vaccination mandates; masks; prohibition

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on fiscal impact or implementation dates.

Ban on Mask and Vaccine Requirements by Government

HB2086 stops government entities from requiring residents to wear masks or get vaccinated for any disease.

What This Bill Does

• Stops government entities from requiring Arizona residents to wear masks in public places, except where long-standing workplace safety measures unrelated to COVID-19 are required.
• Prevents government entities from mandating vaccinations for any diseases, not just COVID-19.
• Removes exceptions that allowed special health care districts and government-owned healthcare institutions to require masks or vaccines.

Who It Names or Affects

• Arizona residents
• Government entities in Arizona

Terms To Know

governmental entity

The state of Arizona or any part of the government that uses tax money, like cities and counties.

Limits and Unknowns

• Does not affect businesses' ability to require masks or vaccines.
• Does not specify a start date for when the law will take effect.

Official Summary Text

HB2086 - 572R - Senate Fact Sheet

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ARIZONA STATE SENATE

Fifty-Seventh
Legislature, Second Regular Session

AMENDED

FACT SHEET FOR
H.B. 2086

vaccination
mandates; masks; prohibition

Purpose

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governmental entities from imposing a mask, face covering or vaccination
requirement on any Arizona resident.

Background

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are prohibited from imposing a requirement to: 1) wear a mask or face covering
anywhere on the governmental entity's premises, except in the case of special
health care districts and for long-standing workplace safety and infection control
measures unrelated to COVID-19; and 2) receive a vaccination for COVID-19 or
any COVID-19 variant, except in a health care institution that is owned or
operated by a government entity.

A
governmental
entity
is the state or any political subdivision of the state that receives
and uses state tax revenues (A.R.S. ��
36-681

and
36-685
).

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anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this
legislation.

Provisions

1.

Prohibits a governmental entity from requiring an Arizona resident to
wear a mask or face covering regardless of whether the person is on
governmental premises.

2.

Removes the exemptions from the prohibitions on governmental entity face
mask and vaccination requirements for special health care districts and health
care institutions owned or operated by a government entity, respectively.

3.

Expands, notwithstanding any other law, the prohibition on governmental
entity vaccination mandates to apply to vaccinations for any disease or virus, rather
than only COVID-19.

4.

Makes technical and conforming changes.

5.

Becomes effective on the general effective date.

Amendments Adopted by Committee

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Removes the prohibition on businesses from requiring a mask, face
covering or vaccination as a condition of entry or employment.

House Action
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Current Bill Text

HB2086 - 572R - S Ver

Senate Engrossed
House Bill

vaccination mandates;
masks; prohibition

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HOUSE BILL 2086

AN
ACT

Amending sections 36-681 and 36-685,
Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to public health control.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

Be it
enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 36-681, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE
36-681.

Governmental entities; masks; prohibition; definition

A. A governmental entity may not impose
on
any
resident of this state a
requirement
to wear a mask or face covering
anywhere on the governmental
entity's premises
, except where long-standing workplace safety and
infection control measures that are unrelated to COVID-19 may be
required.

B. The requirements of this section do
not apply to a special health care district established pursuant to title 48,
chapter 31.

C.
B.
For
the purposes of this section, "governmental entity" means this state
and any political subdivision of this state, including the judiciary, that
receives and uses state tax revenues.
END_STATUTE

Sec. 2. Section 36-685, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE
36-685.

Vaccinations; prohibition; definition

A.
Any

Notwithstanding any other law requiring vaccinations in this title or title 15
or the rules adopted pursuant to those titles, a
government entity may
not require a resident of this state to receive a vaccination
for
COVID-19 or any variant of COVID-19
for any
disease or virus
.

B. Subsection A of this section does
not apply to a health care institution that is owned or operated by a
government entity in this state.

C.
B.
For
the purposes of this section, "government entity" means this state
and any political subdivision of this state that receives and uses tax
revenues.
END_STATUTE