HB 2600
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-sixth Legislature
First Regular Session
House: APPROP DPA 15-0-0-0
HB 2600: children's behavioral health services fund
Sponsor: Representative Grantham, LD 14
Caucus & COW
Overview
Deposits an annual sum from the insurance premium tax to the Children's Behavioral Health
Services Fund (Fund).
History
The insurance premium tax is levied on net insurance premiums received by insurance
companies for risks within the state. Revenues from the insurance premium tax are deposited into
the state General Fund, except for portions of the tax on fire insurance premiums and on vehicle
insurance premiums (A.R.S. § 20-227).
The Fund was established by Laws 2020, Chapter 4, to allow the Arizona Health Care Cost
Containment System to contract for behavioral health services. These services are for school-
aged students who are uninsured or underinsured, are referred by their educational institution
and have written parental consent (A.R.S. § 36-3436).
The 2022 House Teen Mental Health Ad Hoc Committee (Committee) recommendations included
a proposal that the Legislature fully-fund, on an ongoing basis, the Fund and consider revenue
sources such as insurance premium tax collections (Committee Recommendations).
Provisions
1. Requires a blank sum of insurance premium tax proceeds to be annually deposited into the
Fund. (Sec. 1)
2. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1)
Amendments
Committee on Appropriations
1. Sets the annual deposit amount at $250,000.
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note