Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona HB2096: forgivable financial assistance; cesspool remediation
Status: Chaptered, June 4, 2026
HB2096 - forgivable financial assistance; cesspool remediation
What the bill says
An act amending sections 11-671, 49-1201, 49-1203, 49-1204, 49-1223 and 49-1243, arizona revised statutes; relating to the water infrastructure finance authority of arizona.
From the chaptered text, June 8, 2026:
AN ACT amending sections 11-671, 49-1201, 49-1203, 49-1204, 49-1223 and 49-1243, arizona revised statutes; relating to the water infrastructure finance authority of arizona. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Section 1. Section 11-671, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE11-671. Financing wastewater treatment facilities and nonpoint source projects; financial assistance loan repayment agreements; financial assistance; definitions A. Notwithstanding any other law, a county that is authorized to operate a sewage system pursuant to section 11-264 or that identifies and remediates a cesspool pursuant to subsection G of this section may construct or improve a wastewater treatment facility or nonpoint source project with monies borrowed from or financial assistance provided by the water infrastructure finance authority of Arizona. B. To repay financial assistance from the water infrastructure finance authority of Arizona, a county may enter into a financial assistance loan repayment agreement with the authority. A financial assistance loan repayment agreement is payable from any revenues otherwise authorized by law to be used to pay long-term obligations. If revenue from a property tax assessment is the designated source of repayment under the agreement, the property tax assessed and levied is a secondary property tax levy for the purposes of article IX, Constitution of Arizona. C. The county board of supervisors shall submit the question of entering and performing a …
Sponsors
- Gail Griffin (R, HD-019) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chapter 80
- : Governor Signed
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : Passed
- : Senate third reading passed (23 votes)
- : Transmitted to House
- : Passed
- : do pass amended
- : Senate read second time
- : Senate read first time
Votes
- FINAL Passed (June 2, 2026): 57 yea, 0 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (May 18, 2026): 23 yea, 0 nay, passed
- NR DP (March 3, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (February 17, 2026): 57 yea, 0 nay, passed
- RULES C&P (January 26, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- NREW DP (January 20, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB2096?
- HB2096 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): forgivable financial assistance; cesspool remediation.
- What does HB2096 do?
- In its own words: An act amending sections 11-671, 49-1201, 49-1203, 49-1204, 49-1223 and 49-1243, arizona revised statutes; relating to the water infrastructure finance authority of arizona.
- What is the status of HB2096?
- Chaptered as of June 4, 2026. Latest action: Chapter 80 (June 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2096?
- Gail Griffin (R, HD-019).
- Where is the official record for HB2096?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/83717/?SessionId=130
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