HB 2906 Arizona House · 57th Legislature - Second Regular Session

dental board; membership

HB 2906 amends Arizona's dental board membership structure. It changes the board to include six licensed dentists (one must be an oral and maxillofacial surgeon), two licensed dental hygienists, two public members, and one business entity member. All members are appointed by the governor for four-year terms, with new fingerprint-based criminal background checks required before appointment. The bill also specifies that the business entity member must be an employee or owner of a registered business but cannot hold a dental license under the same chapter.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Jan 28, 2026 Signed Jun 4, 2026
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What changed between versions

House Engrossed Version (02/26/2026) Chaptered Version · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was formally enacted into law by the Governor on June 4, 2026, and filed with the Secretary of State on June 5, 2026. The text of the substantive policy provisions remained unchanged, with the only modifications being the conversion of the bill from a draft version to a final chaptered version and the addition of official approval dates.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability did not change; only the document status changed from a draft to an enacted law.
TIMELINE

Added official dates indicating the bill was approved by the Governor on June 4, 2026, and filed in the Secretary of State's office on June 5, 2026.

TECHNICAL

Changed the document title from 'House Bill 2906' to 'Chapter 118' and updated the header to reflect that the text is now the 'Chaptered Version'.

Removed draft-specific headers and page markers to finalize the text for the official record.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 1, 2026 · House Feb 26, 2026

How they voted

260
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 30
Jun 1, 2026
D Democratic13
13 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican17
13 Yea 4
76% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Jun 4, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
DPA
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Ralph Heap
Ralph Heap
RRepublican
AZ
10