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AZ HB2646
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/20/2026
Primary Sponsor
Sarah Liguori
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AI Summary
- Establishes fundamental rights for children in Arizona that must be narrowly tailored to compelling government interests and consider the child's expressed wishes
- Grants children the right to know and maintain relationships with their parents, including visitation and communication rights when parents are detained or incarcerated
- Allows minors to consent to confidential health care services without parental consent for contraception, pregnancy-related care, STD treatment, substance use disorders, and mental illness treatment
- Provides children the right to express a desire to attend public school and receive in-person instruction, notwithstanding parental rights to direct education
- Defines "parent" broadly to include natural, adoptive, legal guardians, and persons acting as parents, but excludes the state when a child is in Department of Child Safety custody
Legislative Description
Children's bill of rights
Last Action
House read second time
1/21/2026
Committee Referrals
Rules1/20/2026
Health and Human Services1/20/2026
Full Bill Text
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