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Arizona administers an occupational safety and health State Plan approved by Federal OSHA.  In May 2012, Arizona passed Arizona Senate Bill (SB) 1441, since codified as Arizona Revised Statute, title 23, ch. 2, art. 13 (A.R.S. 23-492) and later modified with the passage of SB 1307. A.R.S. 23-492 sets forth fall protection requirements for residential construction work in the State. OSHA reviewed the Arizona statute (both the original and as modified) and determined that it is not at least as effective as Federal OSHA's standard for fall protection in residential construction. As such, OSHA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing to reject the Arizona statute and reconsider final approval of the State Plan. OSHA solicited and received written comments, analyzed the record, and published a Final Rule rejecting the Arizona statute and deferring the decision on reconsideration. Upon publication of this Final Rule, the automatic repeal clause of the Arizona statute went into effect and the state began enforcement of OSHA’s standard for fall protection in residential construction.