---
type: "Bill"
title: "AHCCCS; annual waiver; applicability."
description: "AHCCCS; annual waiver; applicability."
jurisdiction: "us/states/az"
legislature: "Arizona Legislature"
session: "53rd-2nd-regular"
identifier: "HB 2228"
citation: "Arizona HB 2228 (53rd-2nd-regular)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AHCCCS", "ARIZONA HEALTH CARE COST CONTAINMENT SYSTEM", "INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES", "PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY - TITLE 36", "WAIVER"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David L. Cook"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 11
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-17"
last_action: "2018-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/774de66b-63eb-439a-a753-d2c8da6ea683"
source_url: "https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/70000?SessionId=119"
source_hash: "88796a0964c3af210e7171ec88bdae070eca7d38fb9570e7b147a0e9355bbb3f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-az"]
---

# Arizona HB 2228 (53rd-2nd-regular) — AHCCCS; annual waiver; applicability.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chaptered Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/laws/0201.htm)
2. **House Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/HB2228H.htm)
3. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/HB2228P.htm)

## Votes

- Passed — **58–0** (pass) · lower
- do pass — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Passed — **28–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- David L. Cook — primary (person)
- BEN TOMA — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Thorpe — cosponsor (person)
- Darin Mitchell — cosponsor (person)
- David Stringer — cosponsor (person)
- Don Shooter — cosponsor (person)
- Drew John — cosponsor (person)
- Eric Descheenie — cosponsor (person)
- Frank Pratt — cosponsor (person)
- Jamescita Peshlakai — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Payne — cosponsor (person)
- Macario Saldate — cosponsor (person)
- Noel W. Campbell — cosponsor (person)
- Sally Ann Gonzales — cosponsor (person)
- Sonny Borrelli — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Todd A. Clodfelter — cosponsor (person)
- Wenona Benally — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-08** passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-04-09** passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-01-17** house first reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-01-18** house second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-02-05** house placed on consent calendar
- **2018-02-15** senate first reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-19** senate second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-04-12** signed by governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-02-08** transmit to senate
- **2018-04-09** transmit to house
- **2018-04-10** transmit to governor `executive-receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/774de66b-63eb-439a-a753-d2c8da6ea683`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arizona legislature records).