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AZ HB2584

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/23/2026

Primary Sponsor

Leo Biasiucci

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Prohibits spending public monies on genetic sequencing procedures performed with devices produced by companies domiciled in or substantially controlled by foreign adversaries

  • Defines foreign adversaries as China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, Syria, and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, plus any country designated by the federal government

  • Applies the prohibition to both active state employee health insurance (section 38-651) and retired public employee/elected official health coverage (section 38-651.01)

  • Defines genetic sequencing as any method to determine the identity and order of nucleotide bases in the human genome

  • Defines "company" broadly to include for-profit and nonprofit entities, subsidiaries, parent companies, and affiliates

Legislative Description

Public monies; genetic sequencing; prohibition

Prohibition

Last Action

Senate consent calendar

3/16/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules2/25/2026
Health and Human Services2/23/2026
Rules1/22/2026
Appropriations1/22/2026

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