Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona SB1281: federal government; land acquisition; consent
Status: Vetoed, June 19, 2026
SB1281 - federal government; land acquisition; consent
What the bill says
An act amending section 37-620.03, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 37, chapter 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding article 2; relating to United States land acquisition.
From the engrossed text, February 25, 2026:
AN ACT amending section 37-620.03, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 37, chapter 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding article 2; relating to United States land acquisition. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Section 37-620.03, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to catalog; notification; litigation; definition A. The department shall maintain a catalog of each existing or newly created national monument covered federal designation in this state. For each national monument covered federal designation, the department shall request from the federal government the following: 1. A detailed accounting of each individual item of natural, scenic, historical or cultural value or each resource, landscape, species, ecosystem, habitat or characteristic to be protected. 2. The precise global positioning system location of each item of natural, scenic, historical or cultural value or each resource, landscape, species, ecosystem, habitat or characteristic to be protected. 3. The square footage that each item of natural, scenic, historical or cultural value or each resource, landscape, species, ecosystem, habitat or characteristic to be protected occupies. 4. The total square footage of the parcel of land comprising the national monument covered federal designation. 5. A peer-reviewed justification for the protection of the object item of natural, scenic, historical or cultural value or the resource, landscape, species, ecosystem, …
Sponsors
- David Farnsworth (R, SD-010) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Governor Vetoed
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : House third reading passed (32 votes)
- : Transmitted to Senate
- : Passed
- : House Committee of the Whole
- : do pass
- : House read second time
- : House read first time
- : Rules: constitutional and in proper form
Votes
- THIRD Passed (June 11, 2026): 32 yea, 25 nay, passed
- RULES C&P (March 16, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- FMAE DP (March 11, 2026): 4 yea, 3 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (February 25, 2026): 16 yea, 11 nay, passed
- RULES PFC (February 16, 2026): 5 yea, 4 nay, passed
- FED DPA (February 9, 2026): 4 yea, 3 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB1281?
- SB1281 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): federal government; land acquisition; consent.
- What does SB1281 do?
- In its own words: An act amending section 37-620.03, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 37, chapter 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding article 2; relating to United States land acquisition.
- What is the status of SB1281?
- Vetoed as of June 19, 2026. Latest action: Governor Vetoed (June 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1281?
- David Farnsworth (R, SD-010).
- Where is the official record for SB1281?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/84802/?SessionId=130
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