health education; abortion providers; prohibitions

HB2810 - health education; abortion providers; prohibitions

Abortion Education Healthcare

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: John Gillette, Leo Biasiucci, Lisa Fink, Rachel Keshel, James Taylor, Michael Way, Julie Willoughby
Last action: 2026-01-26
Official status: House second read
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Health Education; Rules for Abortion Providers

This bill stops abortion providers and related medical facilities from teaching health education in Arizona public schools.

What This Bill Does

It says that public schools cannot let abortion providers or places that refer patients to abortion clinics teach health classes.
Schools also can't use programs, curricula, or materials made by these providers for health education.
If a school does not follow the rules and correct it within 90 days after being told about it, they might lose some state money.

Who It Names or Affects

Arizona public schools
Abortion providers and related medical facilities

Terms To Know

abortion provider: A clinic that performs abortions or an entity closely connected to such a clinic.
apportionment of state aid: The money given by the state to public schools based on their needs and enrollment.

Limits and Unknowns

It does not specify what happens if a school continues to break the rules after losing funding.
The bill has passed both chambers of the Arizona Legislature but its final status is pending executive action.

Bill History

2026-01-26 House
House second read
2026-01-22 House
House Rules: None
2026-01-22 House
House Education: None
2026-01-22 House
House first read

Official Summary Text

HB2810 - health education; abortion providers; prohibitions

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health education; abortion providers; prohibitions

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2810

Introduced by

Representatives
Gillette: Biasiucci, Fink, Keshel, Taylor, Way, Willoughby

AN
ACT

Amending title 15, chapter 1, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-115.02; relating to public
schools.

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

Section 1. Title 15, chapter 1, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-115.02, to read:

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15-115.02.

Health education instruction; prohibitions; withholding of state
monies; definition

A.
A public
school may not allow an abortion provider or a medical facility or organization
that refers patients to an abortion clinic as defined in section 36-449.01
to:

1. Provide health education
instruction in the school.

2. Provide health education
instructional programs or curricula to the school or school employees.

3. Distribute or display any health
education materials or media in the school if the materials or media are
created, paid for or donated by the abortion provider or bear an identifying
mark of the abortion provider.

B. If the department of education
determines that a public school is not in compliance with subsection A of this
section and if the public school fails to correct the deficiency within ninety
days after receiving notice from the department of education, the
superintendent of public instruction may withhold any portion of the public
school's apportionment of state aid from the date of the determination of
noncompliance until the department of education determines that the public
school is complying with subsection A of this section.

C. For the purposes of this section,
"abortion provider" includes any:

1. An abortion clinic as defined in
section 36-449.01.

2. Entity that controls, is
controlled by or is under common control with an abortion clinic as defined in
section 36-449.01.

3. Entity that is a party to a
franchising, licensing or similar agreement with an abortion clinic as defined
in section 36-449.01.

4. Individual who is acting as an
employee or representative of an entity described in paragraph 1, 2 or 3 of
this subsection.
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