---
type: "Bill"
title: "developmental homes; licensure; investigations"
description: "developmental homes; licensure; investigations"
jurisdiction: "us/states/az"
legislature: "Arizona Legislature"
session: "53rd-2nd-regular"
identifier: "SB 1218"
citation: "Arizona SB 1218 (53rd-2nd-regular)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL SETTINGS", "DEVELOPMENTAL HOMES", "FINGERPRINTING", "INSPECTIONS", "INVESTIGATIONS", "LICENSING", "LICENSURE", "PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY - TITLE 36"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kate Brophy McGee"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 11
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-18"
last_action: "2018-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2e1e2cb5-9d82-46a6-88af-4b3066432460"
source_url: "https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/70308?SessionId=119"
source_hash: "9d5d032790fe9924e4730808626be07a067ac160802089a616f39a7706c0fd2b"
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 1218 (53rd-2nd-regular) — developmental homes; licensure; investigations

## 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/53leg/2R/laws/0251.htm)
2. **House Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/SB1218H.htm)
3. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/SB1218P.htm)
4. **Senate Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/SB1218S.htm)

## Votes

- Passed — **56–0** (pass) · lower
- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Passed — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kate Brophy McGee — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-18** senate first reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-26** passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-02-26** transmit to house
- **2018-02-27** house first reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-01-22** senate second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-04-09** passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-02-28** house second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-04-11** passed `passage`
- **2018-04-11** transmit to governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-10** transmit to senate
- **2018-04-17** 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/2e1e2cb5-9d82-46a6-88af-4b3066432460`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arizona legislature records).