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 2096: Tiny homes; construction; requirements; exemptions
In Brief: Requires that counties ensure “maximum ease” when considering the construction of residences on “residential rural land”.
Sponsor(s): Parker B
Last Action: This bill failed House Third Read with a 27-31-1-0-1 vote on February 27th.
Description: This bill requires that counties ensure “maximum ease” when considering the construction of residences on “residential rural land”. The bill also states that counties cannot require building permits for single-family home and accessory dwelling units built on residential rural land, they meet some requirements. Counties are allowed to require the owners and/or builders of said buildings to sign an affidavit saying that they will abide by the requirements in the bill, and that they are not constructing the building with the intent of selling or leasing it.
HB 2097: Gray water; definition; residential standards
In Brief: Prohibits additional regulation on graywater systems besides requirements for such systems listed in the bill.
Sponsor(s): Parker B
Last Action: This bill passed Senate NREW on March 7th with a vote of 5-1-1-0.
Description: This bill prohibits county supervisors from putting additional regulations or zoning restrictions on use of graywater systems or on land improvements that allow for the use of graywater systems. This bill also adds a definition of a “composting toilet” to Title 49 and clarifies that a kitchen sink that includes a garbage disposal does not produce graywater. This bill also clarifies that a graywater treatment and disposal system does not constitute an on-site wastewater treatment facility. This bill prohibits a city, town or county from requiring notice or permit before a resident can use graywater if the resident meets a series of requirements that are meant to prevent the graywater from contaminating aquifers or food sources. Lastly, this bill prevents a city, town, or county from prohibiting a composting toilet on an unincorporated lot of two acres or more that is not adjacent to a city or town.
HB 2099: Active management area; groundwater right
In Brief: Requires that water duty acres in AMAs that were previously INAs to be at least the highest withdrawal since the basin was designated as an INA.
Sponsor(s): Griffin
Last Action: This bill failed to pass House NREW on January 9, 2024 with a vote of 5-5.
Description: This bill would prohibit ADWR, in an AMA that had previously been an INA, from granting a water duty acre that is less than the highest annual withdrawal of the user since the basin was designated as an INA. This bill also requires ADWR to grant any person who owns legally irrigated land (in an AMA that was previously an INA) an irrigation water duty and a designation of the number of farm units that is consistent with the user’s highest annual withdrawal since the basin was designated as an INA. ADWR would be required to provide groundwater users with notice of their granted water duty and farm units and cannot charge the user any fee or require any application. The user can contest the granted water duty and farm units. Lastly, this bill states that on the effective date of the act ADWR will grant all groundwater users in the Douglas AMA an irrigation water duty consistent with this act. This is an emergency measure.
HB 2100: Administrative completeness review; licensing
In Brief: States that an agency must make available a comprehensive list of items needed for an application to be deemed administratively complete.
Sponsor(s): Griffin
Last Action: This bill passed Senate Third Read with a 16-12-2-0-0 vote on March 25th and was vetoed by the Governor on March 29th.
Description: This bill states that an agency must make available a comprehensive list of items needed for an application to be deemed administratively complete. This bill also states that an agency may issue a notice of deficiencies, but that even if they do so, the application is still considered administratively complete (this portion of the bill seems to conflict with the sentence that is directly before it, and which has not been removed). This bill also states that an agency cannot issue a final decision on an application that is based on items not in the comprehensive list described in the first sentence.
HB 2101: Land division; applicant submissions; review
In Brief: Requires that an applicant for a land division must answer several questions related to illegal subdivision as part of the application process.
Sponsor(s): Griffin
Last Action: This bill passed out of the Senate Finance and Commerce Committee on February 20th with a 6-1 vote.
Description: Requires that an applicant for a land division must answer two questions. The first question asks if them or related parties own or represent any property in the same tax parcel map or subdivision as the lots in the application. The second question asks if them or related parties have sold or leased any property within the same tax parcel map or subdivision as the lots in the application. The House Land, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Committee amended this bill to require applicants for land divisions and building permits for new single-family homes to identify any ownership interest in the property. It also exempted properties for which a public report has been issued within the last 10 years and that have had no material changes to the plat.
