# Arizona HB 2621: public schools; special education; access Arizona HB 2621, public schools; special education; access, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session House bill sponsored by Matt Gress (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-04 (Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2621-57th-2nd-regular - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arizona HB 2621 - State: Arizona - Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session - Title: public schools; special education; access - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-22 - Last action: 2026-06-04, Signed by Governor - Sponsor: Matt Gress (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: access, active military duty (s), children with disabilities (s), county school superintendents, court (s), definition (s), definitions (s), education (s), education - title 15, governing board (s), homeless children (s), other school districts (s), posting requirement (s), public education, public schools, pupils (s), services or accommodations (s), special education, state placing agency (s), superintendents, tuition charges (s), unorganized territory - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (158 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Clearer enrollment for rural and placed pupils: benefit, medium. Parents can request enrollment for children in unorganized territories, and the closest adjoining district must enroll them after a request. Some pupils in unorganized territories or covered residential placements count as resident pupils, and parents can request continued enrollment after a child’… - Smoother school transitions for military families: benefit, medium. A child of an active-duty parent transferred, or awaiting transfer, to an Arizona military installation meets school residency rules. Schools must accept enrollment applications by any method, including remotely, and parents must provide residency proof within 10 days after the arrival date on offi… - Special education access in rural territories: benefit, medium. Families in unorganized territories can request screening, evaluation, or enrollment through the geographically closest adjoining district. For eligible children receiving early intervention, the transition to school services generally starts at least 90 days before the child’s third birthday. The… - Changed school support for placed children: mixed, medium. The law removes a certificate route and related attendance-count rules for pupils in specified state or court placements; it does not name a replacement route. Some districts no longer need to apply for a certificate for children in private residential care, safety, or treatment facilities. However… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Matt Gress (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-06-01 | House | Concurrence: Passed | fail | | | | | 2026-06-01 | House | Final Reading: Passed | pass | 56 | 0 | | | 2026-04-16 | Senate | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2026-03-25 | Senate | Education: DPA | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-03-11 | House | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 51 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | House | Rules: C&P | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | Education: DPA/SE | pass | 11 | 0 | | ## Actions (15) - 2026-06-04: Signed by Governor (Governor) - 2026-06-01: Final Reading: Passed (House) - 2026-06-01: Concurrence: Passed (House) - 2026-04-16: Third Reading: Passed (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Rules: PFC (Senate) - 2026-03-25: Education: DPA (Senate) - 2026-03-18: Senate Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Senate First Reading (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Third Reading: Passed (House) - 2026-03-09: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (House) - 2026-02-23: Rules: C&P (House) - 2026-02-17: Education: DPA/SE (House) - 2026-01-26: House Second Reading (House) - 2026-01-22: House First Reading (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0102.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/543650) - House Engrossed Version (03/11/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2621H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/540201) - Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2621P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/533795) - Senate Engrossed Version (04/16/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2621S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/543192) ## Related bills - HB 2477: Arizona's education savings plan; revisions (signed) - HB 2406: department of veterans' services; study (signed) - HB 2397: homeowners' associations; property covenants; disclosures (signed) - HB 2104: agricultural property; classification; inspection (signed) - SB 1630: home; community-based services; mental illness (signed) - SB 1563: barbering and cosmetology board; continuation (signed) ## Sources - [Chaptered Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0102.htm) - [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/543650) - [House Engrossed Version (03/11/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2621H.htm) - [House Engrossed Version (03/11/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/540201) - [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2621P.htm) - [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/533795) - [Senate Engrossed Version (04/16/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2621S.htm) - [Senate Engrossed Version (04/16/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/543192) ## Related - [HB 2477: Arizona's education savings plan; revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2477-57th-2nd-regular) - [HB 2406: department of veterans' services; study](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2406-57th-2nd-regular) - [HB 2397: homeowners' associations; property covenants; disclosures](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2397-57th-2nd-regular) - [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 1563: barbering and cosmetology board; continuation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1563-57th-2nd-regular) - [Arizona bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/arizona/bills) - [Arizona state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/arizona) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2621-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-04).