HB 2024 Arizona House · 57th Legislature - Second Regular Session

water supply development; definition; snowpack

HB 2024 is a definitional bill that amends Arizona law to clarify terms related to water supply development, including "water supply development" and "snowpack augmentation." It establishes specific definitions for terms like "imported water," "water-related facilities," and "water provider" to guide future water infrastructure projects. The bill specifically includes "snowpack augmentation" as one example of a water supply development purpose under Title 45, Chapter 9. This bill does not create new programs or funding but provides standardized terminology for legislative and administrative use. It is currently pending in the Arizona legislature with no enacted provisions.
Bill status failed 2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2026
House Failed
Feb 2026
Governor
Introduced Dec 2, 2025 Last action Feb 26, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced Version House Engrossed Version (02/26/2026) · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was reformatted from a standard legislative draft to a clean, final version suitable for printing and publication. While the text was reorganized and some minor typos were corrected, the substantive legal definitions and policy content remain identical to the original version.
TECHNICAL

The document structure was updated to include official headers, session details, and a clean layout, removing draft markings and page numbers.

Minor text corrections were made, such as changing 'comply TO COMPLY' to 'comply to comply' and removing stray formatting codes.

DEFINITION

Two new definitions were added to the 'Water provider' section: 'natural resource conservation districts' and counties entering specific agreements for water supply projects.

Floor votes · House Feb 26, 2026

How they voted

2430
Failed · 6 other
Total votes 60
Feb 26, 2026
D Democratic27
23 Nay 4
85% Nay
R Republican33
24 Yea 7 Nay 2
72% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Feb 26, 2026
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (24-30-6)
house
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Gail Griffin
Gail Griffin
RRepublican
AZ
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