technical correction; workers' compensation; investigation

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on whether the change will affect how investigations are carried out in practice.

Technical Fix for Workers' Compensation Investigation Rules

This bill makes a small change to the rules about who can investigate workers' compensation cases in Arizona.

What This Bill Does

• Changes 'the state' to 'this state' in the law that talks about appointing investigators for workers' compensation cases.

Who It Names or Affects

• Workers' Compensation Commission
• Investigators working on workers' compensation cases

Terms To Know

workers' compensation

A type of insurance that provides medical care and replaces some lost wages for people who get hurt or sick from their job.

investigation

Looking into something carefully to find out the truth about it, like when someone gets hurt at work.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill only makes a small change and does not add new rules or create any programs.
• It is unclear if this change will affect how investigations are actually carried out in practice.

Official Summary Text

HB2329 - technical correction; workers' compensation; investigation

Current Bill Text

HB2329 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
technical correction; workers'
compensation; investigation

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2329

Introduced by

Representative
Marshall

AN
ACT

amending section 23-928, Arizona
Revised Statutes; relating to workers' compensation administration and
enforcement.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 23-928, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:

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23-928.

Investigation by agents

A. For the purpose of making an investigation with
regard to any employment or place of employment, the commission may appoint, by
an order in writing, a member of the commission or any other competent person
who is a resident of
the

this
state,
an agent whose duties shall be prescribed in the order.

B. In the discharge of his duties, the agent shall
have the inquisitorial powers granted by this chapter to the commission and the
same powers with regard to taking testimony as a referee or master appointed by

a

the
superior court.� The
recommendation made by such agent shall be advisory only and shall not preclude
taking further evidence or making further investigations.
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