# Arizona HB 2943: municipal fire departments; defunding; prohibition

Arizona HB 2943, municipal fire departments; defunding; prohibition, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session House bill sponsored by Alma Hernandez (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-24 (undefined: C&P) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2943-57th-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 2943
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: municipal fire departments; defunding; prohibition
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-17
- Last action: 2025-02-24, undefined: C&P
- Sponsor: Alma Hernandez (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: cities and towns - title 9, defunding, fire departments, municipal fire departments, prohibition, taxation - title 42, taxation of income - title 43
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (12 yes, 4 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: Alma Hernandez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Consuelo Hernandez (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-24 | House | C&P | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | House | DP | pass | 5 | 4 |   |

## Actions (3)

- 2025-02-24: undefined: C&P (House)
- 2025-02-19: undefined: DP (House)
- 2025-02-17: undefined: W/D (House)

## Bill text

- House Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2943H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/525997)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2943P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/523873)

## 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/HB2943H.htm)
- [House Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/525997)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2943P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/523873)

## 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-HB2943-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-17).