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HB2180 • 2026

appropriation; AZ REACH

HB2180 - appropriation; AZ REACH

Budget Healthcare
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Julie Willoughby
Last action
2026-02-17
Official status
House minority caucus
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and official text do not confirm the intent for ongoing funding beyond fiscal year 2026-2027, despite the committee's declaration. This is noted as an uncertainty.

Arizona Funding for AZ REACH

HB2180 appropriates $2,500,000 from the state's General Fund to the University of Arizona for the AZ REACH program in fiscal year 2026-2027.

What This Bill Does

  • Appropriates $2,500,000 from the state's General Fund to the University of Arizona for the AZ REACH program in fiscal year 2026-2027.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The University of Arizona
  • Hospitals and patients using the AZ REACH program

Terms To Know

AZ REACH
A voluntary, free 24/7 service that coordinates acute medical care transfers out of eligible hospitals across Arizona.
General Fund (GF)
The main fund from which the state allocates money for various programs and services.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how the funds will be used beyond supporting AZ REACH.
  • It is unclear if there are any conditions or requirements for receiving this funding in future years.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 1

  • The official amendment file could not be read automatically during the last sync, so only the official amendment metadata is shown right now.
Proposed

Plain English: Fifty-seventh Legislature Appropriations Second Regular Session H.B.

  • Fifty-seventh Legislature Appropriations Second Regular Session H.B.
  • 2180 PROPOSED HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENTS TO H.B.
  • 2180 (Reference to printed bill) The bill as proposed to be amended is reprinted as follows: 1 Section 1.
  • Appropriation; University of Arizona; AZ REACH; 2 intent 3 A.
  • This amendment summary is using official source text because generated interpretation was skipped for this run.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-17 House

    House minority caucus

  2. 2026-02-17 House

    House majority caucus

  3. 2026-01-14 House

    House second read

  4. 2026-01-13 House

    House Rules: C&P

  5. 2026-01-13 House

    House Appropriations: DPA

  6. 2026-01-13 House

    House Health & Human Services: DP

  7. 2026-01-13 House

    House first read

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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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.