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HB2275 • 2026

technical correction; midwives

HB2275 - technical correction; midwives

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Rachel Keshel
Last action
2026-06-13
Official status
House Rules: None
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official text confirms the amendment but does not specify if this is a new requirement or just a correction of previous wording errors.

HB2275: Technical Correction for Midwife Definitions

This bill updates a specific law to clarify how Arizona defines who counts as a midwife.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends section 36-751 of the Arizona Revised Statutes.
  • Updates the definition of 'midwife' in state law.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who are licensed as midwives under this article
  • The Department of Health Services

Terms To Know

Midwife
A person licensed under this law who delivers a baby or provides health care related to pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postpartum care for the mother and infant.
Department of Health Services
The state agency referred to as 'the department' in this article.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This bill only amends the definition section and does not show other rule changes.
  • The effective date is not listed in the provided text.

Bill History

  1. 2026-06-13 House

    House Rules: None

  2. 2026-06-13 House

    House first read

Official Summary Text

HB2275 - technical correction; midwives

Current Bill Text

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HB2275 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
technical correction; midwives

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2275

Introduced by

Representative
Keshel

AN
ACT

amending section 36-751, Arizona
Revised Statutes; relating to licensing and regulation of midwives.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

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

Section 1. Section 36-751, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE
36-751.

Definitions

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Department" means the department of
health services.

2. "Director" means the director of the
department of health services.

3. "Midwife" means a person
who is licensed under this article and
who delivers a baby or
provides health care related to pregnancy, labor, delivery and postpartum care
of the mother and her infant.
END_STATUTE