# Arizona HB 2203: historical water use; subsequent AMA

Arizona HB 2203, historical water use; subsequent AMA, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session House bill sponsored by Gail Griffin (Republican); status vetoed, last action 2025-04-28 (Final Reading: Passed) (as of 2026-10-17).

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- As of: 2026-10-17
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## Facts
- Bill: Arizona HB 2203
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: historical water use; subsequent AMA
- Status: vetoed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-28
- Last action: 2025-04-28, Final Reading: Passed
- Sponsor: Gail Griffin (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: active management areas (s), application (s), appurtenancy (s), central arizona project water (s), certificate of grandfathered right (s), definition (s), definitions (s), determination of acres (s), determination of amount (s), exemption (s), groundwater code, historical water use, irrigation grandfathered right (s), limitation (s), no new irrigated acreage (s), not associated (s), number of irrigated acres (s), ownership (s), retired irrigated land (s), retroactivity, subsequent active management areas, subsequent ama (s), type 1 non-irrigation grandfathered right (s), type 2 non-irrigation grandfathered right (s), waters - title 45
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (98 yes, 70 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Gail Griffin (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-28 | House | CONCUR: Passed | fail |   |   |   |
| 2025-04-28 | House | FINAL: Passed | pass | 32 | 23 |   |
| 2025-04-09 | House | THIRD: Passed | pass | 16 | 14 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | House | DP | pass | 5 | 2 |   |
| 2025-02-12 | House | THIRD: Passed | pass | 32 | 27 |   |
| 2025-02-03 | House | C&P | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-28 | House | DP | pass | 5 | 4 |   |

## Actions (9)

- 2025-04-28: Final Reading: Passed (House)
- 2025-04-28: Concurrence: Passed (House)
- 2025-04-09: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2025-04-09: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (House)
- 2025-03-17: undefined: PFC (House)
- 2025-03-04: undefined: DP (House)
- 2025-02-12: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2025-02-03: undefined: C&P (House)
- 2025-01-28: undefined: DP (House)

## Bill text

- House Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2203H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/523306)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2203P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/520927)
- Senate Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2203S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/529127)

## Related bills

- SB 1735: 2025-2026; general appropriations act (signed)
- SB 1744: 2025-2026; K-12 education (signed)
- SB 1743: 2025-2026; human services (signed)
- SB 1742: 2025-2026; higher education (signed)
- SB 1741: 2025-2026; health care (signed)
- SB 1738: 2025-2026; commerce (signed)

## Sources
- [House Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2203H.htm)
- [House Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/523306)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2203P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/520927)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2203S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/529127)

## Related
- [SB 1735: 2025-2026; general appropriations act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1735-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1744: 2025-2026; K-12 education](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1744-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1743: 2025-2026; human services](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1743-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1742: 2025-2026; higher education](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1742-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1741: 2025-2026; health care](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1741-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1738: 2025-2026; commerce](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1738-57th-1st-regular)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2203-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-17).