Arizona Geological Survey Division Establishment Bill

Arizona Legislative Events

Published April 2nd, 2026

Detected April 3rd, 2026

Summary

HB2262 advanced through the Arizona Senate Committee of the Whole on April 2, 2026, proposing to establish a new Geological Survey Division and authorize the transfer of funds. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Gail Griffin, passed the Senate Natural Resources Committee on March 17 with a 4-3 vote after previously passing the full House on February 23 with a 32-25-3 vote. The bill remains pending further Senate action.

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What changed

Arizona HB2262 proposes to establish a new Geological Survey Division within state government and authorize the transfer and renumbering of related functions. The bill passed the House of Representatives on February 23, 2026 (32-25-3), and advanced through Senate committees in March and April 2026, with the latest action being Senate Committee of the Whole approval on April 2, 2026. The bill is assigned to Senate Natural Resources and Rules Committees and awaits further floor action.

Affected parties including state agencies, geological survey personnel, and natural resource stakeholders should monitor the bill's progress through the Arizona Senate. If enacted, the bill would create a new administrative division and restructure existing survey functions. The bill does not specify implementation deadlines, penalties, or compliance requirements in its current form. Legislative tracking should continue through the official Arizona legislature website.

Source document (simplified)

ChangeBridge / Arizona / HB2262 Passed HB2262 House Bill Passed 2026-02-23

Arizona geological survey; analysis; division

Bill Details

State Arizona

Session Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

Chamber House

Official Source apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/83986

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Action History

2026-04-02 S Senate Committee of the Whole action: Do Pass 2026-03-24 S Senate minority caucus: Do pass 2026-03-24 S Senate majority caucus: Do pass 2026-03-23 S Senate consent calendar 2026-03-23 S Senate RULES Committee action: Proper For Consideration, voting: (0-0-0-0) 2026-03-17 S Senate NR Committee action: Do Pass, voting: (4-3-1-0) 2026-03-03 S Senate read second time 2026-03-02 S Assigned to Senate RULES Committee 2026-03-02 S Assigned to Senate NR Committee 2026-03-02 S Introduced in Senate and read first time 2026-02-23 S Transmit to Senate 2026-02-23 H House third reading PASSED voting: (32-25-3-0) 2026-02-17 H House minority caucus: Do pass 2026-02-17 H House majority caucus: Do pass 2026-02-16 H House consent calendar 2026-02-16 H House RULES Committee action: constitutional and in proper form, voting: (7-0-0-1-0-0) 2026-02-12 H House NREW Committee action: Do Pass, voting: (6-4-0-0-0-0) 2026-01-21 H House read second time 2026-01-20 H Assigned to House RULES Committee 2026-01-20 H Assigned to House NREW Committee 2026-01-20 H Introduced in House and read first time

Votes

2026-02-12 House Natural Resources, Energy & Water Committee Action (DP) Yea: 6 Nay: 4 2026-02-16 House Rules Committee Action (C&P) Yea: 7 Nay: 0 2026-02-23 House - Third Reading Yea: 32 Nay: 25 2026-03-17 Senate Natural Resources Committee Action (DP) Yea: 4 Nay: 3 2026-03-23 Senate Rules Committee Action (PFC) Yea: 0 Nay: 0 2026-04-02 Senate - Committee of the Whole (DP) Yea: 0 Nay: 0

Committee Referrals

2026-01-20 H Natural Resources, Energy & Water 2026-01-20 H Rules 2026-02-23 S Natural Resources 2026-03-02 S Rules

Bill Text Versions

2026-01-12 Introduced 2026-02-18 Engrossed

Subjects

Analysis Arizona Geological Survey Division Game And Fish - Title 17 Minerals, Oil And Gas - Title 27 Public Lands - Title 37 Succession Transfer And Renumber Transfer Of Monies Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)