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AZ HB2298

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/15/2026

Primary Sponsor

Cesar Aguilar

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Restricts tuition and mandatory fee increases for resident undergraduate students to no more than the annual percentage change in the metropolitan Phoenix consumer price index, but only in fiscal years when the legislature appropriates at least 50% of tuition and mandatory fees for resident students.

  • Freezes tuition and mandatory fees for undergraduate students during their first four consecutive years of enrollment at Arizona Board of Regents universities.

  • Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 15-1626 governing the Arizona Board of Regents' administrative powers over state universities.

  • Requires the Board of Regents to continue holding public hearings and roll call votes on tuition changes, with at least 10 days public notice before any hearing on proposed increases.

Legislative Description

Higher education; increased costs; restrictions

Last Action

House read second time

1/20/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules1/15/2026
Education1/15/2026

Full Bill Text

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