Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona HB2013: exceptional events; air quality; wildfires
Status: Vetoed, June 19, 2026
HB2013 - exceptional events; air quality; wildfires
What the bill says
An act Amending section 49-424, Arizona Revised Statutes; RELATING to state air pollution control.
From the engrossed text, April 2, 2026:
AN ACT Amending section 49-424, Arizona Revised Statutes; RELATING to state air pollution control. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section [DELETED: 1.] 1. Section 49-424, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE49-424. Duties of department The department shall: 1. Determine whether the meteorology of the state is such that airsheds can be reasonably identified and air pollution, therefore, can be controlled by establishing air pollution control districts within well defined geographical areas. 2. Make continuing determinations of the quantity and nature of emissions of air contaminants, topography, wind and temperature conditions, possible chemical reactions in the atmosphere, the character of development of the various areas of the state, the economic effect of remedial measures on the various areas of the state, the availability, use and economic feasibility of air-cleaning devices, the effect on human health and danger to property from air contaminants, the effect on industrial operations of remedial measures and other matters necessary to arrive at a better understanding of air pollution and its control. In a county with a population in excess of one million two hundred thousand persons, the department shall locate a monitoring system in at least two remote geographic sites. 3. Establish substantive policy statements for identifying air quality exceptional events …
Sponsors
- Lisa Fink (R, HD-027) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Governor Vetoed
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : Passed
- : Senate third reading passed (16 votes)
- : Transmitted to House
- : Passed
- : Senate Committee of the Whole
- : do pass amended
- : Senate read second time
- : Senate read first time
Votes
- FINAL Passed (June 9, 2026): 31 yea, 23 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (April 8, 2026): 16 yea, 12 nay, passed
- NR DP (March 10, 2026): 5 yea, 3 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (February 26, 2026): 31 yea, 22 nay, passed
- RULES C&P (February 23, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- LARA DP (February 16, 2026): 5 yea, 1 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB2013?
- HB2013 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): exceptional events; air quality; wildfires.
- What does HB2013 do?
- In its own words: An act Amending section 49-424, Arizona Revised Statutes; RELATING to state air pollution control.
- What is the status of HB2013?
- Vetoed as of June 19, 2026. Latest action: Governor Vetoed (June 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2013?
- Lisa Fink (R, HD-027).
- Where is the official record for HB2013?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/83546/?SessionId=130
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