hospitals; patient immigration status; reporting.

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• Jan 20, 2026
  House Second Reading

  Housereading-2
• Jan 25, 2026
  DP

  Housecommittee-passage
• Feb 1, 2026
  House Placed on Consent Calendar

  House
• Feb 10, 2026
  DP

  Houseinformal-passage
• Feb 10, 2026
  FAILED

  Housefailure

Roll-Call Votes

• do pass

  committee-passagefail

  House · Feb 10, 2026

  0 yes0 no0 other0 absent0 excused0 not voting

• failed to pass

  passagefail

  House · Feb 10, 2026

  24 yes32 no0 other0 absent0 excused4 not voting

Documents

• HOUSE SUMMARY: 01/23/2026 Health & Human Services

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• HOUSE SUMMARY: 01/30/2026 Caucus & COW

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• HOUSE SUMMARY: 02/24/2026 House Engrossed

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• SENATE FACT SHEET: 2/24/2026 HHS As Vetoed

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 36, chapter 4, article 1, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended by adding section 36-407.04, to read:
36-407.04. Hospitals;    patient   immigration   status;  data
collection; reporting requirements
A. EACH HOSPITAL THAT ACCEPTS PAYMENT PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 29,
ARTICLE 1 OF THIS TITLE SHALL INCLUDE A PLACE ON ITS PATIENT ADMISSION OR
REGISTRATION FORM FOR THE PATIENT OR THE PATIENT'S REPRESENTATIVE TO STATE
OR INDICATE WHETHER THE PATIENT IS A UNITED STATES CITIZEN OR LAWFULLY
PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES OR IS NOT LAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED
STATES. THE INQUIRY MUST BE FOLLOWED BY A STATEMENT ON THE FORM THAT THE
PATIENT'S RESPONSE WILL NOT AFFECT THE PATIENT'S CARE OR RESULT IN A
REPORT OF THE PATIENT'S IMMIGRATION STATUS TO IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES.
B. EACH HOSPITAL SHALL SUBMIT A QUARTERLY REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT
WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE END OF EACH CALENDAR QUARTER THAT STATES THE
NUMBER OF HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS OR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS WITHIN THE
PREVIOUS QUARTER THAT WERE MADE BY PATIENTS WHO INDICATED THAT THEY ARE A
CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES OR LAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES,
INDICATED THAT THEY ARE NOT LAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES OR
DECLINED TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.
C. THE DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT RULES RELATING TO THE FORMAT AND
INFORMATION TO BE CONTAINED IN QUARTERLY REPORTS AND THE ACCEPTABLE
FORMATS FOR HOSPITALS TO USE IN REQUESTING INFORMATION REGARDING A
PATIENT'S IMMIGRATION STATUS ON HOSPITAL ADMISSION OR REGISTRATION FORMS.
THE RULES MAY NOT REQUIRE THE DISCLOSURE OF PATIENT NAMES OR ANY OTHER
PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION TO THE DEPARTMENT.
D. ON OR BEFORE MARCH 1 OF EACH YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBMIT A
REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THAT INCLUDES THE TOTAL NUMBER OF HOSPITAL
ADMISSIONS AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS FOR THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR
FOR WHICH THE PATIENT OR PATIENT'S REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED THAT THE
PATIENT IS A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES, IS LAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE
UNITED STATES OR IS NOT LAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES OR DECLINED
TO ANSWER THE QUESTION. THE REPORT MUST ALSO DESCRIBE INFORMATION
RELATING TO THE COSTS OF UNCOMPENSATED CARE FOR ALIENS WHO ARE NOT
LAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES, THE IMPACT OF UNCOMPENSATED CARE ON
THE COST OR ABILITY OF HOSPITALS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC,
HOSPITAL FUNDING NEEDS AND OTHER RELATED INFORMATION.       THE DEPARTMENT
SHALL PROVIDE A COPY OF THE REPORT TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE.