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HB2527 • 2026

telemedicine; abortion prohibition; repeal

HB2527 - telemedicine; abortion prohibition; repeal

Abortion Healthcare
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, Patty Contreras, Brian Garcia, Nancy Gutierrez, Elda Luna-Nájera, Stacey Travers, Betty J Villegas, Rosanna Gabaldón, Analise Ortiz
Last action
2026-01-21
Official status
House second read
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official text confirms the repeal relates to telemedicine but does not define the content of section 36-3604 beyond that phrase.

HB2527 - Repealing a Telemedicine Abortion Rule

This bill repeals section 36-3604 of the Arizona Revised Statutes, which relates to telemedicine.

What This Bill Does

  • Repeals section 36-3604 of the Arizona Revised Statutes.

Terms To Know

Repeal
To officially cancel a law so it is no longer active.
Telemedicine
Medical care given to patients using video calls or phone lines instead of in-person visits.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official text does not state when the repeal will take effect.
  • The provided source material does not describe the specific rules that were inside section 36-3604 before it was repealed, only that it relates to telemedicine.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-21 House

    House second read

  2. 2026-01-20 House

    House Rules: None

  3. 2026-01-20 House

    House Judiciary: None

  4. 2026-01-20 House

    House Health & Human Services: None

  5. 2026-01-20 House

    House first read

Official Summary Text

HB2527 - telemedicine; abortion prohibition; repeal

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
HB2527 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
telemedicine; abortion prohibition; repeal

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2527

Introduced by

Representatives
Stahl Hamilton: Contreras P, Garcia, Gutierrez, Luna-N�jera, Travers,
Villegas;� Senators Gabald�n, Ortiz

AN
ACT

Repealing section 36-3604, Arizona
Revised Statutes; relating to telemedicine.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

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

Section 1.
Repeal

Section 36-3604, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is repealed.