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AZ HB2584
Bill
Status
2/23/2026
Primary Sponsor
Leo Biasiucci
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AI Summary
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Prohibits spending public monies on genetic sequencing procedures performed with devices produced by companies domiciled in or substantially controlled by foreign adversaries
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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
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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)
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Defines genetic sequencing as any method to determine the identity and order of nucleotide bases in the human genome
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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