PREFILED    JAN 06 2026

REFERENCE TITLE: venue; employee conflict; superior court

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2126

Introduced by

Representative Martinez

AN ACT

AMENDING title 12, chapter 4, article 1, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, by adding section 12-412; RELATING TO CHANGE OF VENUE.

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

Section 1. Title 12, chapter 4, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 12-412, to read:

START_STATUTE12-412. Procedure for change of venue when a party is a court or clerk employee

If a party to a civil action pending in the superior court is an employee of the judicial branch or the clerk of the superior court in the county where the action is pending, either party is entitled to a change of venue as a matter of right.  On request of the party applying for the change of venue, the court shall transfer the action to the most convenient adjoining county, unless the parties agree to some other county in which case the court shall transfer the action to the agreed on county. END_STATUTE