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AZ SB1313

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/26/2026

Primary Sponsor

Kevin Payne

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Expands approved gasoline formulation options in Area A (counties with 1.2+ million population) to include federal Phase II reformulated gasoline, California Phase 2 and Phase 3 reformulated gasoline, federal conventional gasoline, and any EPA-approved blends.

  • Removes existing provisions allowing fuel suppliers to petition for waivers during ethanol supply shortages and replaces them with a new streamlined motor fuel waiver request process through the Associate Director.

  • Establishes a 7-day deadline for the Associate Director to evaluate waiver petitions, with waivers limited to 20-day periods and extensions also capped at 20 days.

  • Requires the Department of Agriculture to post on its website a list of all approved gasoline formulations by area and maps showing approved formulations and designated air quality areas.

  • Amends confidentiality protections under section 44-1374 to explicitly include communications between legislative leadership and their agents regarding fuel waiver petitions, exempting such communications from public records requirements.

Legislative Description

Fuel formulations; waiver; posting; confidentiality

Last Action

Senate read second time

1/27/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules1/26/2026
Natural Resources1/26/2026

Full Bill Text

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