public educational institutions; adoption information
HB 2040 would require Arizona public schools to provide students with information about current U.S. adoption practices and state adoption resources whenever school staff discuss contraception, STI testing, or dispense contraception. It also mandates that sex education curricula for grades 7-12 include specific content about adoption practices, resources, and related laws. Schools must make curriculum materials available for parental review and hold public hearings before adopting or updating programs. The bill is currently pending in the Arizona legislature and has not been enacted.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Vetoed
Apr 2026
Introduced Dec 9, 2025
Vetoed Apr 7, 2026
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What changed between versions
Introduced Version
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House Engrossed Version (02/26/2026)
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3 edits
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Apr 1, 2026
MINOR
The bill was restructured from a standard legislative format into a clean, finalized text suitable for publication. The substantive policy content regarding sex education and adoption disclosures remains identical, with only minor formatting adjustments and the addition of statute markers.
Scope change
No change in scope or applicability; the bill covers the same public educational institutions and topics as the original version.
TECHNICAL
The document layout was updated to remove pre-filing headers and replace them with official 'House Engrossed' formatting, including page numbers and act titles.
Statute text was wrapped in specific markers ('START_STATUTE' and 'END_STATUTE') to indicate the final legal text, while line numbers and introductory phrases were removed.
Minor phrasing corrections were made, such as changing 'adopted APPROVED' to 'adopted approved' and standardizing capitalization in the adoption-related clauses.
Floor votes · House Feb 26, 2026
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Apr 7, 2026
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Apr 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED
upper
Apr 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rachel Keshel
RRepublican
Co
Lisa Fink
RRepublican
Co
Teresa Martinez
RRepublican
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