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AZ HB2197

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/13/2026

Primary Sponsor

Selina Bliss

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Creates a new class 2 misdemeanor offense for camping within 300 yards of natural water holes or man-made watering facilities containing water when domestic livestock could be denied access

  • Amends existing wildlife law (section 17-308) to change the prohibited camping distance from one-fourth mile to 300 yards near water sources

  • Modifies the wildlife camping restriction by replacing "will be denied access to the only reasonably available water" with the broader standard "could be denied access"

  • Removes the requirement that the water be "the only reasonably available water" for the wildlife camping prohibition to apply

  • Applies protections to both wildlife and domestic stock access to water sources on Arizona lands

Legislative Description

Unlawful camping; stock; wildlife; access

Game And Fish - Title 17

Last Action

House third reading FAILED voting: (15-36-8-0)

3/16/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules1/13/2026
Land, Agriculture and Rural Affairs1/13/2026

Full Bill Text

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