antisemitism; public schools; prohibition; penalties
HB 2575 prohibits public schools, teachers, and administrators in Arizona from teaching, promoting, or requiring students to advocate for antisemitism or anti-Semitic conduct that creates a hostile school environment. The bill bans using public funds for curriculum, training, or materials promoting antisemitism, and protects staff who refuse to teach such material from adverse employment actions. Violations can be reported to school officials, with investigations leading to corrective actions within 30 days, and repeated violations by educators may result in formal reprimands, certificate suspensions, or revocation. The law directly affects public school staff, curriculum decisions, and funding allocations related to classroom instruction.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2026
Last action Apr 9, 2026
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What changed between versions
Introduced Version
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House Engrossed Version (02/25/2026)
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Feb 25, 2026
MODERATE
The bill was reformatted from an introduced draft to a formal engrossed version, adding a new title and section numbers while retaining the core text. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, prohibiting the teaching of antisemitism in public schools and higher education, banning funding for such instruction, and establishing civil liability and disciplinary actions for violations.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to explicitly include higher education institutions (universities and community colleges) in addition to public schools, applying the same prohibitions and enforcement mechanisms to both sectors.
SCOPE
Added new Article 2 to Title 15, Chapter 18 to apply antisemitism prevention rules to higher education institutions, faculty, and administrators.
DEFINITION
Formally defined 'Antisemitism' using the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition and 'Hostile education environment' to clarify enforcement standards.
ENFORCEMENT
Established specific disciplinary steps (reprimand, suspension, termination) for repeat violations and created a civil lawsuit mechanism for students to seek damages.
TECHNICAL
Converted the text from an unnumbered draft to a formally numbered bill with section headers, statutory citations, and clean formatting suitable for final passage.
Floor votes · House Feb 25, 2026
How they voted
31–22
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 60
Feb 25, 2026
D
Democratic27
81% Nay
R
Republican33
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Apr 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Michael Way
RRepublican
Co
Chris Lopez
RRepublican
Co
David Marshall
RRepublican
Co
Julie Willoughby
RRepublican
Co
Justin Wilmeth
RRepublican
Co
Lisa Fink
RRepublican
Co
Matt Gress
RRepublican
Co
Michael Carbone
RRepublican
Co
Neal Carter
RRepublican
Co
Pamela Carter
RRepublican
Co
Ralph Heap
RRepublican
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