AZPHA Bill Tracking Spreadsheet 2026

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3		AZPHA Bill Tracking Spreadsheet 2026 Legislative Session
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11		HB2005	vaccination status; unprofessional conduct; policies	No	Dead		prevents clinicians from deciding not to accept electively unvaccinated patients
12		HB2007	ivermectin; over-the-counter drug	No	Dead		allows for the sale of ivermectin over the counter w/o a prescription in az
13	Vivien Geisler-Fern	HB2051	AHCCCS; breastfeeding & lactation coverage	Yes	Passed Full House		allows AHCCCS to cover breastfeeding and lactation services expands services to outpatient and inpatient - relieves reimbursementissues
14		HCR2056	medical mandates; right to refuse	No	Awaiting House Floor Vote		This measure would amend the AZ Constitution to prohibit any entity (including schools) from requiring a vaccine or treatment including conditioning employment, education, public access, or benefits on compliance
15	Anam Khalid	HB2059	highway speed restrictions; safety	No	Dead		Makes the speed limit on I-8 80mph
16	Lauren Moxley	HB2060	educational facilities; abortion; prohibited activities	No	Passed Full House		Prohibits university health centers from mentioning abortion care
17	Lauren Moxley	HB2061	healthcare services; patient rights	No	Dead		Not sure of the full implications - appears to be related to abortion or reproductive care
18	Anam Khalid	HB2064	Vulnerable pedestrians	Yes	Dead		Aims to better protect pedestrians
19	Anam Khalid	HB2081	medical marijuana; terminal illness	Silent	Dead		Expands where medical marijuana can be used for terminally ill patients (hospice_
20	Anam Khalid	HB2085	gender transitions; minors	No	Passed Full House		Explicitly prohibits gender affirming procedures for under 18 year olds including hormone treatment
21	Anam Khalid	HB2086	vaccination mandates; masks; prohibition	No	Passed Full House		Prohibits businesses and governments from requiring a mask to be worn or a vaccination status. Seems to exclude hospitals but it's nebulous
22	Lauren Moxley	HB2107	SNAP benefits; purchases; waiver	No	Dead		prevents purchase of junk food like mcdonalds with SNAP - adds vitamins as an OK purpose
23		HB2119	computer data center; application; deadline	Yes	Dead		reduces the tax breaks for data center construction
24		HB2148	noncustodial federal monies; appropriation	No	Passed Full House		the legislature would need to appropriate grant funds like WIC
25	Vivien Geisler-Fern	HB2154	abortions; public funding; prohibition	No	Dead		state or any political subdivision can't contract with any org that facilitates access to abortion care w public money (eg PPAZ) PUBLIC MONIES. enter into a contract with
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27	Lauren Moxley	HB2176	health facilities; licensure; complaints; investigations	Yes	Passed Full House		ADHS licensing reform. Prevents 'license swapping' and provides clearer notice provisions and structured informal dispute resolution.
28	Vivien Geisler-Fern	HB2177	AHCCCS; waivers; American Indians; services	Yes	Passed Full House		Restores waiver requests to provide services to tribal members that were discontinued by AHCCCS in 2010 by Director Betlach.
29	Makenna Thuringer	HB2178	Agency chief medical officer; license	Yes	Passed Full House	Senate Health 3/4/26	Requires any state government chief medical officer to have an active MD or DO license in AZ
30	Makenna Thuringer	HB2184	fetal death; funeral homes	Silent	Passed Full House		Allows moothers to request a death certificate for under 20 week abortions or miscarriages so they can creamate the remains rather than treating the remains as medical waste. Amended to below 20 weeks gestation as well at mom's request.
31		HB2194	claims; prior authorization; denials; contact	Yes	Dead		Requires health insurers to provide contact information for how to appeal a prior auth or claim that is denied (BCBSAZ will hate this bill)
32	Lauren Moxley	HB2195	nursing facilities; records; surveys; timelines	Yes	Passed Full House		Skilled nursing licensure reform. Gives ADHS access to some personnel records for compliance purposes. Makes ADHS give the statement of deficiencies within 10 days. Makes ADHS adhere to CMS complaint investigation criteria
33	Lauren Moxley	HB2206	SNAP; error rate; forensic audit	No	Passed Full House		Makes ADES get their SNAP error rate down to 3% by 2030. Makes DES do a corrective action plan for improvement goals. Auditor General to assess status.
34	Makenna Thuringer	HB2214	special plate; skin cancer prevention	Yes	Dead		Allows for a sun safety license plate. Mioney would go to a C3 that does sun education etc.
35	Lauren Moxley	HB2178	agency; chief medical officer; license	Yes	Passed Full House		Requires state government CMOs ton have an active medical license (MD, DO)
36		HB2206	SNAP; error rate; forensic audit	No	Vetoed	Vetoed	Establishes forensic audit and reporting requirements for the ADES to reduce the SNAP payment error rate to not more than 3%.
