REFERENCE TITLE: parenting time; supervision; professional supervisor

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2615

Introduced by

Representatives Blackman: Keshel

AN ACT

amending title 25, chapter 4, article 1, arizona revised statutes, by adding section 25-419; relating to parenting time.

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

Section 1. Title 25, chapter 4, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 25-419, to read:

START_STATUTE25-419. Parenting time; supervision; professional supervisors; nonprofessional supervisors; definitions

A. In any parenting time proceeding, the court shall order supervised parenting time with a professional supervisor if either of the following applies:

1. The matter is a high-risk case.

2. Either of the parties is the subject of an order of protection or injunction against harassment currently or at any time in the ten years before the filing of the matter that is the subject of the parenting time order.

B. In any parenting time proceeding, the court may order supervised visitation with a nonprofessional supervisor if both of the following apply:

1. The matter is not a high-risk case.

2. The parties are not subject to an order of protection or injunction against harassment currently and have not been subject to an order of protection or injunction against harassment at any time in the ten years before the filing of the matter that is the subject of the parenting time order.

C. A Professional Supervisor who is appointed by a court to conduct supervised parenting time shall meet all of the following QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Have extensive and Specialized Training and Certifications in and experience with all of the following:

(a) Professions that have direct involvement with children and teenagers.

(b) Adverse Childhood Experiences.

(c) Domestic Violence Dynamics.

(d) Recognition of Child abuse.

(e) Trauma-Informed training in post-traumatic stress disorder.

(f) Crisis Intervention and Safety Planning.

(g) training and certification by a national organization that establishes standards of practice for supervised parenting time.

2. A current background check with the Department of Child Safety Central Registry or the Adult Protective Services Registry and a current valid Fingerprint Clearance Card pursuant to title 41, chapter 12, article 3.1.

3. Active professional liability insurance.

4. Have completed a minimum of twenty-four hours of continuing education in the preceding two years.

D. a nonprofessional supervisor shall meet all of the following qualifications:

1. Practice the training and standards of a national organization that establishes standards of practice for supervised parenting time.

2. Complete training in all of the following:

(a) Trauma.

(b) Domestic violence.

(c) De-escalation techniques.

(d) Professional documentation standards.

3. Read and agree in writing to practice the standards for nonprofessional supervisors that are established by the supreme court.

E. For the purposes of this section:

1. "High-Risk Case" means a parenting time case that involves any of the following:

(a) allegations or findings from another Court of Competent Jurisdiction, a sealed case, a pending investigation or a current or prior conviction involving any of the following:

(i) A domestic Violence offense as defined in section 13-3601.

(ii) coercive Control.

(iii) stalking as prescribed in SECTION 13-2923.

(iv) threatening and intimidating as prescribed IN SECTION 13-1202.

(v) Harassment as prescribed iN SECTION 13-2921.

(vi) Dangerous crimes against children as defined in section 13-705.

(vii) Child or vulnerable adult abuse OR emotional abuse as defined SECTION 13-3623.

(viii) Aggravated assault as prescribed in SECTION 13-1204.

(ix) ANY OF THE CLASSIFICATIONS OF homicide prescribed in TITLE 13, chapter 11.

(x) possession, use or trafficking of dangerous drugs as prescribed in SECTION 13-3407.

(xi) terrorism as prescribed in SECTION 13-2308.01.

(xii) Abuse of a child as defined in section 8-201.

2. "NonProfessional Supervisor" means an unpaid person who is approved by the court to conduct supervised parenting time and who meets all of the nonprofessional supervisor requirements.

3. "Professional Supervisor" means a paid person or agency that is appointed by the court to conduct supervised parenting time and that meets all of the professional SUPERVISOR requirements and qualifications.

4. "Supervised Parenting Time" means court-ordered parenting time monitored by a neutral third party.END_STATUTE