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AZ HB2144

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/9/2026

Primary Sponsor

Justin Olson

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Allows child support to be ordered retroactively from the date of a positive pregnancy test confirmed by a licensed health care professional, rather than only from the filing date of a legal proceeding

  • Defines "preborn child" as the offspring of human beings from conception until birth for purposes of child support law

  • Limits child support for a preborn child to direct medical and pregnancy-related expenses of the mother, excluding any expenses related to elective abortion

  • Requires courts to consider the mother's direct medical and pregnancy-related expenses as a factor when determining child support amounts for preborn children

  • Expands the definition of "support payments" to include amounts ordered for the support of a preborn child in addition to minor children

Legislative Description

Child support; preborn children

Child Support

Last Action

Assigned to Senate RULES Committee

3/16/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules3/9/2026
Federalism and Family Law3/9/2026
Rules1/13/2026
Judiciary1/13/2026

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