Assigned to APPROP AS PASSED BY COW
ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Seventh Legislature, First Regular Session
AMENDED
FACT SHEET FOR S.B. 1264
technical correction; game and fish
(NOW: appropriation; regional medical center; Yuma)
Purpose
Appropriates $7,000,000 from the state General Fund (state GF) in FY 2026 to the
University of Arizona (U of A) to construct a regional medical center in the City of Yuma.
Background
The U of A currently has two accredited medical schools, the Colleges of Medicine in
Phoenix and Tucson, and two university hospitals, Banner University Medical Center South, and
University Medical Center Tucson. The U of A operates two additional out-patient primary clinical
teaching facilities both located in Tucson. The medical programs at the U of A educate 500 medical
students, 130 resident physicians and 80 fellow physicians. The U of A operates 15 centers and
institutes across the state which serve multiple roles in advancing health care education, training,
research and patient care (U of A and U of A).
S.B. 1264 appropriates $7,000,000 from the state GF in FY 2026 to the U of A.
Provisions
1. Appropriates $7,000,000 from the state GF in FY 2026 to the U of A to construct a regional
medical center in the City of Yuma.
2. Declares the Legislature's intent that the appropriation be considered ongoing funding for the
maintenance and operation of the regional medical center in future years.
3. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Amendments Adopted by Committee
• Adopted the strike-everything amendment.
Senate Action
APPROP 2/18/25 DPA/SE 8-1-1
Prepared by Senate Research
February 27, 2025
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