SB1461

Allied health care workforce; appropriation

Chamber Passed·3/19/26

Arizona SB1461 allocates $15 million to train allied health care workers through a dedicated nonprofit organization.

Arizona SB1461 directs the Arizona health care cost containment system to allocate $15 million from the state general fund for fiscal year 2026-2027. This funding is intended to establish an allied health care workforce development program. The program will be managed by a nonprofit organization that has a proven track record in training allied health care workers. The organization must have graduated at least seven thousand students, maintain partnerships with employers, education institutions, and public agencies, and have an active presence in at least eight states.

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Sponsors

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Roll Call Votes

7 Yea

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10 Nay

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1 Not Voting

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1 Absent

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Calendar

Mar 31

10:00 AM

House Appropriations

Mar 2

1:00 PM

Senate Rules

History

Mar 31

House

House APPROP Committee action: Failed To Pass, voting: (7-10-1-1-0-0)

Mar 24

House

House read second time

Mar 23

House

Introduced in House and read first time