appropriation; salt cedar mitigation
This bill allocates $3 million from the state general fund for salt cedar mitigation along specific sections of the Gila River, managed by the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management. The funds will target areas west of State Route 85 to Gillespie Dam and west of McPhaul Bridge to the Gila River/Colorado River confluence. It is a funding bill with no new policy requirements, exempting the appropriation from standard lapsing rules under Arizona law.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2026
Last action Mar 24, 2026
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What changed between versions
Introduced Version
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Senate Engrossed Version (03/11/2026)
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Mar 11, 2026
MINOR
The bill was updated from an introduced draft to the official Senate Engrossed version, finalizing the text for passage. The most significant substantive change is the assignment of a specific funding amount of $3,000,000, whereas the original draft left the amount blank for the legislature to fill in later.
Scope change
The scope of the bill remains unchanged; it continues to authorize funding for salt cedar mitigation along the Gila River in Arizona.
FISCAL
The appropriation amount was finalized from a blank placeholder to a specific sum of $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2026-2027.
TECHNICAL
The bill's title and header information were updated to reflect the official 'Senate Engrossed' status, replacing the 'Introduced Version' draft formatting.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 11, 2026
How they voted
25–2
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 30
Mar 11, 2026
D
Democratic13
84% Yea
R
Republican17
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Amendments
2
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
DPA
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
DPA
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tim Dunn
RRepublican
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