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PHOENIX — The state Senate gave preliminary approval Tuesday to a bill that would make public the disciplinary records of state employees.

On a voice vote, the Senate approved House Bill 2159 and amended it to say that employee phone numbers and addresses would remain private.

The bill, sponsored by state Rep. Jonathan Paton, a Tucson Republican, was introduced as part of a series of reforms to Child Protective Services following the deaths of two Tucson children, and the presumed death of a third local child, who were being monitored by the state agency.

Under current interpretations of public-records law, the state provides basic information on state workers, including their names, salaries and positions. But Paton said records of disciplinary actions are often not provided and should be.

"Everybody who is in public service should be accountable to the public," Paton said Tuesday. "If you've done bad things while you're being paid by the taxpayers, you should be accountable for that."

The bill, which is expected to receive final passage in the Senate this week, will need to go back to the House now that it has been amended. The underlying bill passed in March on a 38-20 House vote.

The CPS-related bills will then be sent as a package to Gov. Janet Napolitano.