01/21/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Arizona State Senate Efficiency Committee · January 21, 2026

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Introduction of SB1023 (optometry)

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Committee chair opens the hearing and staff intern Hayden Darst summarizes Senate Bill 1023: it would require optometrists to follow the community standard of care and recommends 1-year eye exams while allowing eyeglass prescriptions to be extended up to two years or reduced based on risk factors. Darst offers to answer questions.

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Arizona Senate Efficiency Committee heard and advanced two bills: SB1023 (eye exam/prescription validity) received a due-pass recommendation unanimously; SB1013 (merit-based hiring restrictions with a veterans-preference carve-out) was advanced as amended after a 4–3 vote following extended debate and public testimony.

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