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2026 Legislation Tracking

Industry & Trade

HB 2023: Land divisions; disclosure affidavit; recording

Amends AZ law to strengthen disclosure, recording, and buyer rescission requirements for sales of undeveloped land in unincorporated areas, improving transparency while limiting seller waivers and escrow agent liability. View updates >>

HM 2002: USMCA; withdrawal; urging Congress

Urges the President and Congress to withdraw the United States from the USMCA, citing concerns about sovereignty and the creation of a regional governing structure. View updates >>

HB 2119: Computer data center; application; deadline

Shortens the application window for Arizona’s computer data center tax incentive program by moving the deadline from 2033 to 2026. View updates >>

Infrastructure

HB 2106: Transportation tax; deposit; county board

Amends Arizona’s county transportation excise tax law to clarify revenue distribution and direct certain undistributed funds to ADOT for transportation projects, with immediate effect. View updates >>

SB 1062: Appropriation; Route 60; intersection improvements

Authorizes state funding for safety and traffic flow improvements at intersections along Arizona’s Route 60. View updates >>

SB 1064: Appropriation; U.S. Route 66; improvements

Appropriates $3 million to ADOT to fund Route 66 design and construction improvements in Flagstaff, contingent on an intergovernmental agreement with the city. View updates >>

SB 1059: Appropriation; ADOT; turn lane

Appropriates $9.2 million to the Arizona Department of Transportation for transportation planning and construction projects in FY 2026–2027. View updates >>

SB 1063: Appropriation; Route 70; safety improvements

Authorizes a state appropriation to fund safety-related design and construction improvements along Arizona’s Route 70. View updates >>

Water

HB 2024: Water supply development; definition; snowpack

Updates and clarifies definitions in Arizona’s Water Infrastructure Finance Program to expand and refine eligibility for water supply, wastewater, and related infrastructure projects, potentially affecting project financing statewide. View updates >>

HB 2027: Physical availability; review; designated providers

Bars the Department of Water Resources from imposing certain assured water supply rules on Phoenix AMA cities with existing designations and requires a timely review of their groundwater and stored water availability. View Updates >>

HB 2029: Water conservation grant fund; disclosure

Amends Arizona’s water conservation grant program to add disclosure requirements on projected water savings and use, expand eligibility to certain partner organizations, and require prompt rulemaking by the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority. View updates >>

HB 2031: Grandfathered right; Willcox AMA; extension

Temporarily extends and retroactively applies the deadline to file for grandfathered groundwater rights in the Willcox AMA, preventing unintended loss of rights during the transition to Active Management Area status. View updates >>

HB 2053: Appropriation; stormwater recharge mapping; sites

Directs the Arizona Department of Water Resources to map and identify potential stormwater recharge sites to support long-term groundwater sustainability and water planning. View updates >>

HB 2055: Brackish groundwater recovery program

Creates a new Brackish Groundwater Recovery Program Fund within the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority to support desalination and recovery projects and strengthen Arizona’s long-term water supply. View updates >>

HB 2077: Multifamily developments; assured water supply

Updates building permit requirements in the Prescott Active Management Area to require assured or committed water supplies for multifamily residential developments before permits may be issued. View updates >>

HB 2097: Irrigation non-expansion areas; withdrawal; maximum

Updates groundwater law in irrigation non-expansion areas by setting pumping limits, measurement and reporting requirements, and allowing limited substitution of irrigated acres without increasing overall groundwater use. View updates >>

HB 2101: Supply and demand; assessment; groundwater

Expands and clarifies the authority of the Arizona Department of Water Resources Director to manage, plan, conserve, and coordinate statewide surface water, groundwater, and watershed resources. View updates >>

HB 2103: Water improvements program; water hauling

Allows counties to create a donation-funded water improvements program to help low- and fixed-income homeowners pay for essential water system upgrades. View updates >>

HB 2026: Assured water supply; commingling

Amends Arizona’s assured water supply laws to clarify that water availability determinations for subdivisions in Active Management Areas must consider only the water sources dedicated to a proposed development, potentially streamlining review of new projects. View updates >>

HB 2028: DWR; application; administrative completeness

Clarifies and standardizes state agency review of license applications by requiring timely written completeness determinations, allowing appeals of incompleteness findings, and applying these rules to the Department of Water Resources. View updates >>

HB 2030: Water conservation grant fund; education

Updates the Water Conservation Grant Fund statute to clarify eligible voluntary conservation programs and prioritize projects that promote long-term water efficiency, reliability, and reduced water use. View updates >>

HB 2052: Management plan; water loss; percent

Updates groundwater management statutes for Arizona’s fifth management period by clarifying management plan language and requiring municipal water providers to limit system water loss to eight percent while preserving existing regulatory authority. View updates >>

HB 2054: Water provider; definition; conservation district

Amends the Water Infrastructure Finance Program to update definitions and expand the types of entities eligible to receive funding for water and wastewater infrastructure projects. View updates >>

HB 2056: Appropriation; brackish groundwater; feasibility study

Requires the Arizona Department of Water Resources to study the feasibility and costs of brackish groundwater desalination at specified sites and appropriates $100,000 to support evaluation of alternative long-term water supplies. View updates >>

HB 2094: Assured water supply; certificate; model

Directs ADWR to reprocess certain pending assured water supply certificates in the Phoenix AMA under specified conditions, with retroactive effect and a sunset date. View updates >>

HB 2099: Long-term storage credits; shortage; prohibition

Amends Arizona water storage and credit laws to prohibit municipal providers from earning storage credits for CAP or Colorado River water during shortages and to tighten oversight of storage and contracting practices. View updates >>

HB 2102: Domestic water improvement districts; hauling

Amends Arizona law to expand the authority of domestic water improvement districts to provide water delivery, hauling, and related infrastructure services in rural and unincorporated areas. View updates >>

HB 2116: Appropriation; Colorado River litigation fund

Appropriates $1 million to Arizona’s Colorado River litigation fund to support legal efforts protecting the state’s water rights and allocations. View updates >>

Workforce

HB 2004: Income tax credit; family support

Creates a new income tax credit that provides up to $2,000 per child for single filers or $4,000 for married couples, with income-based phaseouts and eligibility requirements, to support families and encourage full-term pregnancies. View updates >>