Arizona 53rd Legislature - 2nd Regular Session Status: Passed House 1 R cosponsors

HB 2490 — contracts; licensure requirement waivers

Last action — senate second reading

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 53rd Legislature - 2nd Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

14 added · 10 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendments to House Bill 2490 raise the monetary threshold for contracts that can be exempt from certain licensure requirements. Previously, contracts worth up to $500 per transaction and a total of $6,000 per year were included; now, the annual limit has been increased to $6,000 per year between two parties and total profits of $250,000 per year for one party. This change is significant because it allows for larger contracts to avoid licensure, which could benefit small businesses by reducing regulatory burdens while still ensuring that health professions remain regulated.

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HB2490 - 532R - I Ver       REFERENCE TITLE:
HB2490 - 532R - H Ver       House Engrossed       State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-third Legislature Second Regular Session       HOUSE BILL 2490       AN ACT   amending title 44, chapter 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding Article 6;
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licensure requirement waivers       State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-third Legislature Second Regular Session   HB 2490   Introduced by Representative Rivero     AN ACT   amending title 44, chapter 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding Article 6;
ARTICLE 6.  WAIVER OF LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS START_STATUTE44-171.  Waiver of licensure, certification, registration or other authorization to act A.  notwithstanding any other law, in a contract between two or more private parties, the parties may agree to waive any state, city, town or county laws relating to licensure, certification, registration or other authorization to act for the purposes of the contract if all of the following apply:
ARTICLE 6.  WAIVER OF LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS START_STATUTE44-171.  Waiver of licensure, certification, registration or other authorization to act;
applicability A.  notwithstanding any other law, in a contract between two or more private parties, the parties may agree to waive any state, city, town or county laws relating to licensure, certification, registration or other authorization to act for the purposes of the contract if all of the following apply:
6.  The subject of the contract does not exceed five hundred dollars per transaction and six thousand dollars per year between any two persons.
6.  The subject of the contract does not exceed six thousand dollars per year between any two parties and two hundred fifty thousand dollars in total aggregate profit in the previous calendar year for any one party related to the services provided in the contract.
B.  On the agreement of all the parties to a contract described in this section, The parties may amend the contract to retroactively waive additional licensure, certification, registration or other authorization to act laws.  END_STATUTE
B.  On the agreement of all the parties to a contract described in this section, The parties may amend the contract to retroactively waive additional licensure, certification, registration or other authorization to act laws.
C.  this section does not apply to any health profession regulated by this state.
D.  This section does not apply to restrictions in section 6‑632.
END_STATUTE
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Action History

  1. senate second reading

  2. senate first reading

  3. transmit to senate

  4. passed

  5. house second reading

  6. house first reading.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 92 not signed on · 27 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (92)

92 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Passed

Passed 31 Yea · 27 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 222401
Republican 9000
Democrat 0301
Total 312702
% of votes cast 52%45%0%3%
How each member voted (60)
Member Party Vote
BEN TOMA — Yea
Anthony T. Kern — Yea
Athena Salman — Nay
Becky A. Nutt — Yea
Bob Thorpe — Yea
Brenda Barton — Yea
Charlene R. Fernandez — Nay
César Chávez — Nay
Daniel Hernandez — Nay
Darin Mitchell — Yea
David L. Cook — Yea
David Stringer — Yea
Diego Espinoza — Nay
Douglas Coleman — Nay
Drew John — Yea
Eddie Farnsworth — Nay
Eric Descheenie — Nay
Gerae Peten — Nay
Heather Carter — Yea
Isela Blanc — Nay
Jay Lawrence — Yea
Jill Norgaard — Yea
John M. Allen — Yea
Kelli Butler — Nay
Kelly Townsend — Yea
Ken Clark — Nay
Kirsten Engel — Nay
Macario Saldate — Nay
Maria Syms — Yea
Mark A. Cardenas — Nay
Michelle B. Ugenti-Rita — Yea
Michelle Udall — Yea
Noel W. Campbell — Yea
Pamela Powers Hannley — Nay
Paul Boyer — Yea
Paul Mosley — Yea
Randall Friese — Nay
Ray D. Martinez — Nay
Rebecca Rios — Nay
Regina E. Cobb — Nay
Reginald Bolding — Not Voting
Richard C. Andrade — Nay
Russell Bowers — Yea
Todd A. Clodfelter — Yea
Tony Navarrete — Nay
Travis W. Grantham — Nay
Wenona Benally — Nay
Denise “Mitzi” Epstein Democrat Nay
Lela Alston Democrat Nay
Rosanna Gabaldón Democrat Not Voting
Sally Ann Gonzales Democrat Nay
David Livingston Republican Yea
J.D. Mesnard Republican Yea
Jeff Weninger Republican Yea
Kevin Payne Republican Yea
Mark Finchem Republican Yea
Thomas "T.J." Shope Republican Yea
Timothy "Tim" Dunn Republican Yea
Tony Rivero Republican Yea
Venden "Vince" Leach Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 2490?
HB 2490 is sponsored by Tony Rivero (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 2490?
This bill died with 53rd Legislature - 2nd Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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