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AZ HB2095

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/12/2026

Primary Sponsor

Gail Griffin

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Modifies Arizona's assured water supply requirements by establishing new depth-to-water thresholds for determining physical availability of groundwater in active management areas

  • Sets the Pinal Active Management Area's groundwater depth limit at 1,100 feet below land surface, and the Phoenix Active Management Area's limit at 1,000 feet below land surface

  • Requires the Department of Water Resources to find groundwater physically available if their model shows the annual volume of unreplenished groundwater at the exact point of withdrawal equals or is less than the depth to bedrock or the area-specific limits

  • Removes language tying "sufficient groundwater" determinations to replenishment district boundaries, instead applying standards at the active management area level

  • Adds the volume of unreplenished groundwater that an applicant proposes to use as a factor the director must consider when determining depth to water for certificates of assured water supply

Legislative Description

Assured water supply; well depth

Groundwater

Last Action

House third reading FAILED voting: (30-24-6-0)

2/26/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules1/12/2026
Natural Resources, Energy & Water1/12/2026

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