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SB1257 • 2026

technical correction; marriage; property rights

SB1257 - technical correction; marriage; property rights

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
J.D. Mesnard
Last action
Official status
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The exact impact on future legal cases involving property rights is not specified in the official source material and remains uncertain.

Fixing Marriage Property Laws

This bill changes a law to clarify that property acquired after moving to Arizona during marriage is governed by Arizona's laws.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends section 25-217 of the Arizona Revised Statutes to clarify how marital rights in property are handled for couples who were married outside Arizona but then moved there.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Married couples who got married outside Arizona and later moved there.
  • People involved in legal disputes about property rights in Arizona.

Terms To Know

Marital rights
The legal rights that a spouse has over their partner's property during and after marriage.
Property rights
Legal rights to own, use, or sell something of value.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This bill only affects couples who were married outside Arizona but then moved there.
  • The exact impact on future legal cases involving property rights is unclear.

Bill History

No action history is stored for this bill yet.

Official Summary Text

SB1257 - technical correction; marriage; property rights

Current Bill Text

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SB1257 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
technical correction; marriage; property rights

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SB 1257

Introduced by

Senator
Mesnard

AN
ACT

amending section 25-217, Arizona
Revised Statutes; relating to marital rights in property.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

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

Section 1. Section 25-217, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE
25-217.

Ownership of property acquired after moving into state

Marital rights in property
which

that
is acquired in this state during marriage by persons
married without the state who move into the state shall be controlled by the
laws of this state.
END_STATUTE