# Arizona HB 2001: behavioral health; temporary licensure; graduates

Arizona HB 2001, behavioral health; temporary licensure; graduates, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session House bill sponsored by Matt Gress (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-28 (Final Reading: Passed) (as of 2026-10-19).

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- As of: 2026-10-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Arizona HB 2001
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: behavioral health; temporary licensure; graduates
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-27
- Last action: 2025-04-28, Final Reading: Passed
- Sponsor: Matt Gress (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: behavioral health, behavioral health examiners, behavioral health licensure, board of behavioral health examiners, definitions (s), exceptions to licensure (s), fingerprinting division (s), graduates, jurisdiction (s), license exemption, powers and duties (s), professions and occupations - title 32, state government - title 41, strike everything amendment, temporary licensure
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (127 yes, 42 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Behavioral Health Graduates Can Work Sooner: benefit, medium. Graduates in social work, counseling, marriage and family therapy, or addiction counseling can provide supervised services for up to 90 days. They must graduate from a qualifying program at a regionally accredited college and be applying for an associate-level license. They also need a valid finger…
- Fingerprint Checks for Behavioral Health Applicants: mixed, low. Arizona’s Department of Public Safety must run fingerprint background checks for behavioral health license applicants covered by this law. Clearance card applicants pay fees set by the board of fingerprinting. Private fingerprinting vendors hired by the department can charge extra service fees. App…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Matt Gress (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-28 | House | FINAL: Passed | pass | 50 | 5 |   |
| 2025-04-28 | House | CONCUR: Passed | fail |   |   |   |
| 2025-04-08 | House | THIRD: Passed | pass | 19 | 9 |   |
| 2025-03-19 | House | DPA/SE | pass | 4 | 3 |   |
| 2025-02-17 | House | THIRD: Passed | pass | 36 | 23 |   |
| 2025-02-03 | House | C&P | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-27 | House | DP | pass | 10 | 2 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 2025-04-28: Final Reading: Passed (House)
- 2025-04-28: Concurrence: Passed (House)
- 2025-04-08: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2025-04-03: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (House)
- 2025-03-24: undefined: PFC (House)
- 2025-03-19: undefined: DPA/SE (House)
- 2025-02-17: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2025-02-12: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (House)
- 2025-02-03: undefined: C&P (House)
- 2025-01-27: undefined: DP (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/laws/0118.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/530152)
- House Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2001H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/524164)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2001P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/520482)
- Senate Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2001S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/529027)

## Related bills

- SB 1537: transitional housing; reentry programs; licensure (signed)
- SB 1496: tax credit; qualifying charitable organizations (signed)
- HB 2036: ASRS; temporary personnel service (signed)
- SB 1742: 2025-2026; higher education (signed)
- HB 2034: ASRS; supplemental employee deferral plan (signed)
- SB 1735: 2025-2026; general appropriations act (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/laws/0118.htm)
- [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/530152)
- [House Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2001H.htm)
- [House Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/524164)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2001P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/520482)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2001S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/529027)

## Related
- [SB 1537: transitional housing; reentry programs; licensure](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1537-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1496: tax credit; qualifying charitable organizations](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1496-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2036: ASRS; temporary personnel service](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2036-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1742: 2025-2026; higher education](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1742-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2034: ASRS; supplemental employee deferral plan](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2034-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1735: 2025-2026; general appropriations act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1735-57th-1st-regular)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2001-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-19).