# Arizona HB 2133: nurses; provisional licensure

Arizona HB 2133, nurses; provisional licensure, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session House bill sponsored by Selina Bliss (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-06-19 (Final Reading: Passed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2133-57th-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 2133
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: nurses; provisional licensure
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-03
- Last action: 2025-06-19, Final Reading: Passed
- Sponsor: Selina Bliss (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: arizona state board of nursing, certification, definitions (s), notification (s), nurses, professions and occupations - title 32, provisional licensure, qualifications (s), termination (s)
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 7 (153 yes, 12 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Faster Arizona licenses for out-of-state nurses: benefit, medium. The law creates provisional Arizona licenses or certificates for advanced practice registered nurses, registered nurses, and licensed practical nurses. Eligible out-of-state nurses get a credential within five business days after submitting a complete application and required fees. Applicants must…
- Nursing fee waivers for military families: benefit, low. Veterans and spouses of active-duty U.S. service members do not pay the fees required under this provisional nursing credential pathway. They still must meet the pathway's licensing requirements. The law does not state the fee amount.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Selina Bliss (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Eva Burch (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Janae Shamp (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Julie Willoughby (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Way (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ralph Heap (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Stacey Travers (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-19 | House | CONCUR: Passed | fail |   |   |   |
| 2025-06-19 | House | FINAL: Passed | pass | 54 | 1 |   |
| 2025-06-18 | House | THIRD: Passed | pass | 26 | 2 |   |
| 2025-03-12 | House | DPA | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | House | THIRD: Passed | pass | 47 | 9 |   |
| 2025-02-25 | House | C&P | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-03 | House | DP | pass | 12 | 0 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 2025-06-19: Final Reading: Passed (House)
- 2025-06-19: Concurrence: Passed (House)
- 2025-06-18: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2025-06-18: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (House)
- 2025-06-17: undefined: PFC (House)
- 2025-03-12: undefined: DPA (House)
- 2025-02-27: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2025-02-26: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (House)
- 2025-02-25: undefined: C&P (House)
- 2025-02-03: undefined: DP (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/laws/0223.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/531356)
- House Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2133H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/526233)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2133P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/520765)
- Senate Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2133S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/530919)

## 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/0223.htm)
- [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/531356)
- [House Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2133H.htm)
- [House Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/526233)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2133P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/520765)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2133S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/530919)

## 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-HB2133-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-17).