SB 1740: 2025-2026; environment - Arizona

Senate Engrossed Version → Chaptered Version · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was finalized into law (Chapter 238) after passing the Senate, with minor formatting corrections to the title page. The substantive policy content remains largely the same as the Senate version, establishing a new Colorado River litigation fund and amending various environmental and fire safety statutes. The most significant substantive change is the addition of a new grant program in Section 13, which replaces the previous Underground Storage Tank fund usage language to provide funding for secure incident management software for municipal fire departments.

Scope change

The bill's scope effectively remains unchanged as the core legislative intent is preserved, though Section 13 introduces a new grant program for fire departments that replaces the previous Underground Storage Tank fund allocation language.

FISCAL

Added a new grant program in Section 13 to fund secure incident management software for municipal fire departments, replacing the previous provision regarding Underground Storage Tank revolving fund usage.

TECHNICAL

Corrected the title page to reflect the 'House Engrossed' status and updated the bill number designation from 'Senate Engrossed' to 'Chapter 238'.

Adjusted line breaks and spacing in the summary of amendments to align with standard legislative formatting for the Chaptered version.

House Engrossed Version → Senate Engrossed Version · 5 edits · Jun 27, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was revised from its House version to the Senate version, primarily involving formatting adjustments, section renumbering, and minor text corrections. The substantive policy content regarding environmental funding, wildfire mitigation, and administrative procedures remains largely unchanged, with the main differences being organizational rather than policy-altering.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; only the section numbering was adjusted to reflect Senate amendments.

TECHNICAL

Title changed from 'House Engrossed' to 'Senate Engrossed' to reflect the bill's current chamber status.

Section numbers were renumbered (e.g., Sec. 13 became Sec. 14, Sec. 14 became Sec. 15) to align with Senate amendments.

Minor formatting corrections including capitalization fixes and spacing adjustments throughout the document.

Removed redundant text about repealing a section that was already repealed in the House version.

Corrected a date typo in the fiscal year reference from 'June 30, 2025 2027' to 'June 30, 2027'.

Introduced Version → House Engrossed Version · 7 edits · Jun 27, 2025

MODERATE

This bill amends multiple Arizona Revised Statutes to establish new funds for environmental and agricultural innovation, update land management powers, and modify existing emergency management and fire management programs. Key changes include creating a new agriculture and water innovation fund pilot program, updating wildfire mitigation plan requirements for public utilities, and adjusting fiscal year appropriations for nuclear emergency management and fire incident management grants.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of state environmental programs by adding new funding mechanisms and clarifying administrative procedures for land management and emergency response activities.

FISCAL

Established a new Agriculture and Water Innovation Fund Pilot Program to provide grants for innovative technology that improves water use efficiency through soil health improvements.

Increased nuclear emergency management fund appropriations from $2,617,991 to $2,667,991 for fiscal year 2025-2026 and from $2,711,339 to $2,761,339 for fiscal year 2026-2027.

Suspended the $18,000,000 transfer from the state general fund to the water quality assurance revolving fund for fiscal year 2025-2026.

Modified fire incident management grant program to require grant recipients to sign contracts with state vendors within one year or return unencumbered funds.

TIMELINE

Modified the delayed repeal date for the Fire Incident Management Fund from June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2027.

REQUIREMENT

Updated wildfire mitigation plan requirements to include more detailed procedures for vegetation management, power line deenergizing, and public safety power shutoff plans.

Added requirements for the State Land Department to report on application processing timelines and phases by February 1, 2026.

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