona SB 1631 (57th-2nd-regular) — DCS; sexual abuse allegations; interviews

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chaptered Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2r/laws/0185.pdf)
2. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2r/bills/sb1631p.pdf)
3. **Senate Engrossed Version (02/25/2026)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2r/bills/sb1631s.pdf)

## Votes

- Passed — **54–0** (pass) · lower
- do pass — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Passed — **26–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Carine Werner — primary (person)
- Hildy Angius — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-02-03** Senate First Reading `reading-1`
- **2026-02-04** Senate Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-02-11** DP `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-25** DP `informal-passage`
- **2026-02-25** PASSED `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-25** Transmit to House
- **2026-03-03** House First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-04** House Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-23** DP `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-30** House Placed on Consent Calendar
- **2026-06-09** PASSED `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-06-09** Transmit to Senate
- **2026-06-10** Transmit to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-19** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/198c48d3-e9e5-4b46-aa62-0613cdf72841`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arizona legislature records).