Arizona 57th Legislature - First Regular Session Status: In Committee 4 R cosponsors

HB 2224 — unlawful wildlife feeding; enforcement; penalty

Last action — House Second Reading

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 57th Legislature - First Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

30 added · 23 removed

Plain-language change summary

The proposed amendments to Bill HB 2224 clarify the conditions under which feeding wildlife is considered illegal. Previously, the law applied to counties with populations over 280,000, but now it specifies that cities or towns with populations over 100,000 will impose a $1,000 fine for this offense. This change matters because it expands the scope of the law, making it clear that larger urban areas will have stricter penalties for wildlife feeding, aiming to better protect local wildlife and promote public safety.

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Fifty-seventh Legislature Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs First Regular Session H.B.
unlawful wildlife feeding;
2224 PROPOSED HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENTS TO H.B.
enforcement;
2224 (Reference to printed bill) Amendment instruction key:
penalty State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session HB 2224 Introduced by Representatives Gress:
[GREEN UNDERLINING IN BRACKETS] indicates text added to statute or previously enacted session law.
Bliss, Carter P;
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Senator Kavanagh AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 13-2927, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES;
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RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER.
[Green strikeout in brackets] indicates text removed from existing statute, previously enacted session law or new session law.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) - i - HB 2224 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
<<Green carets>> indicate a section added to the bill.
<<Green strikeout in carets>> indicates a section removed from the bill.
The bill as proposed to be amended is reprinted as follows:
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[B.
This section applies in a county with a population of more than two hundred eighty thousand persons.
This section applies in a county with a population of more than two hundred eighty thousand persons.] [C.] [B.] Unlawful feeding of wildlife is a petty offense EXCEPT THAT, NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION 13-802, IF THE OFFENSE OCCURS IN A CITY OR TOWN WITH A POPULATION OF MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PERSONS, THE DEFENDANT SHALL BE SENTENCED TO PAY A FINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,000.
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Unlawful feeding of wildlife is a petty offense EXCEPT THAT, NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION 13-802, IF THE OFFENSE OCCURS IN A CITY OR TOWN WITH A POPULATION OF MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PERSONS, THE DEFENDANT SHALL BE SENTENCED TO PAY A FINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,000.
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Action History

  1. House Second Reading

  2. House First Reading.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 2224?
HB 2224 is sponsored by John Kavanagh (Republican), Pamela Carter (Republican), Selina Bliss (Republican), and Matt Gress (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 2224?
This bill died with 57th Legislature - First Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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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