Arizona SB 1177: court-ordered treatment; evaluations; physicians

Bill Text

SB1177 - 572R - S Ver 

 Senate Engrossed

 public monies; gender 
 transition; prohibition

 State of Arizona

 Senate

 Fifty-seventh Legislature

 Second Regular Session

 2026

 SENATE BILL 1177

AN 
ACT

Amending title 35, chapter 1, article 5, Arizona 
Revised Statutes, by adding section 35-196.06; relating to public monies.

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Be it 
enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 35, chapter 1, article 5, 
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 35-196.06, to read:

START_STATUTE35-196.06. Public monies; gender transition; prohibition; violation; misuse 
of public monies; definitions

A. Notwithstanding any other law, 
public monies may not be used to fund any medical procedure for the purpose of 
gender transition.

B. Any INTENTIONAL violation of this 
section by a public officer or public employee is considered a misuse of public 
monies and a violation of section 35-301.

C. For the purposes of this section:

1. "Fund" means to 
subsidize, reimburse, expend, allocate, grant, pay or distribute public monies 
directly or indirectly to any person or entity, including for reimbursements 
and coverage for costs, premiums or charges associated with a health INSURANCE 
policy, contract or plan provided by the Arizona health care cost containment 
system.

2. "Gender transition" has 
the same meaning prescribed in section 32-3230.

3. "Medical procedure" 
means:

(a) Surgically 
removing, modifying, altering or entering into tissues, cavities or organs of a 
person.

(b) Prescribing, 
administering or dispensing any puberty blocker, hormone or PHARMACEUTICAL or 
PRESCRIPTION drug to a person.

4. "Public monies" has the 
same meaning prescribed in section 35-302. END_STATUTE