HB2350 • 2026

volunteer firefighters; rural districts; exemption

HB2350 - volunteer firefighters; rural districts; exemption

Labor

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Lupe Diaz, John Gillette, Ralph Heap
Last action: 2026-01-22
Official status: House second read
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide information on how volunteer firefighters will be supported if they are injured while volunteering or details about non-rural fire districts.

Volunteer Firefighters Exemption in Rural Districts

This bill exempts rural fire districts from having to provide workers' compensation for volunteer firefighters.

What This Bill Does

Creates an exemption for rural fire districts so they do not have to give worker's compensation to volunteer firefighters.
Adds a new section, 23-911, to Arizona Revised Statutes.

Who It Names or Affects

Rural fire districts
Volunteer firefighters

Terms To Know

rural fire district: A special area in the countryside where a group of people work together to provide firefighting and emergency services.
workers' compensation: Money or benefits given by employers to workers who get hurt on the job.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how volunteer firefighters will be supported if they are injured while volunteering.
It is unclear what happens in non-rural fire districts.

Bill History

2026-01-22 House
House second read
2026-01-21 House
House Rules: None
2026-01-21 House
House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs: HELD
2026-01-21 House
House first read

Official Summary Text

HB2350 - 572R - House Bill Summary

ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th
Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

HB
2350
: volunteer firefighters; rural districts; exemption

Sponsor:
Representative Diaz, LD 19

Committee
on Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Overview

Exempts
a rural fire district from providing worker's compensation to volunteer
firefighters.

History

Current law allows a special taxing district to be created
for the purposes of providing fire, rescue and emergency services to a
geographical area which can include but is not limited to unincorporated and
rural areas. There are currently more than 130 fire districts in Arizona (
A.R.S. ��

48-802 et seq
.)(
AFDA
).

Provisions

1.

Exempts a
rural fire district from providing worker's compensation to volunteer
firefighters. (Sec.1)

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Current Bill Text

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HB2350 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
volunteer firefighters; rural districts; exemption

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2350

Introduced by

Representatives
Diaz: Gillette, Heap

AN
ACT

amending title 23, chapter 6, article 1,
arizona revised statutes, by adding section 23-911; relating to workers'
compensation.

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

Section 1. Title 23, chapter 6, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 23-911, to read:

START_STATUTE
23-911.

Exemption for rural fire districts; volunteer firefighters

A rural fire district is exempt from providing
workers' compensation to volunteer firefighters.
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