AZBio Legislative Watch List for 2024
As Arizona’s Statewide Bioscience Industry Association, AZBio works with our elected leaders to educate and inform on the key issues that will help to make Arizona a Top-Ten Bioscience State and works across our community to support our members, our industry, our healthcare partners, and patient advocacy organizations.
Each year, AZBio publishes its Policy Initiatives as approved by the AZBio Board of Directors.
Click here to view the AZBio Government Affairs Policy Guide for 2024
AZBio is supported at the State Capitol by our contract lobbyists at Dorn Policy Group.
Legislative Deadlines: Second Regular Session, 56th Legislature, 2024
January 2024
- Monday 1/8 – Deadline for pre-files is 12:00 PM
- Thursday 1/11 – Last day for sponsorship of bills before the seven-bill limit begins (5:00 PM)
- Tuesday 1/16* Senate Bill Request Deadline (5:00 p.m.)
- Monday 1/22 Senate Bill Intro Set Preparation Deadline (5:00 p.m.)
- Monday 1/29 Senate Bill Introduction Deadline (5:00 p.m.)
FEBRUARY 2023
- Friday 2/2 – House Bill Request Deadline (5:00 p.m.)
- Monday 2/5 – House Bill Introduction Deadline (5:00 p.m.)
- Friday 2/16 – Last Day to Hear SBs in Senate Committees / Last Day to Hear HBs in House Committees
MARCH 2023
- Friday 3/22 – Last day for House consideration of Senate bills; Last day for Senate consideration of House bills (Note 1)
APRIL 2023
- Friday, 4/12 – Last day for consideration of bills in Conference Committees
- Tuesday, 4/16 100th day of session
- Saturday, April 20, 2023 – Sine Die
Note:
- Appropriations bills have an additional 2 weeks.
Adjournment sine die on Saturday, April 20, 2024– regular sessions shall be adjourned sine die no later than the Saturday of the week in which the 100th day of session falls. (The Speaker and the President may extend the session for a period not to exceed seven additional days. Thereafter, the session can be extended only by a majority vote of the Members.
* 1/16/22 Martin Luther King, Jr./Civil Rights Day
Active Bills at the First Regular Session, 56th Legislature, 2023
The list below highlights bills that pertain to our areas of focus. As these bills progress, our positions to support, monitor, or oppose will be added. All AZBio Members have the option to add bills to the Watch List. To do so, email AZBio.
This list will be updated as new bills are introduced.
Transmitted to the Governor
| HB2174 |
school personnel; emergency glucagon administration – SIGNED |
| HB2599 |
health care appeals – SIGNED |
| SB1021 |
scope of practice; process; repeal –SIGNED |
| HB2045 |
dangerous drugs; definition; xylazine – SIGNED |
| SB1146 |
disclosure; agricultural vaccinations; prohibition VETOED |
| SB1165 |
pharmacy audit; procedures; prohibition – SIGNED |
| SB1250 |
AHCCCS; claims – SIGNED |
House Bills
| HB2035 |
insurance; claims; appeals; provider credentialing |
H HHS DP; H RULES C&P; Transmitted to Senate
S HHS DP; S APPROP DPA; S RULES
| HB2112 |
insurance coverage; hearing aids; children |
H HHS – DPA; H RULES C&P; Transmitted to Senate
S FICO DP; S RULES PFC; Floor
| HB2406 |
agricultural vaccinations; disclosure NOW: agriculture; hemp; regulation; vaccination; disclosure |
H LARA DP; H RULES C&P; Transmitted to Senate
S NREW DP; SRULES C&P; FLOOR – Motion to Reconsider 4/2
| HB2436 |
state contracts; foreign adversary; prohibition |
H GOV DP; H RULES C&P; Transmitted to Senate
S GOV DP; S RULES
| HB2442 |
school immunizations; exclusions |
H HHS DP; H RULES C&P; Transmitted to Senate
S HHS 3/12 DP; S RULES PFC; FLOOR
| HB2449 |
mental health conditions; medications; prohibitions (NOW: medication; authorization; mental illness) |
H HHS DP/SE; H RULES C&P; Transmitted to Senate
S HHS DP; S APPROP DPA; S RULES
| HB2471 |
rulemaking; legislative approval – S/E Repeals ACA and Replaces/Reassigns to Government Agencies |
S/E S-GOV; RULES
| HB2686 |
health profession regulatory boards |
H HHS DP; H RULES C&P; Transmitted to Senate
S HHS DP; S RULES C&P; FLOOR
Senate Bills
| SCR1015 |
public monies; prohibited expenditures. |
S GOV DPA; RULES PFC; FLOOR
| SCR1020 |
general appropriation bill; continuing appropriation |
S APPROP DP; S RULES PFC; Transmitted to House
