Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona HB2249: parents' bill of rights; remedies
Status: Vetoed, June 19, 2026
HB2249 - parents' bill of rights; remedies
What the bill says
An act amending section 1-602, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the parents' bill of rights.
From the engrossed text, April 15, 2026:
AN ACT amending section 1-602, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the parents' bill of rights. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Section 1-602, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to governmental interference restricted; burden of proof; civil actions; definitions A. All parental rights are exclusively reserved to a parent of a minor child without obstruction or interference from this state, any political subdivision of this state, any other governmental entity or any other institution, including: 1. The right to direct the education of the minor child. 2. All rights of parents identified in title 15, including the right to access and review all records relating to the minor child. 3. The right to direct the upbringing of the minor child. 4. The right to direct the moral or religious training of the minor child. 5. The right to make all health care decisions for the minor child, including rights pursuant to sections 15-873, 36-2271 and 36-2272, unless otherwise prohibited by law. 6. The right to request, access and review all written and electronic medical records of the minor child unless otherwise prohibited by law or unless the parent is the subject of an investigation of a crime committed against the minor child and a law enforcement official …
Sponsors
- Lisa Fink (R, HD-027) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Governor Vetoed
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : Passed
- : Senate third reading passed (17 votes)
- : Transmitted to House
- : Passed
- : do pass amended
- : Passed
- : Passed
- : do pass amended
Votes
- FINAL Passed (June 9, 2026): 31 yea, 24 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (April 21, 2026): 17 yea, 12 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (April 16, 2026): 17 yea, 10 nay, passed
- ED DPA (March 11, 2026): 4 yea, 3 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (February 25, 2026): 31 yea, 23 nay, passed
- RULES C&P (January 26, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB2249?
- HB2249 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): parents' bill of rights; remedies.
- What does HB2249 do?
- In its own words: An act amending section 1-602, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the parents' bill of rights.
- What is the status of HB2249?
- Vetoed as of June 19, 2026. Latest action: Governor Vetoed (June 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2249?
- Lisa Fink (R, HD-027).
- Where is the official record for HB2249?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/83970/?SessionId=130
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