appropriation; AZ REACH

Plain English Breakdown

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HB2180: Funding for AZ REACH

This bill provides money from the state budget to help the University of Arizona run a service that coordinates medical care transfers between hospitals.

What This Bill Does

• Sets aside $500,000 from the state General Fund for Fiscal Year 2027 after an amendment reduced the original amount.
• Sends this money to the University of Arizona to support the AZ REACH program.
• States that lawmakers intend for this funding to continue in future years as ongoing support.

Who It Names or Affects

• The University of Arizona, which operates the service.
• Arizona hospitals and patients who use medical care transfer services coordinated by AZ REACH.

Terms To Know

Appropriation

The act of setting aside a specific amount of government money for a certain purpose.

General Fund

The main account where the state keeps tax revenue to pay for public services.

AZ REACH

A voluntary, free 24/7 service that coordinates acute medical care transfers out of eligible hospitals across Arizona.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not set a specific date for the law to take effect.
• While lawmakers intend this funding to be ongoing, future budgets must still approve it each year.
• The text does not explain how the $500,000 will be spent within the program.

Official Summary Text

HB2180 - 572R - House Bill Summary

ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th
Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

House:
HHS DP 11-1-0-0 | APPROP DPA 16-2-0-0

HB
2180
: appropriation; AZ REACH

Sponsor:
Representative Willoughby, LD 13

Caucus
& COW

Overview

Appropriates
$2,500,000 from the state General Fund (GF) in Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 to the
University of Arizona (UA) for AZ REACH.

History

Established in 1885, UA is one of 3 public universities
governed by the Arizona Board of Regents (
UA
).

AZ REACH
is a voluntary, free 24/7 service that
coordinates acute medical care transfers out of eligible hospitals across
Arizona. AZ REACH is operated under UA and is developed with state and federal
funding (
UA, AZ REACH
).

The FY 2026 budget included $500,000 from the state GF to UA
for AZ REACH (
FY 2026 Appropriation
Report
).

Provisions

1.

Appropriates
$2,500,000 from the state GF in FY 2027 to UA for AZ REACH. (Sec. 1)

2.

Declares the
Legislature intends that the appropriation be considered ongoing funding in
future years.

Amendments

Committee on Appropriations

1.

Reduces the
appropriation amount from $2,500,000 to $500,000.

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Current Bill Text

HB2180 - 572R - I Ver

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REFERENCE TITLE:
appropriation; AZ REACH

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2180

Introduced by

Representative
Willoughby

AN
ACT

Appropriating monies to the University of
Arizona.

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

Section 1.
Appropriation;
University of Arizona; AZ REACH; intent

A. The sum of $2,500,000 is
appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the
University of Arizona for AZ REACH.

B. The legislature intends
that the appropriation made in subsection A of this section be considered
ongoing funding in future years.