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Introduced
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/04/2012
05/04/2012
Introduced Session
Fiftieth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2012)
Bill Summary
Public funding; family planning; prohibition
AI Summary
This bill establishes a new law in Arizona that prioritizes how public funds are allocated for family planning services, with state or local government facilities receiving funds first, followed by hospitals and federally qualified health centers (health care providers eligible for federal funding under specific Medicare/Medicaid provisions), then rural health clinics, and finally, primary health service providers. Crucially, the bill prohibits state or local governments from contracting with or granting funds to any entity that performs or operates a facility where "nonfederally qualified abortions" are performed, meaning abortions that do not qualify for federal reimbursement under Title XIX of the Social Security Act. The Attorney General or county attorneys are empowered to enforce this law, with eligible entities also having standing to sue if such expenditures reduce their available public funds, and prevailing plaintiffs are entitled to attorney fees and costs, with recouped funds returning to their original source.
Sponsors (37)
Tom Forese (R)*,
David Gowan (R)*,
Debbie Lesko (R)*,
Steve Montenegro (R)*,
Justin Olson (R)*,
Terri Proud (R)*,
David Smith (R)*,
David Stevens (R)*,
Kimberly Yee (R)*,
John Allen (R),
Cecil Ash (R),
Nancy Barto (R),
Brenda Barton (R),
Judy Burges (R),
Chester Crandell (R),
Adam Driggs (R),
Karen Fann (R),
Eddie Farnsworth (R),
John Fillmore (R),
Doris Goodale (R),
Rick Gray (R),
Jack Harper (R),
Russell Jones (R),
Peggy Judd (R),
John Kavanagh (R),
Jerry Lewis (R),
John McComish (R),
Nancy McLain (R),
Al Melvin (R),
J.D. Mesnard (R),
Rick Murphy (R),
John Nelson (R),
Justin Pierce (R),
Franklin Pratt (R),
Steve Smith (R),
Steve Urie (R),
James Weiers (R),
Last Action
Governor Signed (on 05/04/2012)
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