# Arizona HB 2986: department of environmental quality; programs Arizona HB 2986, department of environmental quality; programs, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session House bill sponsored by Gail Griffin (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-19 (Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2986-57th-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 2986 - State: Arizona - Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session - Title: department of environmental quality; programs - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-04 - Last action: 2026-06-19, Signed by Governor - Sponsor: Gail Griffin (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: adeq (see also: department of environmental quality), appropriating monies (s), cities and towns - title 9, conditional enactment, department of environmental quality (adeq), environment, the - title 49, exemption (s), notice (s), programs, repeal (s), repealing (s), solid waste fee fund (s), trade and commerce - title 44, transfer of monies, used oil program (s), uses (s) - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (156 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 7 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Easier battery drop-offs and lower facility fees: benefit, low. Retailers, wholesalers, and other people can take lead-acid batteries to the collection or recycling sites listed for their group. Those sites do not need federal or Arizona environmental agency approval. Collection sites no longer fall under this battery registration rule, but recycling facilities… - Less review for qualifying water-line changes: benefit, low. Public water systems can skip specified plan reviews, including construction approvals, for qualifying water-line, valve, or related fitting changes. Changes can involve type, material, location, or alignment, but must preserve capacity, function, and performance. The equipment must stay within the… - Longer approval window for fuel and testing: benefit, low. The law extends the federal approval deadline for gasoline-formula and vehicle-emissions-testing changes from July 1, 2027, to July 1, 2029. Each set of amendments takes effect only if the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approves its proposed changes by that deadline. Approval must include the… - Waste fees support more recycling projects: benefit, low. The law ends the recycling fund and moves its unused, uncommitted balance into the solid waste fee fund. Landfill disposal fees also go there, without changing the stated fee rates. The fund can support grants and contracts with local governments, nonprofits, and businesses for research, demonstrat… - Limits on local outdoor burning permits: cost, low. Arizona’s environmental department can delegate outdoor burning permits only after taking jurisdiction over burning in that county. It can delegate to a county, city, town, or fire district. That local government can pass permit issuance to a private fire service only if the service operates in its… - Cities redirect outside-area waste service payments: cost, low. Affected cities and towns providing waste or recycling services outside their boundaries must make a payment tied to federal taxes. The payment equals the federal taxes a private company performing the same service would owe. The law redirects this payment from the recycling fee fund to the solid w… - Federal ceiling on used-oil business rules: mixed, low. Arizona’s used-oil program cannot impose stricter requirements than the cited federal law and used-oil rules. This caps state compliance demands on used-oil businesses but also limits stronger state environmental safeguards. The law adopts the federal used-oil rules by reference and removes referen… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Gail Griffin (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-06-10 | House | Final Reading: Passed | pass | 51 | 0 | | | 2026-06-10 | House | Concurrence: Passed | fail | | | | | 2026-06-09 | Senate | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 29 | 0 | | | 2026-03-24 | Senate | Natural Resources: DP | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 53 | 0 | | | 2026-02-16 | House | Rules: C&P | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | Natural Resources, Energy & Water: DP | pass | 10 | 0 | | ## Actions (15) - 2026-06-19: Signed by Governor (Governor) - 2026-06-10: Final Reading: Passed (House) - 2026-06-10: Concurrence: Passed (House) - 2026-06-09: Third Reading: Passed (Senate) - 2026-06-09: Additional Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Rules: PFC (Senate) - 2026-03-24: Natural Resources: DP (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Senate Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Senate First Reading (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Third Reading: Passed (House) - 2026-02-24: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (House) - 2026-02-16: Rules: C&P (House) - 2026-02-10: Natural Resources, Energy & Water: DP (House) - 2026-02-05: House Second Reading (House) - 2026-02-04: House First Reading (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0209.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/544334) - House Engrossed Version (02/26/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2986H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/539205) - Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2986P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/535652) - Senate Engrossed Version (06/09/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2986S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/543512) ## Related bills - HB 2786: TPT; exemption; textbook rental (signed) - HB 2780: judicial foreclosure; excess proceeds sale (signed) - HB 2477: Arizona's education savings plan; revisions (signed) - HB 2406: department of veterans' services; study (signed) - HB 2397: homeowners' associations; property covenants; disclosures (signed) - HB 2104: agricultural property; classification; inspection (signed) ## Sources - [Chaptered Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0209.htm) - [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/544334) - [House Engrossed Version (02/26/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2986H.htm) - [House Engrossed Version (02/26/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/539205) - [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2986P.htm) - [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/535652) - [Senate Engrossed Version (06/09/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2986S.htm) - [Senate Engrossed Version (06/09/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/543512) ## Related - [HB 2786: TPT; exemption; textbook rental](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2786-57th-2nd-regular) - [HB 2780: judicial foreclosure; excess proceeds sale](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2780-57th-2nd-regular) - [HB 2477: Arizona's education savings plan; revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2477-57th-2nd-regular) - [HB 2406: department of veterans' services; study](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2406-57th-2nd-regular) - [HB 2397: homeowners' associations; property covenants; disclosures](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2397-57th-2nd-regular) - [HB 2104: agricultural property; classification; inspection](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2104-57th-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-HB2986-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-04).