# Arizona HB 2996: DIFI; certificates of insurance

Arizona HB 2996, DIFI; certificates of insurance, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jeff Weninger (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-04 (Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2996-57th-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 2996
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session
- Title: DIFI; certificates of insurance
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-09
- Last action: 2026-06-04, Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: Jeff Weninger (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: applicability, certificates of insurance, department of insurance and financial institutions (difi), difi (see also: department of insurance and financial institutions), insurance - title 20, transaction of insurance business
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (101 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Misleading insurance certificates face new penalties: benefit, low. People cannot prepare, issue, request, or require certificates that mislead about coverage, change coverage, or claim a policy meets a contract's insurance or indemnification requirements. A certificate or related document that violates these rules is void. Arizona's insurance director can investig…
- Insurance certificates cannot add policy rights: cost, low. An insurance certificate is not a policy and cannot change coverage or add rights beyond the policy. Certificates include documents describing or showing coverage, whatever their title, prepared by insurers, insurance agents, or their representatives. Policies, temporary insurance binders, policy e…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jeff Weninger (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-01 | Senate | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 26 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-16 | Senate | Finance: DP | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | House | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 52 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-23 | House | Rules: C&P | pass | 6 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Commerce: DPA | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2026-06-04: Signed by Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-01: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Rules: PFC (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Finance: DP (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Senate Second Reading (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Senate First Reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2026-02-25: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (House)
- 2026-02-23: Rules: C&P (House)
- 2026-02-17: Commerce: DPA (House)
- 2026-02-10: House Second Reading (House)
- 2026-02-09: House First Reading (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0122.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/543792)
- House Engrossed Version (02/26/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2996H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/539082)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2996P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/536044)

## Related bills

- HB 2786: TPT; exemption; textbook rental (signed)
- HB 2780: judicial foreclosure; excess proceeds sale (signed)
- 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)

## Sources
- [Chaptered Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0122.htm)
- [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/543792)
- [House Engrossed Version (02/26/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2996H.htm)
- [House Engrossed Version (02/26/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/539082)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2996P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/536044)

## Related
- [HB 2786: TPT; exemption; textbook rental](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2786-57th-2nd-regular)
- [HB 2780: judicial foreclosure; excess proceeds sale](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2780-57th-2nd-regular)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2996-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-04).