physician assistants; board; continuation
HB 2731 terminates Arizona's regulatory board for physician assistants effective July 1, 2028, with related laws fully repealed by January 1, 2029. The bill directly affects physician assistants and their oversight in Arizona, ending the board's authority to regulate their practice. It applies retroactively from July 1, 2026, meaning the termination timeline began affecting current operations immediately upon passage. This is a procedural bill focused on ending a regulatory structure, not altering practice standards.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2026
Last action Mar 18, 2026
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What changed between versions
Introduced Version
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House Engrossed Version (02/26/2026)
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Feb 26, 2026
MINOR
The bill was renumbered from HB 2731 to HB 2731 - 572R - H Ver and updated with official legislative formatting. The substantive content remains the same, repealing a previous statute and establishing a sunset date for the Arizona Regulatory Board of Physician Assistants, though the specific section number in the statutes was changed from 41-3028.11 to 41-3030.19.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's effect on the statute remains unchanged, but the specific section number cited for the new provision was modified from 41-3028.11 to 41-3030.19.
TECHNICAL
The section number for the new Arizona regulatory board provision was changed from 41-3028.11 to 41-3030.19.
The bill text was updated to include official House Engrossed formatting and version identifiers.
The section number for the new Arizona regulatory board provision was changed from 41-3028.11 to 41-3030.19.
Floor votes · House Feb 26, 2026
How they voted
51–1
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 60
Feb 26, 2026
D
Democratic27
81% Yea
R
Republican33
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
4
Committee
0
Amendments
3
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
DPA
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
DPA
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
DPA
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Selina Bliss
RRepublican
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