# Arizona HB 2953: health care; 2025-2026

Arizona HB 2953, health care; 2025-2026, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status vetoed, last action 2025-06-25 (Third Reading: Passed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arizona HB 2953
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: health care; 2025-2026
- Status: vetoed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-06-12
- Last action: 2025-06-25, Third Reading: Passed
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: 2025-2026, adoa (see also: department of administration), ahcccs (see also: arizona health care cost containment system), altcs (see also: arizona long-term care system), apache county, applicability, appropriating monies, arizona health care cost containment system (ahcccs), arizona long-term care system (altcs), arizona state board of nursing, certification, cochise county, coconino county, competency restoration, county acute care contributions, court-ordered stabilization, delayed repeal, dementia awareness, department of administration (adoa), department of health services (dhs), dhs (see also: department of health services), disproportionate share payments, effective date, gila county, graham county, greenlee county, health care, la paz county, legislative intent, maricopa county, mohave county, navajo county, pima county, pinal county, professions and occupations - title 32, proposition 204 administration, provisional licensure, public health and safety - title 36, quality of treatment, santa cruz county, student registered nurse anesthetists, yavapai county, yuma county
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (63 yes, 21 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: David Livingston (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-25 | House | THIRD: Passed | pass | 16 | 11 |   |
| 2025-06-13 | House | C&P | pass | 5 | 3 |   |
| 2025-06-13 | House | THIRD: Passed | pass | 31 | 0 |   |
| 2025-06-12 | House | DP | pass | 11 | 7 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2025-06-25: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2025-06-25: Miscellaneous Motion: Passed (House)
- 2025-06-13: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2025-06-13: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (House)
- 2025-06-13: undefined: C&P (House)
- 2025-06-12: undefined: DP (House)

## Bill text

- House Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2953H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/530822)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2953P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/530749)

## 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/HB2953H.htm)
- [House Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/530822)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2953P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/530749)

## 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-HB2953-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-19).