HB 2593 Arizona House · 57th Legislature - Second Regular Session

appropriation; psychiatry access lines

HB 2593 allocates $1.5 million from Arizona's state general fund for the University of Arizona to operate perinatal and pediatric psychiatry access lines during fiscal year 2026-2027. This funding directly supports the University of Arizona's program providing mental health support for pregnant individuals, new mothers, and children. The bill establishes a dedicated funding stream to cover direct operational costs of these specialized access lines. The appropriation is exempt from standard budget lapse rules, ensuring the funds remain available for the intended purpose.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 20, 2026 Last action Feb 23, 2026

Maddy AI version diff · 1 comparison

What changed between versions

Introduced Version → House Engrossed Version · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted and reorganized from an introduced version to a house engrossed version, with no substantive policy changes. The core provision remains the same: $1,500,000 is appropriated to the University of Arizona for perinatal and pediatric psychiatry access lines in fiscal year 2026-2027, with an exemption from the lapsing of appropriations provisions.

TECHNICAL

Formatting and layout changes including page headers, line numbering, and text alignment were updated to reflect the engrossed version format

Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

lower

Feb 16, 2026

Lower · Passed

lower

1 primary · 11 co-sponsors