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AZ HB2774

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/20/2026

Primary Sponsor

Khyl Powell

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Requires county medical examiners, alternate medical examiners, and forensic pathologists to submit autopsy reports to the Arizona Department of Health Services when they determine a death was caused by a condition or side effect associated with vaccine administration

  • Provides legal immunity for medical examiners and forensic pathologists who determine in good faith that a death was vaccine-related, protecting them from civil liability for such determinations

  • Directs the Department of Health Services to establish a secure system for receiving vaccine-related death reports and publish quarterly summaries of all reports received

  • Creates legal safe harbor protections for medical examiners and forensic pathologists against professional repercussions, retaliation, reputational harm, or regulatory sanctions when reporting suspected vaccine-related findings

  • Legislative findings cite increased reports of abnormal blood clotting and other anomalies following COVID-19 vaccination programs as justification for establishing this reporting and immunity framework

Legislative Description

Medical examiners; vaccine; reporting

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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