Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona HB2437: EMS reciprocity; compact
Status: In committee, March 16, 2026
HB2437 - EMS reciprocity; compact
What the bill says
An act amending sections 36-2202, 36-2220 and 36-2245, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 36, chapter 21.1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding article 2.1; amending sections 41-619.51, 41-1758 and 41-1758.01, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to emergency medical services.
From the engrossed text, March 5, 2026:
AN ACT amending sections 36-2202, 36-2220 and 36-2245, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 36, chapter 21.1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding article 2.1; amending sections 41-619.51, 41-1758 and 41-1758.01, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to emergency medical services. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Section 36-2202, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to qualifications of medical director A. The director shall: 1. Appoint a medical director of the emergency medical services and trauma system. 2. Adopt standards and criteria for the denial or granting of certification and recertification of emergency medical care technicians. These standards shall allow the department to certify qualified emergency medical care technicians who have completed statewide standardized training required under section 36-2204, paragraph 1 and a standardized certification test required under section 36-2204, paragraph 2, who hold valid certification with a national certification organization or who have completed training and testing by the United States armed forces at a level comparable to the national standards for emergency medical care technicians. Before the director may consider approving a statewide standardized training or a standardized certification test, or both, each of these must first be recommended by the medical direction commission and the emergency medical services council to ensure that the standardized training content is consistent …
Sponsors
- Selina Bliss (R, HD-001) · primary sponsor
- Márquez, Aaron (D)
Latest actions
- : Senate read second time
- : Senate read first time
- : Assigned to Rules
- : Assigned to Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency
- : House third reading passed (44 votes)
- : Passed
- : House Committee of the Whole
- : do pass amended
- : Rules: constitutional and in proper form
- : Assigned to Rules
Votes
- THIRD Passed (March 10, 2026): 44 yea, 11 nay, passed
- RULES C&P (March 2, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- HHS DP (February 16, 2026): 11 yea, 1 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB2437?
- HB2437 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): EMS reciprocity; compact.
- What does HB2437 do?
- In its own words: An act amending sections 36-2202, 36-2220 and 36-2245, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 36, chapter 21.1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding article 2.1; amending sections 41-619.51, 41-1758 and 41-1758.01, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to emergency medical services.
- What is the status of HB2437?
- In committee as of March 16, 2026. Latest action: Senate read second time (March 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2437?
- Selina Bliss (R, HD-001), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB2437?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/84208/?SessionId=130
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