# Arizona HB 2096: forgivable financial assistance; cesspool remediation Arizona HB 2096, forgivable financial assistance; cesspool remediation, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session House bill sponsored by Gail Griffin (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-04 (Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2096-57th-2nd-regular - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arizona HB 2096 - State: Arizona - Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session - Title: forgivable financial assistance; cesspool remediation - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-12 - Last action: 2026-06-04, Signed by Governor - Sponsor: Gail Griffin (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: cesspool remediation, clean water act (s), clean water revolving fund (s), counties - title 11, definitions (s), drinking water revolving fund (s), environment, the - title 49, forgivable financial assistance, legislative findings, legislative findings and intent (s), legislative intent, water infrastructure finance authority (wifa), water infrastructure finance authority of arizona (s), wifa (see also: water infrastructure finance authority) - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (163 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - County water projects get more financing: benefit, low. Qualifying counties can use Arizona water authority loans or other help for wastewater facilities and nonpoint-source projects. A county must be authorized to run a sewage system or identify and remediate a cesspool. Eligible nonpoint-source projects include work under Arizona’s water plan, which m… - Forgivable loans for drinking water systems: benefit, low. Arizona’s drinking water fund can make loans for drinking water facilities with some principal forgiven. Eligible borrowers include state political subdivisions, certain Indian tribes, and other entities the board finds eligible under federal law. The law sets no loan amount or direct household pay… - More help to replace risky cesspools: mixed, low. Counties can seek help from federally funded clean water or drinking water funds to fix cesspools that threaten water or public health. Projects must replace a cesspool with an approved on-site system or connect the property to a treatment facility. Counties must prioritize groundwater-vulnerable a… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Gail Griffin (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-06-02 | House | Final Reading: Passed | pass | 57 | 0 | | | 2026-06-02 | House | Concurrence: Passed | fail | | | | | 2026-05-18 | Senate | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 23 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Natural Resources: DP | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 57 | 0 | | | 2026-01-26 | House | Rules: C&P | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2026-01-20 | House | Natural Resources, Energy & Water: DP | pass | 10 | 0 | | ## Actions (15) - 2026-06-04: Signed by Governor (Governor) - 2026-06-02: Final Reading: Passed (House) - 2026-06-02: Concurrence: Passed (House) - 2026-05-18: Third Reading: Passed (Senate) - 2026-05-18: Additional Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Rules: PFC (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Natural Resources: DP (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Senate First Reading (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Third Reading: Passed (House) - 2026-02-09: Committee of the Whole: do pass (House) - 2026-01-26: Rules: C&P (House) - 2026-01-20: Natural Resources, Energy & Water: DP (House) - 2026-01-13: House Second Reading (House) - 2026-01-12: House First Reading (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0080.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/543449) - House Engrossed Version (02/17/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2096H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/536624) - Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2096P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/533096) - Senate Engrossed Version (05/18/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2096S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/543317) ## Related bills - SB 1630: home; community-based services; mental illness (signed) - SB 1552: ADOT; revisions. (signed) - SB 1563: barbering and cosmetology board; continuation (signed) - SB 1497: classical learning; tests; examinations (signed) - SB 1336: state land department; continuation; oversight (signed) - SB 1215: firefighters; occupational disease; cancers (signed) ## Sources - [Chaptered Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0080.htm) - [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/543449) - [House Engrossed Version (02/17/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2096H.htm) - [House Engrossed Version (02/17/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/536624) - [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2096P.htm) - [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/533096) - [Senate Engrossed Version (05/18/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2096S.htm) - [Senate Engrossed Version (05/18/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/543317) ## Related - [SB 1630: home; community-based services; mental illness](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1630-57th-2nd-regular) - [SB 1552: ADOT; revisions.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1552-57th-2nd-regular) - [SB 1563: barbering and cosmetology board; continuation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1563-57th-2nd-regular) - [SB 1497: classical learning; tests; examinations](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1497-57th-2nd-regular) - [SB 1336: state land department; continuation; oversight](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1336-57th-2nd-regular) - [SB 1215: firefighters; occupational disease; cancers](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1215-57th-2nd-regular) - [Arizona bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/arizona/bills) - [Arizona state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/arizona) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2096-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-04).