Legislation Archive
Session Summaries
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2023 - Fifty-sixth Legislature - First Regular Session
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2022 - Fifty-fifth Legislature - Second Regular Session
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2021 - Fifty-fifth Legislature - First Regular Session
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2020 - Fifty-fourth Legislature - Second Regular Session
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2019 - Fifty-fourth Legislature - First Regular Session
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2018 - Fifty-third Legislature - Second Regular Session
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2017 – Fifty-third Legislature – First Regular Session
Bill Archive
HB 2205: WQARF; appropriation
In Brief: Appropriates $15 million from the general fund to the Water Quality Assurance Revolving Fund (WQARF).
Sponsor(s): Cano
Last Action: Assigned to House NREW Committee 1/20
Description: Appropriates $20 million from the general fund in FY2021-22 to the Water Quality Assurance Revolving Fund. WQARF is a state-sponsored program established by the Legislature and administered by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality to clean up hazardous soil and groundwater contamination.
HB 2206: Subsequent irrigation non-expansion areas; procedures
In Brief: Modifies the procedures for determination of a new Irrigation Non-Expansion Area (INA)
Sponsor(s): Cano
Last Action: Assigned to House NREW Committee 1/20
Description: This measure introduces a number of modifications to the procedures for establishment of new irrigation non-expansion areas (INA). This bill would allow ADWR to consider projected rates of groundwater withdrawal as part of the determination of a new INA. The bill also clarifies which entities are eligible to petition the State to create a new INA, and would mandate that petitioners submit a groundwater model and hydrologic assessment using methodology approved by the ADWR Director. This bill mirrors the suggested statutory changes presented by ADWR in the summer of 2017 during the Governor’s Water Discussions.
HB 2209: Groundwater pumping; measuring; reporting
In Brief: Mandates water use metering and reporting for nonexempt groundwater wells throughout the state
Sponsor(s): Cano
Last Action: Assigned to House NREW Committee 1/20. Did not receive a hearing.
Description: Requires monitoring and annual reporting for nonexempt groundwater wells throughout the state. Water users who irrigate 10 or fewer acres that are not part of a larger farming operation, or water users who pump <10 acre-feet per year for non-irrigation use are exempted from this requirement.
HB 2247: Forest products; processing; tax credit
In Brief: Establishes a forest industry tax credit intended to promote forest thinning and watershed health
Sponsor(s): Griffin
Last Action: Amended with unrelated strike-everything amendment 3/24
Description: This legislation would establish a new tax credit for qualifying entities in the forest product industry that participate in the Arizona Commerce Authority’s “Healthy Forest Enterprise Incentive Program.” The tax credit is determined by the volume qualifying forest products that the business processes annually. This legislation, developed by SRP, is intended to incentivize increased forest thinning to improve watershed conditions. The tax credit offered in this legislation expires after 10 years.
SB 1177: Forest products; processing; tax credit
In Brief: Establishes a forest industry tax credit intended to promote forest thinning and watershed health
Sponsor(s): Kerr
Last Action: Passed House NREW Committee 3/9
Description: This legislation would establish a new tax credit for qualifying entities in the forest product industry that participate in the Arizona Commerce Authority’s “Healthy Forest Enterprise Incentive Program.” The tax credit is determined by the volume qualifying forest products that the business processes annually. This legislation, developed by SRP, is intended to incentivize increased forest thinning to improve watershed conditions. The tax credit offered in this legislation expires after 10 years.
HB 2286: Water efficient plumbing fixtures
In Brief: Updates to Arizona's plumbing code to require water efficient fixtures.
Sponsor(s): Lieberman
Last Action: Did not receive a committee hearing.
Description: Arizona adopted water-efficiency standards for indoor plumbing fixtures in 1992 which have since been superseded by various federal laws and requirements. This bill would update Arizona’s water-efficiency standards to align with criteria established by the WaterSense Program, a public-private partnership between industry, utilities, and regulators.
Link: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/74744?SessionId=123
SB 1037: Water efficient plumbing fixtures
In Brief: Updates to Arizona's plumbing code to require water efficient fixtures.
Sponsor(s): Engel
Last Action: Assigned to House Committees 1/11. Did not receive a hearing.
Description: Arizona adopted water-efficiency standards for indoor plumbing fixtures in 1992 which have since been superseded by various federal laws and requirements. This bill would update Arizona’s water-efficiency standards to align with criteria established by the WaterSense Program, a public-private partnership between industry, utilities, and regulators.
HB 2330: Environmental quality programs; terminations; repeal
In Brief: Removes statutory termination dates for multiple ADEQ programs.
Sponsor(s): Griffin
Last Action: SB 1370 was signed on 3/18. This bill is now being utilized as a striker vehicle
Description: This bill proposes to remove the statutory termination dates for multiple programs administered by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ). Current statutes include sunset dates for these individual programs, separate from ADEQ’s sunset review as an entire agency. Removing the termination dates for these programs would align their sunset reviews with the ADEQ sunset review.
Link: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/74812?SessionId=123
HB 2336: Assured water supply; subdivisions
In Brief: Modifies assured water supply statutes for Designated Water Providers in the Pinal AMA and material plat changes for Certificates of AWS.
Sponsor(s): Pratt
Last Action: Substituted for SB 1274; Signed by Governor 2/12
Description: This measure has been introduced on behalf of the Pinal AMA Stakeholder Group, entities working to address groundwater physical availability issues in the Pinal AMA that has caused ADWR to hold issuing new Assured Water Supply Certificates and Designations. HB 2336 and SB 1274 would amend statute to allow a water provider only in the Pinal AMA to Modify their most recent Designation of Assured Water Supply (AWS) without having to re-demonstrate the physical availability of groundwater as long as the Provider is not seeking to increase its physical availability volume. This bill codifies ADWR’s existing policies related to determining the “Area of Impact” for water stored underground that will be included in an AWS application. The bill also changes the AWS statutes to allow developers to change the land use type or increase the number of housing units on a subdivision plat associated with existing Certificates of AWS, provided that the overall water use does not increase. Current regulations require developers to apply for a new Certificate if a plat is revised and housing units are increased by 10% or more. AMWUA has worked with the proponents of this bill to incorporate technical amendments related to the AWS Program as well as to secure a provision that would ensure ADWR can revise its Rules across all AMAs to make conforming changes.
Link: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/74836?SessionId=123
HB 2388: Water supply development fund
In Brief: Modifies the criteria for entities that are eligible to apply for loans or grants from the Water Supply Development Revolving Fund
Sponsor(s): Griffin
Last Action: Signed by Governor 4/20
Description: The Water Supply Development Revolving fund was established in 2007 and was intended to assist rural water providers acquire water supplies through loans and grants. Currently statutory criteria exist that limit the disbursements from the fund to only water providers that are located within an AMA, or a jurisdiction that has voluntarily adopted adequate water supply provisions. This bill would negate those statutory criteria and make the monies available to any water provider outside of Maricopa County. HB 2388 also expands the definition of “water provider” to include additional private water companies and Natural Resource Conservation Districts. Passive stormwater recharge projects are added to the approved statutory list of water supply development projects. An amendment passed on March 11th removed a proposed $50 million appropriation.