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AZ HB2237

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/10/2024

Primary Sponsor

Jennifer Longdon

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-sixth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2024)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona Revised Statutes Section 36-551 to add Prader-Willi syndrome as a specific genetic or chromosomal condition qualifying for developmental disability services.

  • Expands the definition of developmental disability to include conditions "attributable to a cognitive disability or a genetic or chromosomal condition," explicitly listing Prader-Willi syndrome alongside Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and autism.

  • Adds a new definition of "Prader-Willi syndrome" as a genetic disorder characterized by short stature, intellectual disability, hypotonia, abnormally small hands and feet, hypogonadism, and uncontrolled appetite leading to extreme obesity.

  • Renumbers subsequent definitions in the statute to accommodate the addition of Prader-Willi syndrome definition.

Legislative Description

Developmental disabilities; definition

Developmental Disabilities

Last Action

House read second time

1/16/2024

Committee Referrals

Rules1/10/2024
Appropriations1/10/2024
Health and Human Services1/10/2024

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