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AZ SB1280

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/24/2026

Primary Sponsor

David Farnsworth

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Prohibits the Arizona Game and Fish Commission from transporting Mexican gray wolf puppies into Arizona
  • Prohibits the commission from spending public monies or using public resources for transporting Mexican gray wolf puppies into the state
  • Requires the commission to attempt to negotiate a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service before any wolf release, translocation, or cross-fostering occurs
  • Mandates that wolf releases not occur within three miles of state trust land or private property, and requires full DNA profiles for each wolf
  • Requires the department to report to the commission on wolf deaths, supplemental feeding costs, captures, collared wolf locations, and any incidents involving humans or domestic animals

Legislative Description

Public monies; Mexican wolf; prohibition

Prohibition

Last Action

House LARA Committee action: Do Pass, voting: (4-3-0-1-0-0)

3/16/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules3/2/2026
Land, Agriculture and Rural Affairs2/24/2026
Rules1/22/2026
Natural Resources1/22/2026

Full Bill Text

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