H APPROPS DPA; H RULES
| SB1013 |
government investments; products; fiduciaries; plans |
S GOV – DP; S RULES – PFC; Transmitted to House
H GOV DP; H RULES C&P; FLOOR
| SB1020 |
newborn screening; Duchenne muscular dystrophy |
S HHS – DPA; S-APPROP DP; RULES PFC; Transmitted to House
H HHS DP; H APPROP DP; H RULES
| SB1043 |
genetic counselors; licensure |
S HHS DP; S RULES PFC; Transmitted to House
H HHS DP; H RULES
| SB1164 |
pharmacy benefits; coverage; exemptions (NOW: pharmacy benefits; coverage) |
S FICO DPA; S APPROP DPA; S RULES PFC; Transmitted to the House
H RA DPA; H APPROP DPA; H RULES
| SB1234 |
pharmacy board; virtual manufacturers |
S HHS DP; S RULES PFC; Transmitted to House
H RA DPA; H RULES C&P; RULES C&P; Motion to Reconsider 4/17
| SB1407 |
employers; vaccines; religious exemption |
S HHS DP; S RULES PFC; Transmitted to House
H HHS DP; H RULES C&P; FLOOR
| SB1570 |
psilocybin services; regulation; licensure |
S HHS DP; S RULES PFC; Transmitted to House
H HHS DP; H RULES
| SB1649 |
misbranding; misrepresenting; food products. |
S NREW DP; S RULES PFC; Transmitted to House
H LARA DP; H RULES C&P; FLOOR
| SB1676 |
antihuman trafficking grant fund; appropriation – S/E ACA 5 YR Continuation |
S/E – H APPOP DPA: RULES
BILLS THAT DID NOT PROGRESS
| HCR2025 |
division; Maricopa county; new counties |
| HB2033 |
department of health services; rulemaking Replaced with a S/E |
| HB2049 |
chiropractic care; diagnostic imaging |
| HB2075 |
appropriation; STEM; learning; workforce development |
| HB2105 |
psilocybin research |
| HB2117 |
workers’ compensation; occupational disease; presumption |
| HB2121 |
cell-cultured animal product; prohibition |
| HB2228 |
AHCCCS; complex rehabilitation technology |
| HB2237 |
developmental disabilities; definition |
| HB2296 |
corporate tax; business income; allocation |
| HB2302 |
workers’ rights; public health emergency |
| HB2343 |
employers; employee salary history; prohibitions |
| HB2344 |
wage disclosure; employee rights |
| HB2411 |
insurance; cost sharing; breast examinations |
| HB2417 |
Arizona commerce authority; continuation – Not Heard in S Gov |
| HB2448 |
school-based health centers; requirements |
| HB2513 |
AHCCCS; preventative dental care |
| HB2517 |
AHCCCS; obesity treatment; medication |
| HB2558 |
essential drugs; price increases; limits |
| HB2559 |
prescription drugs; price limits. |
| HB2649 |
cancer screening; coverage; gene mutation |
| HB2659 |
prescription drugs; importation program |
| HB2660 |
insurance; claims denial; individual review |
| HB2673 |
higher education; increased costs; restrictions |
| HB2682 |
collective bargaining; warehouse employees; quotas. |
| HB2710 |
establishment of state-owned bank |
| HB2726 |
utilization review; prior authorization; requirements |
| HB2758 |
rare disease advisory council – not heard S GOV |
| HB2832 |
luxury tax; electronic nicotine systems. |
| HB2890 |
tax credit; care giving expenses |
| SCR1028 |
school districts; expenditure limitation; repeal |
| SB1002 |
drug paraphernalia; testing; analyzing; repeal |
| SB1019 |
appropriation; health innovation trust fund Not heard in H APPROP |
| SB1024 |
developmental disabilities; spina bifida – Not heard in H HHS |
| SB1037 |
AHCCCS; comprehensive dental care – Not heard in H HHS |
| SB1044 |
Arizona commerce authority; repeal |
| SB1050 |
chiropractic care; diagnostic imaging. FAILED 3rd Read 4/10 |
| SB1152 |
Arizona state university; appropriation reduction |
| SB1209 |
hospitals; fentanyl testing – Not Heard in House |
| SB1251 |
340B drugs; covered entities; distribution |
| SB1253 |
step therapy; exclusion; medical equipment |
| SB1266 |
physical therapists; imaging; laboratory tests |
| SB1362 |
contraception; rights; limits. |
| SB1385 |
appropriation; UArizona; pharmacy lab |
| SB1438 |
health insurance coverage; insulin |
| SB1472 |
prohibited uses; public monies |
| SB1478 |
children’s health insurance program; eligibility. |
| SB1532 |
prescription drugs; price limits |
| SB1533 |
prescription drugs; costs; affordability division |
| SB1648 |
agricultural vaccinations; disclosure. Not Heard in House |
| SB1696 |
health insurance; requirements; essential benefits |