37	Anam Khalid	HB2222	birth certificates; sex designation change	Silent	Dead		Allows for a gender change on a birth certificate using a designated ADHS form
38	Vivien Geisler-Fern	HB2224	produce incentive program; annual appropriation	Yes	Passed Full House		Appropriation suggestion bill: $2M per year for produce incentives to ADES
39	Vivien Geisler-Fern	HB2228	elder abuse; registry; attorney general	Yes	Passed Full House		Holds ADES/APS more accountable for turning in abuse info to the AG's Office
40	Vivien Geisler-Fern	HB2233	rural health transformation monies; review	Silent	Dead		Accountability bill. Makes rural health transformation grant distributions and status update reportable to JLBC
41		HB2244	evictions; satisfaction of judgments	?	Passed Full House		Complicated landlord tenant dispute bill
42	Anam Khalid	HB2248	medical interventions; prohibition	No	Passed Full House		Terrible anti vaccine bill micromanaging business and private entities preventing them from making any kind of vaccine requirement - including medical facilitiues
43	Vivien Geisler-Fern	HB2251	midwives; medication administration; advisory committee	Neutral	Dead		Expands the ability of lay midwives to administer some anti hemmoraggics
44	Vivien Geisler-Fern	HB2252	midwives; ambulances; home births	Yes	Dead		Lets midwives rid in the ambulance to the hospital if allowed by the ems medical director
45		HB2325	single family homes, institutional investors	?	Dead		Prevents institutional investors from buying more than 10 houses. and bars institutional investors from bidding on homes during the first 60 days they are listed for sale.
46		HB2331	electric utility; reliable energy standard	No	Passed Full House		Discourages utilities from developing wind and solar energy generation by making electric utilities ensure that 85% of generating capacity is from 'reliable resources'. The definition of reliable resources excludes wind and solar.
47		HB2364	abortion-inducing drugs; violations	No	Passed Full House		Makes it a Class 4 felony for a health provider, pharmacist, manufacturer to mail an abortion-inducing drug service is guilty of a class 4 felony.
48		HB2267	public nuisance; renewable energy; exceptions	No	Passed Full House		Designed to stop the installation of solar and wind energy projects by classifying utility-scale solar energy projects within 4 miles of a residential property as a public nuisance, making them very difficult if not impossible to site.
49		HB2395	fitness program; school report cards	?	Passed Full House		Establishes the Arizona School Fitness Program at ADE to recognize public schools participating in a nationally recognized physical fitness test.
50	Anam Khalid	HB2396	SNAP, allowed purchases	No	Vetoed	Vetoed	A bit confusing. Says DES needs to ask USDA for a waiver saying SNAP beneficiaries can buy stuff from the WIC list but doesn't limit buys to the WIC list.
51		HB2448	SNAP; work requirement waivers; exemptions	No	Passed Full House		Prohibits the ADES from applying for a waiver of work requirement for 'able-bodied adults' unless it is required by federal law or authorized by state law.
52	Lauren Moxley	HB2542	AHCCCS; preventive dental care	Yes	Dead		Allows AZ's modest $1K emergency dental benefit to be used for preventive care too
53		HB2611	group homes; safety; training; rights	?	Passed Senate Gov		Aims to strengthen protections for youth in foster care and group homes by expanding their rights, improving staff screening and training, enhancing safety requirements, and ensuring continuity of medical and mental health care
54		HB2617	insurance; prostate cancer; cost sharing	Yes	Dead		Makes health insurance plans cover with no co pay PSA tests for high risk men over 40
55		HB2673	mental illness; prisoners; diagnosis; treatment.	Yes	Awaiting House Floor Vote		Requires mental health screening in county jails, assessments and treatment when warranted
56		HB2683	SNAP; temporary funding; federal government	Yes	Dead		Provides $5M in contingency funds to keep SNAP going in the event of a federal gov't shutdown
57		HB2797	SNAP; TANF; public welfare; verification	No	Awaiting House Floor Vote		Adds tons of red tape to ADES' review of eligibility for SNAP benefits
58		HB2914	electronic monitoring; health care facilities	Yes	Dead		Authorizes electronic monitoring in assisted living and skilled nursing facilities by families if all residents consent
59		HB2923	court-ordered treatment; judicial review	Yes	Awaiting House Floor Vote		Improves judicial review of court ordered treatment and sets more clear guidelines for courts and petetioners
60	Makenna Thuringer	HB2980	home; community-based services; mental illness.	Silent	Dead		Provides for some home and community based services for persons with a serious mental illness (similar to the DDD system)
61	Makenna Thuringer	HB2958	AHCCCS; dental care; pregnant women	Yes	Dead		Requires AHCCCS to cover dental services for pregnant members match paid by the prescription drug rebate fund
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74		SCR1001	citizenship; identification; contributions; early voting.	No	Passed Full Senate		Constitutional amendment requiring U.S. citizenship and proof of identity to vote, limiting early voting deadlines, banning foreign national election contributions, and restricting mail-in ballot procedures and other election integrity measures
75		SCR1004	photo enforcement systems; prohibition	No	Passed Full Senate		Places on the Vovember ballot a measure to prohibit any jurisdiction from using photo enforcement of traffic laws including red light cameras and speeding
76	Vivien Geisler-Fern	SB1011	medical examiners; sudden infant death	No	Awaiting Senate Floor Vote		Makes medical examiners check the vaccination status of bodies and include it in the death certificate
77	Makenna Thuringer	SB1016	religious exemption, medical products	No	Dead		Prohibits an employer from inquiring into the veracity of an employee's religious beliefs or discriminating against an employee based on the employee's refusal to take a medical product.
