Arizona HB 2388: nursing homes; advisory council

Bill Text

HB2388 - 572R - H Ver 

 House Engrossed

 appropriation; 
 commerce authority; nuclear; study

 State of Arizona

 House of Representatives

 Fifty-seventh Legislature

 Second Regular Session

 2026

 HOUSE BILL 2388

AN 
ACT

APPROPRIATING monies to the Arizona 
commerce authority.

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

Section 1. Appropriation; 
Arizona commerce authority; study; report

A. The sum of $100,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in 
fiscal year 2026-2027 to the Arizona commerce authority to conduct a study of 
the economic benefits of small modular reactors and data centers to this state 
and local governments. The study must include:

1. The number of jobs 
created by the construction and operation of 
small modular reactors and by the construction and operation of data centers 
and the average annual salaries of those jobs.

2. The amount of any state 
and local tax revenue produced by the 
construction and operation of small modular reactors and by the construction 
and operation of data centers.

3. How small modular reactors and data centers could support 
increased local broadband and infrastructure investments and improvements.

4. The number and type of secondary and tertiary businesses that may relocate to areas anchored by a small modular 
reactor or data center and the number of jobs that those businesses could 
create and the average annual salaries of those jobs.

5. Any other economic 
benefits the Arizona commerce authority deems relevant.

B. On or before June 30, 2027, the Arizona commerce authority shall submit a 
report of its finding from the study conducted pursuant to subsection A of this 
section to the governor, the president of the senate, the speaker of the house 
of representatives, the chairperson of the commerce committee of the house of 
representatives and the chairperson of the regulatory affairs and government 
efficiency committee of the senate and shall make available a copy of this 
report on the authority's website.