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HB2527 • 2026

telemedicine; abortion prohibition; repeal

HB2527 - telemedicine; abortion prohibition; repeal

Abortion Healthcare Technology
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The official source material only confirms that section 36-3604 is repealed, without additional details on enforcement or future implications.

Telemedicine; Abortion Prohibition Repeal

This bill removes a law that prohibited abortion through telemedicine.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes section 36-3604 of Arizona Revised Statutes, which banned abortion through telemedicine.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Doctors who want to offer abortion services through telemedicine.
  • People seeking abortions who can now use telemedicine.

Terms To Know

Telemedicine
Using technology like video calls for medical care, including giving advice and prescribing medicine.
Repeal
To remove or cancel a law that was previously in place.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how it will be enforced or what happens next after the repeal.
  • Does not change other laws about abortion or 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

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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.