78	Makenna Thuringer	SB1019	public water systems; fluoride; prohibition	No	Dead		preempts cities and towns and other water systems from optimally flouridating water
79		SB1051	hospitals; patient immigration status; reporting	No	Vetoed	Vetoed	requires hospitals to check immigration status of patients and keep the data, and report the aggregate results
80		SB1052	assisted living; hyperbaric oxygen therapy	Silent for now	Passed Full Senate		allows assisted living and skilled nursing facilities to offer hyperbaric care if done right
81		SB1055	arrestees; unlawfully present; reporting	?	Passed Full House		Requires local law enforcement to tell ICE or CBP whever they arrest someone who may not be in the US legally - a real problem for the seriously mentally ill
82		SB1162	health care institutions; licensing; complaints	Neutral	Awaiting Senate Floor Vote		Allows DHS to conduct an off-site review of a complaint or self-report using info from the licensee to determine whether to investigate at all in person. Lets DHS to close complaints without further investigation if they think the licensee has implemented systems
83		SB1070	Trump Derangement Syndrome; research; report	No	Dead		"Trump Derangement Syndrome" means a behavioral or psychological phenomenon that is characterized by intense emotional or psychological reactions to Donald J. Trump, his actions or his public presence as observed in individuals or groups.
84		SB1073	speed limits; bicycles; sidewalk; paths	Silent	Dead		limits the speed of all these e-bikes kids are recklessly driving around
85		SB1082	petting zoos; handwashing; supervision	Yes	Dead		requires basic hygiene standards for petting zoos
86		SB1112	mental health; hearings; acquaintance witnesses	Yes	Passed Full Senate		allows for a witness (to behavior etc) in a court ordered evaluations
87		SB1113	service of process; evaluation agencies	Yes	Passed Full Senate		allows for the evaluation agency to serve documents if the court authorizes it
88		SB1115	AHCCCS Remote work	Silent	Passed Full Senate		prohibits AHCCCS from remote work
89		SB1162	health care institutions; licensing; complaints	Silent	Dead		Stops AHCCCS for duplicating ADHS inspections and lets ADHS close out self reports and complaints via email etc. The problem is with closing out complaints with these 'windshield' inspections
90		SB1165	insurance; cost sharing; breast exams	Yes	Passed Fill Senate	House Health March 9
91		SB1169	appropriations; graduate medical education program	Yes	Awaiting Senate Floor Vote		allows $18M in expenditure authority and appropriations for residency slots
92		SB1194	vaccination status, denial	No	Awaiting Senate Floor Vote		prevents clinicians from deciding not to accept electively unvaccinated patients
93		SB1212	health insurance; reimbursement rates; vaccines	No	Awaiting Senate Floor Vote		prevents health insurers from paying different administration fees based on achieving vaccine checkpoints in incentive contracts
94		SB1233	administrative deficiencies; cure period	Silent for now	Passed Full Senate		prevents adhs from citing 'administrative deficiencies' before a 72 hour cure period for healthcare institutions and assisted living
95		SB1236	AHCCCS; enrollment verification; presumptive eligibility.	No	Awaiting Senate Floor Vote		adds additional buraucracy for AHCCCS eligibility work with quarterly and monthly data sharing and additional eligibility checks
96		SB1247	Assisted living occupants	Yes	Passed Full Senate	House Health 3/2/26	would allow someone not receiving services to live with someone who is in an assisted living facility or home (with the facility's consent)
97	Makenna Thuringer	SB1347	health insurance; fertility preservation; coverage	Silent	Awaiting Senate Floor Vote		would require commercial private health insurance to cover freezing reproductive egg/sperm when a pediatric patient recieves care that might induce sterility
98		SB1363	marijuana; rural opportunity initiative	Silent	Dead		creates rural marijuana access initiative and makes ADHS issue 18 new dispensary licenses that must stay in rural areas
99		SB1368	SNAP; allowed purchases; waiver.	No	Passed Full Senate		would limit SNAP food purchases to a more narrow list of foods outlined in the statute (if USDA approves the waiver) - makes DES annual ask for the waiver if denied.
100		SB1372	medicaid; dental benefit study committee	Yes	Awaiting Senate Floor Vote		Forms a study committee to assess the feasibility of including a more comprehensive dental benefit for Medicaid members