ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

 

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HB 2229: appropriation; DHS; pregnancy resource centers

Sponsor: Representative Blackman, LD 7

Committee on Appropriations

Overview

Appropriates $3,000,000 from the state General Fund (GF) in FY 2027 to the Arizona Department of Health Services for the support of pregnancy resource centers and stipulates that monies may not be distributed to clinics and doctors that provide abortions.

History

DHS operates programs in the following areas: 1) disease prevention and control; 2) health education and training; 3) community public health; 4) environmental health; 5) maternal and child health; 6) emergency preparedness; and 7) regulation of childcare centers, assisted living centers, nursing homes, hospitals, other health care providers and emergency services (A.R.S. § 36-104).

Statute defines an abortion clinic as a facility, other than a hospital, in which five or more first trimester abortions in any month or any second or third trimester abortions are performed (A.R.S. § 36-499.01)

Provisions

1.   Appropriates $3,000,000 from the state GF in FY 2027 to DHS for the support of pregnancy resource centers. (Sec. 1)

2.   Prohibits monies from being distributed to an abortion clinic or a pregnancy resource center that refers patients to clinics or doctors who provide abortions. (Sec. 1)

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