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AZ HB2547
Bill
Status
3/3/2025
Primary Sponsor
Lupe Diaz
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AI Summary
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Amends Arizona Revised Statutes Section 35-196.05 to prohibit state and political subdivision funding for family planning services to entities that perform or promote abortions.
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Establishes priority order for public funding of family planning services: state-operated facilities first, followed by hospitals and federally qualified health centers, then rural health clinics, then primary health care providers.
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Removes the requirement that prohibited abortions be "nonfederally qualified," broadening the ban to include all abortions regardless of federal reimbursement eligibility.
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Authorizes the Attorney General, county attorneys, and eligible entities to bring legal action for enforcement, with prevailing plaintiffs entitled to recover reasonable attorney fees and costs.
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Requires recouped public monies to revert to the fund from which they were appropriated or granted.
Legislative Description
Abortions; public funding; prohibition
Prohibition
Last Action
Senate GOV Committee action: Do Pass, voting: (4-3-0-0)
3/19/2025