HB2735 • 2026

employers; list; welfare recipients; commission

HB2735 - employers; list; welfare recipients; commission

Labor

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Oscar De Los Santos
Last action: 2026-01-21
Official status: House second read
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date of the law itself is not stated in the provided text, only the deadline for the first report (January 1, 2027).

HB2735: List of Top Employers with Workers on Public Assistance

This law requires state agencies to publish a yearly list showing which employers have the most employees and dependents receiving public assistance.

What This Bill Does

Requires the Industrial Commission of Arizona and the Department of Economic Security to create an annual report by January 1, starting in 2027.
Publishes the names of the top fifty employers with the highest number of employees on Medicaid or other public assistance.
Includes details such as employer name, address, size, and counts of workers and dependents receiving specific types of assistance.
Reports estimated state costs for these welfare programs if that data is available.
Notes how many employees receive public help even when their job offers health benefits.

Who It Names or Affects

The Industrial Commission of Arizona
The Department of Economic Security (DES)
Employers in the top fifty for having workers on public assistance

Limits and Unknowns

The list cannot include names or confidential information about individual workers or their families.
Some cost data may be missing if it is not available at the time of reporting.

Bill History

2026-01-21 House
House second read
2026-01-20 House
House Rules: None
2026-01-20 House
House Commerce: None
2026-01-20 House
House first read

Official Summary Text

HB2735 - employers; list; welfare recipients; commission

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REFERENCE TITLE:
employers; list; welfare recipients; commission

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2735

Introduced by

Representative
De Los Santos

AN
ACT

amending title 23, chapter 1, article 1,
arizona revised statutes, by adding section 23-111; relating to the
industrial commission of Arizona.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

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

Section 1. Title 23, chapter 1, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 23-111, to read:

START_STATUTE
23-111.

Industrial commission of Arizona; department of economic security
public assistance; list of employees who receive public assistance; employer
list; public posting

A. On or before January 1, 2027 and
each year thereafter, The Industrial Commission of Arizona and the department
of economic security shall publish on the industrial commission's and the
department of economic security's publicly accessible websites a list of the
top fifty employers in this state with the highest number of employees who
receive Medicaid or other public assistance.� The report must include:

1. The name and address of the
employer.

2. The size of the employer.

3. The number of public assistance
program beneficiaries who are an employee of that employer and the type of
assistance each employee receives.

4. The number of public assistance
beneficiaries who are a spouse or dependent of an employee of the employer and
the type of assistance each spouse or dependent receives.

5. If available, the public welfare
program costs to this state for employed individuals and enrolled dependents.

6. If an employer offers health
benefits to the employer's employees, the number of employees who receive
public assistance.

B. The list may not include
confidential information that includes the names of the individuals or
beneficiaries who receive public assistance.

C. The department of economic
security shall compile and send all data that is related to subsection A of
this section to the industrial commission of Arizona.
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