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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Seventh
Legislature, Second Regular Session
FACT SHEET FOR
S.B. 1100
patient rights; health
care services
Purpose
Grants patients specified rights when receiving care from a health
professional in Arizona.
Background
Under the rules of the Department of Health Services, health care
patients have the right: 1) not to be discriminated against based on race,
national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital
status or diagnosis; 2) to receive treatment that supports and respects the
patient�s individuality, choices, strengths and abilities; 3) to receive
privacy in treatment and care for personal needs; 4) to review, upon written
request, the patient�s own medical records; 5) to receive a referral to another
health care institution if the outpatient surgical center is not authorized or
not able to provide physical health services needed by the patient; 6) to
participate, or have the patient�s representative participate, in the
development of or decisions concerning treatment; 7) to participate or refuse
to participate in research or experimental treatment; and 8) to receive
assistance from a family member, a patient�s representative or other individual
in understanding, protecting or exercising the patient�s rights (
A.A.C.
R9-10-212
).
Health professionals
includes podiatrists, chiropractors,
dentists, medical physicians and surgeons, naturopathic physicians, nurses,
dispensing opticians, optometrists, osteopathic physicians and surgeons,
pharmacists, physical therapists, psychologists, veterinarians, physician
assistants, radiologic technologists, homeopathic physicians, behavioral health
professionals, occupational therapists, respiratory therapists, acupuncturists,
athletic trainers, massage therapists, nursing care institution administrators,
assisted living facilities managers, midwifes, audiologists and speech
pathologists (
A.R.S.
� 32-3201
).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact
to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1.
Grants
patients in Arizona the right to receive health care services from a health
professional who:
a)
only acts in the patient's best interest;
b)
does no harm; and
c)
except in an emergency, ensures that each medical decision, proposed
diagnostic, therapeutic procedure or course of action requires informed
consent.
2.
Defines
terms.
3.
Becomes
effective on the general effective date.
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January 14, 2026
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SB1100 - 572R - H Ver
House Engrossed
Senate Bill
patient
rights; health care services
(now:� foreign
adversary; lobbying; registration; disclosure)
State of Arizona
Senate
Fifty-seventh Legislature
Second Regular Session
2026
SENATE BILL 1100
AN
ACT
amending title 41, chapter 41, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding sections 41-4259 and 41-4260;
relating to foreign adversary principals.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section
1.
1. Title
41, chapter 41, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding
sections 41-4259 and 41-4260, to read:
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41-4259.
Duty to register; foreign adversary principles; lobbyists;
violation; classification; enforcement; fees; definitions
A. Notwithstanding any other law, A
foreign adversary principal shall submit to the Department a copy of the
foreign adversary principal's lobbying registration and a list of THE FOREIGN
adversary PRINCIPAL'S current lobbyists pursuant to section 41-1232.
B. Each foreign adversary principal
shall reregister not later than 5:00 p.m. on the second Monday in January of
each odd-numbered year unless at that time the foreign adversary principal no
longer engages, employs, retains or uses any lobbyist. �beginning December 1 of
each even-numbered year, A foreign adversary principal shall file its
registration at any time. Each foreign adversary principal shall
amend its registration statement within five business days after any change in
the information required by subsection A of this section.
C. The Department shall post publicly
on its website a database of all
foreign
principals
and each FOREIGN adversary PRINCIPAL'S lobbyists in this
state.
D. A person who is a designated
lobbyist, lobbyist for compensation or authorized lobbyist for a foreign
adversary principal in this state shall disclose that fact to all of the
following:
1. Any legislator the person is
lobbying for the first time or on any subsequent request of a legislator.
2. Any public official or employee of
a public body each time the person is lobbying for the procurement of
materials, services or construction in this state. The person shall
also disclose the name of that person's client.
E. A person is guilty of a class 1
MISDEMEANOR if either of the following occurs:
1. A person knowingly violates this
section.
2. a person knowingly submits any
information prescribed in this section that contains any materially false
statement or material omission.
F. Any alleged violation of this
section may be investigated and prosecuted by the attorney general or by the
county attorney of the county in which the alleged offense occurred.
G. The director shall:
1. Prescribe and publish the
registration and registration amendment forms to carry out this section.
2. Refer to the attorney general or
county attorney to INVESTIGATE any matter in which the director has reason to
believe constitutes a violation of this section.
H. The Department may adopt rules,
develop forms and implement procedures as necessary to implement this section.
I. Each foreign adversary principal
that registers a lobbyist for compensation or a designated lobbyist who
receives compensation for lobbying from the foreign principal, at the time of
registering or reregistering, shall pay a registration or reregistration fee
set by the Department. The Department shall deposit, pursuant to
sections 35-146 and 35-147, Registration and reregistration fees collected in
the foreign principal lobbyist registration fund established by section
41-4260.
J. For the purposes of this section:
1. "Authorized lobbyist"
has the same meaning prescribed in section 41-1231.
2. "Designated lobbyist"
has the same meaning prescribed in section 41-1231.
3. "Foreign Adversary
PRINCIPAL" means any of the following:
(
a
) a
government of a foreign adversary nation.
(
b
) a foreign
political party of a foreign adversary nation.
(
c
) A foreign
person as defined in 31 code of federal regulations section 802.221 when
applied to a foreign adversary nation.
(
d
) a
partnership, association, corporation, organization or other combination of
persons organized under the laws of, or having its principal place of business
in, a foreign adversary nation.
(
e
) A
partnership, association, corporation, organization or other combination of
persons that is at least thirty percent owned by a partnership, association,
corporation, organization or other combination of persons organized under the
laws of, or having its principal place of business in, a foreign adversary
nation.
4. "Foreign adversary
nation" means a country that is either of the following:
(
a
) Identified by the
United States director of national intelligence as a country that poses a risk
to the national security of the United States in each of the three most recent
annual threat assessments of the United States intelligence community issued
pursuant to section 108b of the national security act of 1947 (50 United States
Code section 3043b).
(
b
) Determined
by the United States department of commerce pursuant to 15 Code of Federal
Regulations section 791.4.
5. "Lobbyist" has the same
meaning prescribed in section 41-1231.
6. "Lobbyist for
compensation" has the same meaning prescribed in section 41-1231.
END_STATUTE
START_STATUTE
41-4260.
Foreign adversary
principal lobbyist registration fund
The Foreign
adversary principal lobbyist registration fund is established consisting of
legislative appropriations and fees collected by the department pursuant to
section 41-4259. The department shall administer the fund. monies
in the fund are subject to LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION and are exempt from the
provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations.
END_STATUTE
Sec.
2.
2.
Exemption
from rulemaking
Notwithstanding any other law, for the
purposes of this act, the Arizona department of homeland security is exempt
from the rulemaking requirements of title 41, chapter 6, Arizona Revised
Statutes, for one year after the effective date of this act.