PREFILED    NOV 17 2025

REFERENCE TITLE: vaccination status; unprofessional conduct; policies

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2005

Introduced by

Representative Kupper

AN ACT

amending title 32, chapter 32, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 32-3230.03; amending title 36, chapter 4, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 36-420.06; relating to health care services.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 32, chapter 32, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 32-3230.03, to read:

START_STATUTE32-3230.03. Vaccination status; unprofessional conduct

It is an act of unprofessional conduct for a health professional to deny health care or to provide health care that is less than the standard of care to a person based on the person's vaccination status. END_STATUTE

Sec. 2. Title 36, chapter 4, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 36-420.06, to read:

START_STATUTE36-420.06. Health care institutions; vaccination status; discriminatory policies; prohibition

A health care institution may not adopt a policy that allows a health professional to deny health care or to provide health care that is less than the standard of care to a person based on the person's vaccination status. END_STATUTE