Governor Hobbs has vetoed House Bill HB2012, a bill sponsored by Representative Nick Kupper (R-25). The bill would have prevented employers and the state from mandating the use of any medications approved through the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) process. Hobbs wrote in her veto letter that the bill had “the potential to jeopardize the public health of Arizonans.”

EUAs became part of the public lexicon during the COVID timeframe resulting from the emergency authorization of the COVID “vaccine.” An EUA typically occurs when a medical emergency arises and no fully approved medications exist. EUA meds receive federal authority to shortcut or altogether bypass human trials. As a result, the risks of medication-caused harm, especially long-term issues, are unknown.

As part of her veto decision, Hobbs claimed that Kupper “didn’t understand federal law.” Kupper told the Arizona Globe: “Governor Hobbs has misinterpreted federal law based on a single legal opinion letter written by the Biden DOJ in July of 2021. She has clearly failed to perform her due diligence because, in November of 2021, Judge Allen Windsor ruled against that DOJ opinion. She has purposely chosen to not protect Arizonans from experimental and unapproved medical products. This is an extremely worrying case of government overreach. The residents of Arizona are humans, not guinea pigs, and we deserve a Governor who will protect us, not sell us out to the highest Pharma bidder.”

Hobbs’s actions on this bill add another notch in her veto belt and makes Rep. Kupper an official member of the “Hobbs Veto Club.”