HB 2123: Wells; water measuring devices; prohibition
In Brief: Prohibits the State from requiring a water measuring device for any well located in a basin located outside of an initial AMA or transport basin.
Sponsor(s): Smith
Last Action: This bill passed Senate Third Read with a 16-13-1-0-0 vote on March 27th and was vetoed by the Governor on April 2nd.
Description: This bill prohibits the State or any political subdivision of the State from requiring a water measuring device for any well located in a basin or subbasin that is subject to a general adjudication of water rights that has not yet been completed and that is located outside of an initial Active Management Area (AMA) and outside of a basin from which groundwater can be withdrawn and transported to an AMA.
HB 2127: Assured water supply certificate; effluent
In Brief: Allow a CAWS in an initial AMA to consider effluent that will be projected to be produced.
Sponsor(s): Griffin
Last Action: This bill passed out of the Senate NREW with a 3-2-2-0 vote on March 14th.
Description: HB 2127 would allow a Certificate of Assured Water Supply (CAWS) in the Phoenix, Prescott, Tucson, and Santa Cruz AMAs to consider effluent that will be projected to be produced. In particular, if the proposed subdivision will use all effluent it produces, this bill will allow this effluent use to qualify as demonstrating physical availability and consistency with the management plan. ADWR would additionally be required to deem that the applicant has sufficient groundwater, and that the groundwater use is consistent with the AMA’s management plan and goal. If the applicant enrolls as a Member Land and all projected effluent that is produced by the subdivision is recharged
HB 2150: Groundwater sales; online exchange
In Brief: Allows those with a grandfathered right in the Phoenix, Pinal and Tucson AMAs to sell a portion of their right to anyone in these three AMAs.
Sponsor(s): Kolodin
Last Action:
Description: HB 2150 proposes to allow those with a grandfathered groundwater right in the Phoenix, Pinal and Tucson Active Management Areas (AMAs) to sell or lease a portion of their right or the groundwater itself to anyone in these three AMAs. Any groundwater right or groundwater sold leased may not be withdrawn in another sub-basin but may be transported to that basin. When a transaction occurs, the buyer lessee is entitled to receive the right to receive or withdraw 65% of the total amount of groundwater that was part of the transaction. The remaining 35% will remain with the land and cannot be pumped, used, or otherwise conveyed.
HB 2182: Augmentation; Phoenix; Pinal; Tucson; AMA
In Brief: Allows the Long-Term Water Augmentation Fund to fund creation of new water sources within Arizona.
Sponsor(s): Kolodin
Last Action:
Description: This bill would change the allowable uses of WIFA’s Long-Term Water Augmentation Fund to include creating new water sources and purchasing new water or purchasing rights to use new water created within Arizona. The bill also states that the fund cannot be used to purchase water or rights to water from in-state users unless the purchase is related to the creation of new water. The bill also states that the funds can be used to construct infrastructure to convey or deliver new water created in Arizona. Lastly, the bill states that 75% of any money left in the fund for FY22, FY23, or FY24 as of the effective date of the bill must be used to supply imported or new water to users within the Phoenix, Pinal, or Tucson AMAs.
HB 2184: Brackish groundwater pilot program
In Brief: Provides ADWR with more flexibility concerning their mandated brackish groundwater demonstration program.
Sponsor(s): Smith
Last Action: This bill passed Senate Third Read with a 22-6-2-0-0 vote on March 27th and was vetoed by the Governor on April 2nd.
Description: This bill would amend the 2023 General Appropriations Act to state that $2 million previously appropriated to ADWR for the purpose of a brackish groundwater desalination demonstration program within the AMAs can now be used for such a demonstration program anywhere within Arizona. This bill also states that ADWR may locate this demonstration program within any administrative section of ADWR, rather than within the AMA section. Lastly, this bill states that $9 million previously appropriated towards dollar-for-dollar matches for brackish water desalination projects by CAP subcontractors within AMAs can now be used for such matches anywhere within Arizona. CAP will be provided $3 for every dollar it contributes towards such programs that are within AMAs.