Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona SB1335: water banking; annual report; posting
Status: Chaptered, June 22, 2026
SB1335 - (NOW: groundwater savings credits; irrigation)
What the bill says
An act Amending sections 45-465.05 and 45-494, Arizona Revised Statutes; RELATING to groundwater.
From the chaptered text, July 1, 2026:
AN ACT Amending sections 45-465.05 and 45-494, Arizona Revised Statutes; RELATING to groundwater. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Section 1. Section 45-465.05, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to groundwater savings credits; assured water supply; rules; report; definitions A. A person that owns land within the Phoenix or Pinal active management area that may be legally irrigated with groundwater pursuant to an irrigation grandfathered right may apply to the director to permanently relinquish all of the irrigation grandfathered right in exchange for groundwater savings credits. The director shall approve the application if all of the following conditions apply: 1. The person's use of the irrigation grandfathered right complies with this chapter and the applicable management plan. 2. For each irrigation grandfathered right that is relinquished, the director determines that land to which the irrigation grandfathered right is appurtenant has been legally irrigated with groundwater in at least three of the preceding five years. 3. The person has filed all reports required pursuant to section 45-632 for the last five years. 4. The person does not maintain a negative balance in the person's flexibility account established pursuant to section 45-467. 5. The department has not issued a certificate of assured water supply for the acres associated with the relinquishment. B. The director shall quantify groundwater savings credits. When quantifying groundwater …
Sponsors
- Timothy Dunn (R, HD-025) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chapter 223
- : Governor Signed
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : Passed
- : House third reading passed (32 votes)
- : Transmitted to Senate
- : Passed
- : House Committee of the Whole
- : do pass amended
- : House read second time
Votes
- FINAL Passed (June 12, 2026): 23 yea, 6 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (June 11, 2026): 32 yea, 25 nay, passed
- RULES C&P (March 30, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- NREW DPA/SE (March 24, 2026): 5 yea, 4 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (February 26, 2026): 26 yea, 1 nay, passed
- NR DP (February 17, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB1335?
- SB1335 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): water banking; annual report; posting.
- What does SB1335 do?
- In its own words: An act Amending sections 45-465.05 and 45-494, Arizona Revised Statutes; RELATING to groundwater.
- What is the status of SB1335?
- Chaptered as of June 22, 2026. Latest action: Chapter 223 (June 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1335?
- Timothy Dunn (R, HD-025).
- Where is the official record for SB1335?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/84872/?SessionId=130
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