HB 2123
Initials PRB Page 1 Senate Engrossed
ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-fifth Legislature
Second Regular Session
House: ED DPA/SE 7-2-0-1 | 3
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Read 44-15-1-0
Senate: ED DP 7-0-1-0 | APPROP DPA/SE 10-0-0-0 | 3
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Read 25-0-5-0
HB 2123: commerce authority; adult workforce education
NOW: funerals; regulation; continuation
Sponsor: Representative Kaiser, LD 15
Senate Engrossed
The House Engrossed version of HB 2123 creates the Adult Workforce Diploma Program which
assists individuals in earning a high school diploma and developing critical employability and
career and technical skills.
The Senate adopted a strike-everything amendment that does the following:
Overview
Continues the Arizona Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers (Board) until March 31, 2023.
Transfers Board responsibilities to, and requires, beginning April 1, 2023, certain individuals to
register with, a funeral services regulating authority of Arizona.
History
The Board regulates the funeral industry by: 1) issuing licenses and registrations to funeral
directors, embalmers, cremationists, funeral establishments and crematories; 2) conducting
inspections of funeral establishments and crematories; and 3) investigating and adjudicating
complaints against licensed or registered individuals and businesses. The Board consists of
seven Governor-appointed members who serve staggered, four-year terms (Title 32, Chapter 12,
A.R.S.).
Provisions
1. Continues the Board, retroactive to July 1, 2022, until March 31, 2023. (Sec. 2, 3, 6)
2. Repeals the Board on July 1, 2024. (Sec. 3)
3. Directs Legislative Council staff to prepare proposed conforming legislation for consideration
in the Fifty-sixth Legislature, First Regular Session. (Sec. 4)
4. Contains a purpose statement. (Sec. 5)
5. Declares the Legislature's intent to continue the Board, through March 31, 2023, to allow for
additional time to ensure proper legislative consideration and transference of responsibilities
for the purposes of public health and safety. (Sec. 5)
6. Modifies pertinent definitions relating to the Board. (Sec. 1)
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note