Clean Air Act EPA Powers Memorial
Summary
The Arizona State Legislature passed SCM1004, a concurrent memorial urging Congress and the EPA to restore Clean Air Act enforcement powers to the federal EPA. The memorial passed the Senate 16-12-2 on February 26 and the House Committee of the Whole on April 8, 2026, after traversing both chamber committee processes with narrow party-line votes.
What changed
Arizona enacted SCM1004, a concurrent memorial to Congress and the EPA requesting restoration of Clean Air Act powers to the federal EPA. The memorial formally transmits the legislature's position through official action channels to Arizona's congressional delegation.
For compliance purposes, this memorial does not create direct obligations for regulated entities but signals Arizona's legislative stance on federal-state environmental authority dynamics. Entities operating under Clean Air Act permits in Arizona should monitor whether this petition influences federal regulatory approaches or prompts parallel actions in other states.
What to do next
- Monitor for federal response to Arizona's formal petition
- Track any similar memorials from other state legislatures
- Review any congressional reactions to state Clean Air Act authority petitions
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ChangeBridge / Arizona / SCM1004 Passed SCM1004 SCM Passed 2026-02-27
Clean air act; EPA powers
Bill Details
State Arizona
Session Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Chamber Senate
Official Source apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/84038
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Sponsors
Frank Carroll (Sen - R) Hildy Angius (Sen - R) David Gowan (Sen - R) Kevin Payne (Sen - R) Janae Shamp (Sen - R) Thomas Shope (Sen - R)
Action History
2026-04-08 H House Committee of the Whole action: Do Pass 2026-03-24 H House minority caucus: Do pass 2026-03-24 H House majority caucus: Do pass 2026-03-23 H House consent calendar 2026-03-23 H House RULES Committee action: constitutional and in proper form, voting: (8-0-0-0-0-0) 2026-03-17 H House NREW Committee action: Do Pass, voting: (6-3-0-1-0-0) 2026-03-05 H House read second time 2026-03-04 H Assigned to House RULES Committee 2026-03-04 H Assigned to House NREW Committee 2026-03-04 H Introduced in House and read first time 2026-02-27 H Transmit to House 2026-02-26 S Senate third reading PASSED voting: (16-12-2-0) 2026-02-26 S Senate Committee of the Whole action: Do Pass 2026-02-03 S Senate minority caucus: Do pass 2026-02-03 S Senate majority caucus: Do pass 2026-02-02 S Senate consent calendar 2026-02-02 S Senate RULES Committee action: Proper For Consideration, voting: (0-0-0-0) 2026-01-27 S Senate NR Committee action: Do Pass, voting: (4-3-1-0) 2026-01-21 S Senate read second time 2026-01-20 S Assigned to Senate RULES Committee 2026-01-20 S Assigned to Senate NR Committee 2026-01-20 S Introduced in Senate and read first time
Votes
2026-01-27 Senate Natural Resources Committee Action (DP) Yea: 4 Nay: 3 2026-02-02 Senate Rules Committee Action (PFC) Yea: 0 Nay: 0 2026-02-26 Senate - Committee of the Whole (DP) Yea: 0 Nay: 0 2026-02-26 Senate - Third Reading Yea: 16 Nay: 12 2026-03-17 House Natural Resources, Energy & Water Committee Action (DP) Yea: 6 Nay: 3 2026-03-23 House Rules Committee Action (C&P) Yea: 8 Nay: 0 2026-04-08 House - Committee of the Whole (DP) Yea: 0 Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2026-01-20 S Natural Resources 2026-01-20 S Rules 2026-02-27 H Natural Resources, Energy & Water 2026-03-04 H Rules
Bill Text Versions
2026-01-13 Introduced 2026-02-27 Engrossed
Subjects
Clean Air Act Clean Air Act Of 1970 Concurrent Memorial Epa (see Also: United States Enviromental Protection Agency) Epa Powers United States Environmental Protection Agency (epa) Urging Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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