Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona HCM2016: Chief Barboncito Highway; Route 191
Status: In committee, March 16, 2026
HCM2016 - Chief Barboncito Highway; Route 191
What the bill says
From the engrossed text, March 10, 2026:
HCM2016 - 572R - H Ver House EngrossedChief Barboncito Highway; Route 191 State of ArizonaHouse of RepresentativesFifty-seventh LegislatureSecond Regular Session2026 HOUSE CONCURRENT MEMORIAL 2016 A CONCURRENT MEMORIAL Urging the State Board on Geographic and Historic Names to Rename United States Route 191 as the Chief Barboncito HighWay. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) To the Chairperson of the State Board on Geographic and Historic Names: Your memorialist respectfully represents: Whereas, Chief Barboncito was a prominent Navajo (Diné) leader associated with the Canyon de Chelly region and is remembered for leadership during a pivotal period in Diné history; and Whereas, the forced removal of the Navajo (Diné) people, known as the Long Walk, resulted in their exile at Bosque Redondo near Fort Sumner, New Mexico, causing profound hardship and loss of life; and Whereas, on June 1, 1868, the United States and the Navajo (Diné) Nation entered into the Treaty of Fort Sumner (Treaty of 1868), which provided for the Diné people to return to their homeland and reestablished a reservation in Arizona; and Whereas, Navajo (Diné) leaders, including Chief Barboncito, negotiated and signed the Treaty of 1868, with historical records reflecting that Chief Barboncito signed with an "X mark"; and Whereas, United States Route 191 is a primary corridor serving communities in northeastern Arizona, providing access to Chinle and …
Sponsors
- Tsosie, Myron (D, HD-006) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Assigned to Rules
- : Assigned to Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
- : Passed
- : Rules: constitutional and in proper form
- : Assigned to Rules
- : Transportation & Infrastructure: do pass
- : Assigned to Transportation & Infrastructure
- : Introduced and first read
Votes
- THIRD Passed (March 10, 2026): 32 yea, 23 nay, passed
- RULES C&P (February 23, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- TI DP (February 18, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HCM2016?
- HCM2016 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): Chief Barboncito Highway; Route 191.
- What does HCM2016 do?
- HCM2016 - Chief Barboncito Highway; Route 191
- What is the status of HCM2016?
- In committee as of March 16, 2026. Latest action: Assigned to Rules (March 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HCM2016?
- Tsosie, Myron (D, HD-006).
- Where is the official record for HCM2016?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/85633/?SessionId=130
Source: official Arizona record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.