Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona HB4159: environment; 2026-2027
Status: Chaptered, June 13, 2026
HB4159 - environment; 2026-2027
What the bill says
An act amending sections 45-611 and 45-615.01, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending laws 2019, chapter 1, sections 2 and 8; appropriating monies; RELATING to the ENVIRONMENT.
From the chaptered text, June 15, 2026:
AN ACT amending sections 45-611 and 45-615.01, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending laws 2019, chapter 1, sections 2 and 8; appropriating monies; RELATING to the ENVIRONMENT. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Section 1. Section 45-611, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to amounts and purposes of fee; exception A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, the director shall levy and collect an annual groundwater withdrawal fee from each person withdrawing groundwater in the Prescott active management area or the person who owns the right to withdraw the groundwater, in an amount not to exceed $5 per acre-foot of groundwater withdrawn and beneficially used. The director shall levy and collect an annual withdrawal fee from each person withdrawing water, other than stored water, from a well in the Santa Cruz active management area or the person who owns the right to withdraw the water, in an amount not to exceed $5 per acre-foot of water, other than stored water, that is withdrawn and beneficially used. For the purposes of this article, the annual withdrawal fee levied and collected in the Santa Cruz active management area shall be considered a groundwater withdrawal fee. The actual amount of the fee levied and collected by the director pursuant to this subsection shall be set by the director as follows: 1. For …
Sponsors
- David Livingston (R, HD-028) · primary sponsor
- Michael Carbone (R, HD-025)
- Neal Carter (R, HD-015)
- Steve Montenegro (R, HD-029)
- Julie Willoughby (R, HD-013)
Latest actions
- : Chapter 131
- : Governor Signed
- : Senate third reading passed (23 votes)
- : House third reading passed (49 votes)
- : House Committee of the Whole
- : Transmitted to Senate
- : Transmitted to House
- : Senate read first time
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : Passed
Votes
- THIRD Passed (June 11, 2026): 49 yea, 8 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (June 11, 2026): 23 yea, 5 nay, passed
- RULES C&P (June 10, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- APPROP DP (June 10, 2026): 15 yea, 1 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB4159?
- HB4159 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): environment; 2026-2027.
- What does HB4159 do?
- In its own words: An act amending sections 45-611 and 45-615.01, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending laws 2019, chapter 1, sections 2 and 8; appropriating monies; RELATING to the ENVIRONMENT.
- What is the status of HB4159?
- Chaptered as of June 13, 2026. Latest action: Chapter 131 (June 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB4159?
- David Livingston (R, HD-028), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB4159?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/85749/?SessionId=130
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