Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona SB1212: health insurance; reimbursement rates; vaccines
Status: Vetoed, June 19, 2026
SB1212 - health insurance; reimbursement rates; vaccines
What the bill says
An act amending title 20, chapter 2, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 20-243; relating to health insurance.
From the engrossed text, March 2, 2026:
AN ACT amending title 20, chapter 2, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 20-243; relating to health insurance. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section [DELETED: 1.] 1. Title 20, chapter 2, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 20-243, to covered individual; vaccine refusal; reimbursement rates; definitions A. Beginning January 1, 2027, a health care insurer may not reimburse a health professional at a different rate based on a covered individual's decision to refuse one or more vaccines. B. For the purposes of this section: 1. "Covered individual" means an insured, enrollee or subscriber of a health care insurer. 2. "Health care insurer" means a disability insurer, group disability insurer, blanket disability insurer, health care services organization, hospital services corporation, medical service corporation or hospital, medical, dental and optometric service corporation that issues a health plan in this state. 3. "Health professional" has the same meaning prescribed in section 32-3201. END_STATUTE
Sponsors
- Janae Shamp (R, SD-029) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Governor Vetoed
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : House third reading passed (32 votes)
- : Transmitted to Senate
- : Passed
- : House Committee of the Whole
- : do pass
- : Government: do pass
- : Assigned to Government
- : Assigned to Rules
Votes
- THIRD Passed (June 11, 2026): 32 yea, 25 nay, passed
- RULES C&P (March 30, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- GOV DP (March 25, 2026): 4 yea, 3 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (March 10, 2026): 16 yea, 13 nay, passed
- FIN DP (February 16, 2026): 4 yea, 2 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB1212?
- SB1212 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): health insurance; reimbursement rates; vaccines.
- What does SB1212 do?
- In its own words: An act amending title 20, chapter 2, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 20-243; relating to health insurance.
- What is the status of SB1212?
- Vetoed as of June 19, 2026. Latest action: Governor Vetoed (June 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1212?
- Janae Shamp (R, SD-029).
- Where is the official record for SB1212?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/84350/?SessionId=130
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