Arizona 57th Legislature - Second Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 1 R cosponsors

SB 1447 — groundwater withdrawal fee; Pinal AMA

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    Introduced
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 57th Legislature - Second Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

7 added · 8 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Senate Bill 1447 now includes specific language regarding a groundwater withdrawal fee for the Pinal Active Management Area (AMA), indicating a focus on regulating groundwater use. This change matters because it aims to address water conservation and sustainability in a region where water resources are scarce, ensuring that users contribute financially to the management of these vital resources. It enhances clarity on the bill's intent and the specific geographical focus.

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REFERENCE TITLE:
Senate Engrossed groundwater withdrawal fee;
groundwater withdrawal fee;
Pinal AMA State of Arizona Senate Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session SENATE BILL 1447 AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 45-611 AND 45-615.01, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES;
Pinal AMA State of Arizona Senate Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session SB 1447 Introduced by Senator Shope AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 45-611 AND 45-615.01, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES;
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) - i - SB 1447 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) - i - S.B.
1447 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
- 1 - SB 1447 C.
- 1 - S.B.
1447 C.
- 2 - SB 1447 Sec.
- 2 - S.B.
1447 Sec.
The report shall include an accounting for expenditures from the fund and how the monies were used to finance projects for the construction and rehabilitation of wells and related infrastructure for the withdrawal and efficient delivery of groundwater by qualified irrigation districts in the - 3 - SB 1447 Phoenix active management area, the Pinal active management area and the Harquahala irrigation non-expansion area.
The report shall include an accounting for expenditures from the fund and how the monies were used to finance projects for the construction and rehabilitation of wells and related infrastructure for the withdrawal and efficient delivery of groundwater by qualified irrigation districts in the - 3 - S.B.
1447 Phoenix active management area, the Pinal active management area and the Harquahala irrigation non-expansion area.
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Action History

  1. DP

  2. House Placed on Consent Calendar

  3. DP

  4. House Second Reading

  5. House First Reading.

  6. Transmit to House

  7. PASSED

  8. DP

  9. DP

  10. Senate Second Reading

  11. Senate First Reading

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 92 not signed on · 12 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (92)

92 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passed

Passed 16 Yea · 12 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 01201
Republican 16001
Total 161202
% of votes cast 53%40%0%7%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Analise Ortiz Democrat Nay
Brian Fernandez Democrat Nay
Catherine Miranda Democrat Nay
Denise “Mitzi” Epstein Democrat Nay
Eva Diaz Democrat Not Voting
Flavio Bravo Democrat Nay
Kiana Sears Democrat Nay
Lauren Kuby Democrat Nay
Lela Alston Democrat Nay
Priya Sundareshan Democrat Nay
Rosanna Gabaldón Democrat Nay
Sally Ann Gonzales Democrat Nay
Theresa Hatathlie Democrat Nay
Carine Werner Republican Yea
David C. Farnsworth Republican Yea
David Gowan Republican Yea
Frank Carroll Republican Yea
Hildy Angius Republican Yea
J.D. Mesnard Republican Yea
Jake Hoffman Republican Yea
Janae Shamp Republican Not Voting
John Kavanagh Republican Yea
Kevin Payne Republican Yea
Mark Finchem Republican Yea
Shawnna Bolick Republican Yea
Thomas "T.J." Shope Republican Yea
Timothy "Tim" Dunn Republican Yea
Venden "Vince" Leach Republican Yea
Warren Petersen Republican Yea
Wendy Rogers Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 1447?
SB 1447 is sponsored by Thomas "T.J." Shope (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1447?
This bill died with 57th Legislature - Second Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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