Session:

House Member

Personal Information:
Home City:
Occupation:
Member Since: 2019

Amish Shah, MD, MPH was born and raised in Chicago, Ill. His mother and father were engineering students who immigrated from India in the 1960s. His father is Jain and his mother is Hindu. He attended Catholic school from grades K-12.

He attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., and graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. He graduated from Northwestern University Medical School as part of the Honors Program in Medical Education.

After medical school, Dr. Shah worked for LEK Consulting, LLC, an international strategy consulting firm. He completed a Master's in Public Health with a full Merit Scholarship at the University of California, Berkeley, followed by residency training in Emergency Medicine at New York City's busiest Level I trauma center. He won the American Academy of Emergency Medicine’s National Resident Research Competition for his work in inventing a new method to provide care for the critically ill.

Dr. Shah taught medical students and residents at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York as a full-time faculty member and academic researcher. He has published several articles in peer-reviewed journals. While there, he also led the New York Jets Airway Management Team. Amidst concern over the potential catastrophic injuries, he helped the NFL improve their emergency management through research and presented his work at the NFL Physicians’ Society.

Dr. Shah graduated from the University of Arizona’s Sports Medicine fellowship, a Division I college program featuring a wide breadth of sports coverage. His research project and clinical focus were ultrasound-guided procedures and diagnostics. He is currently board certified in Emergency Medicine and Sports Medicine and practices throughout Arizona, treating adults and children.

Outside of his medical practice, he founded the first Arizona Vegetarian Food Festival as a philanthropic endeavor to promote healthy eating and eliminate preventable disease. Now in its seventh year, it attracts thousands annually. He contributes to Sounds Academy and the Humane Society of the United States, organizations that focus on children’s exposure to the arts and the promotion of a kind society, as well as several other charities. He has three adopted cats named Hillary, Miss Meowerson, and Cousin Oliver.

Amish enjoys basketball, flying small airplanes, and adventurous travel. He speaks conversational Spanish and fluent Gujarati.

Sponsored Bills

Bill NumberSponsor TypeShort/NOW Title
HB2097CACJC; victim compensation fund; allocation
HB2098Cmissing children; mandatory reporting
(NOW: missing children; law enforcement; reporting)
HB2099Cmissing and murdered indigenous peoples
HB2100Cmissing; unidentified person; reporting requirements
HB2102CAHCCCS; pregnant women; dental care
HB2105Cschool health program; appropriation
HB2106Cinformed consent; pelvic examinations.
HB2110Ccivil penalties; traffic; mitigation; restitution
(NOW: civil penalties; mitigation; restitution)
HB2236CAZPOST; membership
HB2282Csmall business assistance grants
(NOW: instruction; Holocaust; antisemitism)
HB2286Cwater efficient plumbing fixtures.
HB2287Cappropriation; electric school buses
HB2292Cphysician assistants; licensure; board.
HB2416Cchild care assistance; tiered reimbursement.
HB2417Cgifted pupils; appropriation
HB2419Cschool funding; inflation adjustment
HB2461CDPS; body cameras; appropriations
HB2481Cshort-term rentals; enforcement; penalties
HB2483Canimal ownership; possession; prohibition
HB2484Canimal fighting paraphernalia; offense
HB2492CFred Korematsu day; observed
HB2496Cclimate change; state plan
HB2523Cfour-year degrees; community colleges
HB2542Cveteran suicides; annual report
HB2556Ctobacco; vaping; penalties; legal age
HB2563CAHCCCS; redetermination; documentation
HB2564Cchildren's health insurance; waiting period
HB2575Chospitals; visitation
HB2608CAHCCCS work requirement; repeal
HB2620Phealth care workers; assault; prevention
HB2621Pprior authorization; uniform request forms
HB2622Pnonretaliation policies; health care institutions
HB2623Pfireworks; use; overnight hours; prohibition
HB2624Ppublic officials; entities; civil liability
HB2625Poverdose; disease prevention; programs.
HB2626Pcat declawing; prohibition; exceptions
HB2627Phealth facilities; resuscitation; emergency care
HB2628Pappropriations; AHCCCS; postpartum visits.
HB2629PArizona nurses academy
HB2630Pmaternal mental health; advisory committee..
HB2631Pappropriation; emergency shelter beds; seniors.
HB2632Ppremium tax credit; insulin assistance
HB2633Pnursing shortage; workforce preparation; plan.
(NOW: long-term care services; allowed practitioner)
HB2634Pboard of nursing; members
HB2635Ppet dealers; state preemption; repeal
HB2636Prural health providers; tax credit
HB2637Pappropriation; STEM internships.
HB2638Peducation programs; county jails; appropriation
HB2639Pinsurer insolvency; bona fide associations
HB2640Pbehavioral health; rates; study; appropriation
HB2641Prepeal; marriage
HB2642Pantidiscrimination; housing; employment; public accommodations..
HB2643Pteachers workforce database
HB2644Pschool health program; appropriation.
HB2645Pcommunity colleges; joint study; benefits.
HB2706Cappropriation; veterans' services; benefits counselors
HB2713Crelease credits; prisoners
HB2715Cresidential picketing; offense
HB2750Cautomatic voter registration; same day.
HB2762Cstatewide assessment; 2020-2021 school year
HB2773Cspirituous liquor; delivery; off-sale permits
(NOW: liquor; delivery; off-sale permits; leases)
HB2785PAHCCCS; diabetes management
HB2786Pappropriation; DPS; body cameras
HB2787Coccupational regulation; good character; definition
HB2788Cpaid sick leave; COVID-19
HB2805Cunemployment insurance; benefits; tax base
HB2809Cmarijuana; advertising; labeling; signage; sale
HB2820Cdietitian nutritionists; licensure
HB2824Cadult education; grant program; appropriations
HB2852Cstudy committee; educator health insurance
HCR2011Cshort-term rentals; vacation rentals
HCR2027Ccampaign finance; source disclosure
HCR2041CBarbara Lubin; death resolution
HM2001Cmilitary sexual assault; service members
HR2013CSue Ellen Allen; death resolution
SB1173Cfamily leave
SB1174Cappropriation; STEM internships
SB1250Coverdose; disease prevention; programs
SB1315Cnoncertificated school employees; due process
SB1316Chearing evaluations; preschools
SB1321Cappropriation; adult protective services
SB1486Cdrug paraphernalia; definition; testing equipment
SB1514Cappropriation; emergency shelter beds; seniors
(NOW: emergency shelter beds; seniors)
SB1551Cdriver license suspensions; restrictions
SB1679Chealth insurers; provider network; denial
SCR1012Cratification; equal rights amendment
SCR1023Cworld hearing day