# Arizona HB 2945: developmental disabilities; appropriations; waivers

Arizona HB 2945, developmental disabilities; appropriations; waivers, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-04-24 (Third Reading: Passed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2945-57th-1st-regular
- As of: 2026-10-27
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Arizona HB 2945
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: developmental disabilities; appropriations; waivers
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-04-15
- Last action: 2025-04-24, Third Reading: Passed
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: ahcccs (see also: arizona health care cost containment system), appropriation, arizona health care cost containment system (ahcccs), auditor general, department of economic security (des), des (see also: department of economic security), developmental disabilities, emergency, governor's office of strategic planning and budgeting (ospb), programs receiving federal monies, public health and safety - title 36, special audit, state government - title 41, supplemental appropriation, waiver
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (92 yes, 25 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 5

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More funding for disability Medicaid services: benefit, medium. For fiscal year 2024–2025, Arizona provides $109.2 million from the prescription drug rebate fund and $403 million in spending authority for developmental disabilities Medicaid. The state also provides $13.1 million for developmental disabilities cost-effectiveness study client services. These fund…
- State audit of parents' paid care: benefit, low. Arizona appropriates $355,000 for an audit of its parents as paid caregivers program. The Auditor General must review how the state uses its strengthened assessment tool and compare it with practices in other states. The report is due by August 1, 2026, and the audit authority ends after December 3…
- State approval limits on Medicaid changes: cost, low. Arizona's Medicaid agency cannot submit certain waiver changes without a state law. This applies to changes that expand eligibility beyond groups authorized on January 1, 2025, add covered services, or raise annual use of affected services by more than 10%. Legislative health committees review cove…
- State agencies must track federal grants: cost, low. The Governor's budget office must collect annual federal grant reports from state agencies, except universities. Reports must cover past and planned grant use, known end dates, related agreements, and the share of agency resources from federal funds. Agencies must also plan for cuts of 50% or more,…
- Parents' paid care faces new limits: mixed, medium. Arizona's program lets parents of minor children with disabilities get paid for approved care. After federal approval, care is capped at 40 hours per week per child starting July 1, 2025; parents must have lived in Arizona for six months. A parent may work through only one agency, and care services…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: David Livingston (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-24 | House | THIRD: Passed | pass | 28 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-23 | House | THIRD: Passed | pass | 48 | 11 |   |
| 2025-04-16 | House | C&P | pass | 5 | 3 |   |
| 2025-04-15 | House | DPA | pass | 11 | 10 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2025-04-24: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2025-04-24: Miscellaneous Motion: Passed (House)
- 2025-04-23: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2025-04-23: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (House)
- 2025-04-16: undefined: C&P (House)
- 2025-04-15: undefined: DPA (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/laws/0093.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/529782)
- House Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2945H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/529702)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2945P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/529069)

## Related bills

- HB 2015: EORP; CORP; funded ratio (signed)
- HB 2077: ASRS; long-term disability (signed)
- HB 2034: ASRS; supplemental employee deferral plan (signed)
- HB 2036: ASRS; temporary personnel service (signed)
- HB 2035: ASRS; termination incentive programs (signed)
- SB 1537: transitional housing; reentry programs; licensure (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/laws/0093.htm)
- [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/529782)
- [House Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2945H.htm)
- [House Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/529702)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2945P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/529069)

## Related
- [HB 2015: EORP; CORP; funded ratio](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2015-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2077: ASRS; long-term disability](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2077-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2034: ASRS; supplemental employee deferral plan](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2034-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2036: ASRS; temporary personnel service](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2036-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2035: ASRS; termination incentive programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2035-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1537: transitional housing; reentry programs; licensure](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1537-57th-1st-regular)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2945-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-27).