This law mostly updates titles and wording at the Industrial Commission of Arizona, but it also removes the commission's power to license private employment offices, renames its benefits ombudsman a resource officer with a wider role, places boiler and elevator oversight under separate divisions, and requires the commission to post a fee schedule online.
Official title: industrial commission; revisions
- September 12, 2026
What changes
BeforeThe commission had power to license and supervise private employment offices, bring together employers and job seekers, and publicize job openings in the state.
NowThat power is removed from the commission's list of general powers.
BeforeThe commission director had to employ an ombudsman to help people receiving workers' compensation benefits.
NowThe director must employ a resource officer to help people receiving benefits under the commission's purview. The resource officer may also give information about the commission's labor programs and the rules for commission proceedings on those matters, but still may not give legal advice.
BeforeBoiler and elevator safety laws were run through the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, led by its director.
NowBoiler laws are run through a boiler division and elevator laws through an elevator division of the commission, each led by a chief. Only the boiler or elevator inspector, not a boiler or elevator chief, counts as the 'authorized representative'.
BeforeThe head of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health was called the director.
NowThe head is now called the chief, with the same duties, qualifications and inspection and citation powers.
BeforeThe fee schedule set under section 23-908 was exempt from the state's standard rulemaking process.
NowIt is still exempt, but the commission must post the schedule on its website and file a notice with the website address to be published in the state register.
Who it affects
- People receiving benefits under the Industrial Commission's purview
- Owners and operators of boilers, pressure vessels, water heaters and elevators or similar conveyances
- Employers subject to workplace safety inspections
- Private employment offices
- Industrial Commission of Arizona
What you need to do
Nothing.
What the law doesn't answer
- What happens to private employment offices that were licensed by the commission, and whether another agency will oversee them
- Which labor programs the resource officer may give information about
- Whether the new boiler and elevator divisions get new staff or funding
- What the fee schedule under section 23-908 covers
This summary describes the law as enacted. Later laws, court rulings or referendum petitions can change the picture. Check the official text for the current wording.