Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona HB2889: appropriation; uranium monitoring; mine inspector
Status: In committee, March 16, 2026
HB2889 - appropriation; uranium monitoring; mine inspector
What the bill says
An act appropriating monies to the state mine inspector.
From the engrossed text, March 5, 2026:
AN ACT appropriating monies to the state mine inspector. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of department of environmental quality; uranium contamination; monitoring program; report; exemption A. The sum of $50,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the department of environmental quality to monitor uranium contamination. The department of environmental quality shall use the monies to fund soil, water and home testing for potential uranium contamination. B. The department of environmental quality shall establish a statewide registry and monitoring program for potential uranium contamination in this state. The department of environmental quality shall partner with tribal epidemiology centers to implement the registry and monitoring program. C. On or before December 31, 2027, the department of environmental quality shall submit a report of findings and recommendations to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives and shall provide a copy of this report to the secretary of state. D. The appropriation made in subsection A of this section is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations.
Sponsors
- Tsosie, Myron (D, HD-006) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Senate read second time
- : Senate read first time
- : Assigned to Rules
- : Assigned to Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
- : Natural Resources: do pass
- : Assigned to Natural Resources
- : Passed
- : do pass amended
- : House read second time
- : Rules: constitutional and in proper form
Votes
- NR DP (March 24, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (March 9, 2026): 50 yea, 2 nay, passed
- RULES C&P (March 3, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- APPROP DPA (February 23, 2026): 16 yea, 0 nay, passed
- NREW DP (February 17, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB2889?
- HB2889 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): appropriation; uranium monitoring; mine inspector.
- What does HB2889 do?
- In its own words: An act appropriating monies to the state mine inspector.
- What is the status of HB2889?
- In committee as of March 16, 2026. Latest action: Senate read second time (March 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2889?
- Tsosie, Myron (D, HD-006).
- Where is the official record for HB2889?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/84722/?SessionId=130
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