Current Version
| Region | Arizona |
| Issue | Conversion therapy |
| Status | Varies by Region |
| Start Date | Aug 1, 2017 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Pima County is currently the only jurisdiction to ban conversion therapy in Arizona. The Pima County Board of Supervisors passed the measure in a 3-2 vote with offenders being fined up to 2,500 dollars. An executive order was implemented by Governor Hobbs in June of 2023. State law supersedes local laws and the ban is at risk of being rendered defunct if state legislatures were to nullify the legitimacy of the scope of these laws. No bill pends for or against banning at the moment in any state legislatures but discussion has spawned out of the topic. Despite regulators considering the practice controversial, no action has been taken against licensed therapists who pathologize the treatment. |
| Sources | https://pima.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3111397&GUID=7A168206-317B-4949-8921-FACED77CB139 https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/pima-county-passes-conversion-therapy-ban https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/breaking-arizona-gov-hobbs-signs-executive-orders-to-advance-equality-for-lgbtq-arizonans https://azmirror.com/2024/04/12/az-regulators-consider-conversion-therapy-unprofessional-conduct-but-have-not-prevented-it/ |
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Revision History (3)
edited by PersianArchitecture. Updated to show the local laws that are available
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0 | Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Not banned | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Not banned | Varies by Region |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Aug 1, 2017 |
| Description | Conversion Therapy is currently legal. No law currently bans it, despite organizations such as the American Psychological Association denouncing it. | Pima County is currently the only jurisdiction to ban conversion therapy in Arizona. The Pima County Board of Supervisors passed the measure in a 3-2 vote with offenders being fined up to 2,500 dollars. An executive order was implemented by Governor Hobbs in June of 2023. State law supersedes local laws and the ban is at risk of being rendered defunct if state legislatures were to nullify the legitimacy of the scope of these laws. No bill pends for or against banning at the moment in any state legislatures but discussion has spawned out of the topic. Despite regulators considering the practice controversial, no action has been taken against licensed therapists who pathologize the treatment. |
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| Sources | http://www.nclrights.org/bornperfect-laws-legislation-by-state/ http://www.nclrights.org/bornperfect-the-facts-about-conversion-therapy/ http://www.hrc.org/resources/entry/the-lies-and-dangers-of-reparative-therapy | https://pima.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3111397&GUID=7A168206-317B-4949-8921-FACED77CB139 https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/pima-county-passes-conversion-therapy-ban https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/breaking-arizona-gov-hobbs-signs-executive-orders-to-advance-equality-for-lgbtq-arizonans https://azmirror.com/2024/04/12/az-regulators-consider-conversion-therapy-unprofessional-conduct-but-have-not-prevented-it/ |
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| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Not banned |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Not banned |
| Description | Conversion Therapy is currently legal. No law currently bans it, despite organizations such as the American Psychological Association denouncing it. Though it's not actually ambiguous (It is in fact legal), this is the best indicator of the available options. | Conversion Therapy is currently legal. No law currently bans it, despite organizations such as the American Psychological Association denouncing it. |
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Reports (1)
- Newer law has been passed "According to the Movement Advancement Project (https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/AZ), Arizona has passed a partial ban on conversion therapy."
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Conversion Therapy is currently legal. No law currently bans it, despite organizations such as the American Psychological Association denouncing it. Though it's not actually ambiguous (It is in fact legal), this is the best indicator of the available options. |
| Sources | http://www.nclrights.org/bornperfect-laws-legislation-by-state/ http://www.nclrights.org/bornperfect-the-facts-about-conversion-therapy/ http://www.hrc.org/resources/entry/the-lies-and-dangers-of-reparative-therapy |
Reports (3)
- Status is not correct "It is being recommended as a statewide law as of December 2018/ January 2019 even by numerous Republicans "
- Status is not correct "It is illegal as of last year on August 2017"
- Status is not correct "it is not ambigious. it is not banned. I want current status deleted because it is not right. it is not banned they are still petitioning. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/en-ca/982/163/211/ban-lgbt-conversion-therapy-in-arizona/"