# Arizona HB 2190: physician assistants; licensure compact

Arizona HB 2190, physician assistants; licensure compact, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session House bill sponsored by Julie Willoughby (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-02-20 (Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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- As of: 2026-11-04
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## Facts
- Bill: Arizona HB 2190
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session
- Title: physician assistants; licensure compact
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-15
- Last action: 2026-02-20, Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: Julie Willoughby (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: arizona regulatory board of physician assistants, licensure compact, physician assistants, professions and occupations - title 32
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (64 yes, 42 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 4

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Physician assistants gain multistate practice: mixed, low. Qualifying physician assistants can practice in other participating states through a compact privilege. They need an eligible license, approved education, current national certification, and no disqualifying criminal or license history. They must name the state they are applying from, give the comm…
- Rules for physician assistant discipline: mixed, low. The state that issued a physician assistant’s qualifying license controls discipline against that license. Another participating state can act against the assistant’s compact privilege within its borders. States cannot discipline an assistant for practice that was lawful in another state. States ca…
- State exits can disrupt assistant practice: mixed, low. A state can leave the compact by passing a repeal law, and withdrawal takes effect 180 days later. Some compact privileges continue during that period; assistants licensed in another participating state, or who get that license within the 180 days, can keep privileges there afterward. The withdrawi…
- States must follow compact rules: mixed, low. A state can join the compact only by meeting its licensing, background-check, complaint, data-sharing, and rule-following duties. The compact starts when the seventh state enacts it and remains in effect if fewer than seven states later remain. Commission rules have the force of law in participatin…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Julie Willoughby (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-16 | Senate | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 26 | 3 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | House | Third Reading: failed to pass | fail | 20 | 38 |   |
| 2026-02-09 | House | Rules: C&P | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-26 | House | Health & Human Services: DP | pass | 11 | 1 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2026-02-20: Signed by Governor (Governor)
- 2026-02-16: Senate First Reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Miscellaneous Motion: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2026-02-12: Motion to Reconsider Third: Passed (House)
- 2026-02-12: Third Reading: failed to pass (House)
- 2026-02-11: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (House)
- 2026-02-09: Rules: C&P (House)
- 2026-01-26: Health & Human Services: DP (House)
- 2026-01-20: House Second Reading (House)
- 2026-01-15: House First Reading (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0003.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/538370)
- House Engrossed Version (02/16/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2190H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/536982)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2190P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/533159)

## Related bills

- HB 2104: agricultural property; classification; inspection (signed)
- SB 1630: home; community-based services; mental illness (signed)
- SB 1552: ADOT; revisions. (signed)
- SB 1563: barbering and cosmetology board; continuation (signed)
- SB 1497: classical learning; tests; examinations (signed)
- SB 1336: state land department; continuation; oversight (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0003.htm)
- [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/538370)
- [House Engrossed Version (02/16/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2190H.htm)
- [House Engrossed Version (02/16/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/536982)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2190P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/533159)

## Related
- [HB 2104: agricultural property; classification; inspection](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2104-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1630: home; community-based services; mental illness](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1630-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1552: ADOT; revisions.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1552-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1563: barbering and cosmetology board; continuation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1563-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1497: classical learning; tests; examinations](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1497-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1336: state land department; continuation; oversight](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1336-57th-2nd-regular)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2190-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-04).