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AZ HB2769
Bill
Status
6/23/2022
Primary Sponsor
Athena Salman
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AI Summary
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Requires the state to provide compensation for living, legal, medical, psychological, and psychiatric expenses for pregnant women barred from abortion and compelled to carry pregnancies to term.
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Entitles women to automatic eligibility for nurse-family partnership programs, public assistance programs (TANF, SNAP), child tax credits, health insurance for the child until age 18, and a fully funded 529 college savings plan.
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Requires the Department of Economic Security to assign a case manager to develop a care plan, conduct monthly in-person visits during pregnancy, and ensure access to available state programs and services.
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Provides eligible women with child support from biological fathers (retroactive to when pregnancy was discovered), funeral/burial expense reimbursement if death occurs, and disability compensation for pregnancy-related injuries.
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Allows women or their estates to pursue civil actions against the state for compensatory and punitive damages if death or miscarriage results from pregnancy, and makes biological fathers guilty of a misdemeanor if child support arrearages exceed $5,000.
Legislative Description
Abortion regulation; benefits
Regulation
Last Action
Introduced in House and read first time
6/23/2022