# Arizona HB 2065: counties; indigent deceased persons; cremation

Arizona HB 2065, counties; indigent deceased persons; cremation, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session House bill sponsored by Matt Gress (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-06 (Third Reading: Passed) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2065-57th-1st-regular
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Arizona HB 2065
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: counties; indigent deceased persons; cremation
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-02-06, Third Reading: Passed
- Sponsor: Matt Gress (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: counties - title 11, county medical examiner, cremation, deceased persons, indigent deceased persons, professions and occupations - title 32
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (55 yes, 19 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Matt Gress (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-06 | House | THIRD: Passed | pass | 41 | 18 |   |
| 2025-01-27 | House | C&P | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-22 | House | DPA | pass | 6 | 1 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2025-02-06: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2025-02-05: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (House)
- 2025-01-27: undefined: C&P (House)
- 2025-01-22: undefined: DPA (House)
- undated: undefined: None (House)
- undated: undefined: None (House)

## Bill text

- House Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2065H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/523253)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2065P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/520647)

## Related bills

- SB 1735: 2025-2026; general appropriations act (signed)
- SB 1744: 2025-2026; K-12 education (signed)
- SB 1743: 2025-2026; human services (signed)
- SB 1742: 2025-2026; higher education (signed)
- SB 1741: 2025-2026; health care (signed)
- SB 1738: 2025-2026; commerce (signed)

## Sources
- [House Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2065H.htm)
- [House Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/523253)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2065P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/520647)

## Related
- [SB 1735: 2025-2026; general appropriations act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1735-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1744: 2025-2026; K-12 education](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1744-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1743: 2025-2026; human services](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1743-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1742: 2025-2026; higher education](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1742-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1741: 2025-2026; health care](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1741-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1738: 2025-2026; commerce](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1738-57th-1st-regular)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2065-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-17).