In one paragraph
Arizona's HB 4080 (2026) would have established an artificial intelligence nursing innovation pilot program in the Department of Health Services to develop and test AI that performs nursing-adjacent tasks or workflows in a clinical setting. The department would select not more than five technology vendors recommended by an advisory committee. The bill was assigned to House Rules, held there, and died when the 2026 session ended June 13, 2026.
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What it means for business
None: the bill died and never became law. It would have let AI technology vendors apply to join a state nursing AI pilot, with not more than five selected.
Key provisions
- Would create the pilot program in the Department of Health Services; its goals are to test solutions that uphold patient safety and privacy standards, improve outcomes and assist the nursing workforce
- Would require the department to set up an advisory committee of not more than seven members on or before October 1, 2026, including a representative of an accredited Arizona nursing school and a licensed nurse with recent bedside nursing experience or clinical experience of at least five years
- Would require the department, on or before January 1, 2027, to select not more than five AI technology vendors recommended by the committee
- Would require vendor applications to include an agreement with an accredited Arizona nursing school and a description of safety mechanisms: human ability to intervene in or override outputs, escalation to a human, recording and logging of operations, and controls and guardrails
- Would exclude from 'nursing-adjacent tasks or workflows' any function that independently assesses or treats patients
- Would require committee reports by December 1, 2027 and December 1, 2028 and a final report by July 1, 2029, including a recommendation on the regulatory framework for registering or licensing AI in health care; the section would be repealed after December 31, 2029
- Held in House Rules; died when the 2026 session ended June 13, 2026
Latest legislative action
Jun 13, 2026. Held in Rules (final disposition on the Arizona Legislature's bill status); died when the 57th Arizona Legislature's 2026 regular session ended June 13, 2026
Sponsors
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Justin Wilmeth R | Primary |
| Julie Willoughby R | Cosponsor |
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