# Arizona HB 4159: environment; 2026-2027

Arizona HB 4159, environment; 2026-2027, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-06-13 (Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arizona HB 4159
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session
- Title: environment; 2026-2027
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-06-09
- Last action: 2026-06-13, Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: 2026-2027, adeq (see also: department of environmental quality), appropriation limit, arizona water banking fund, arizona water protection fund, department of environmental quality (adeq), environment, underground storage tank revolving fund, waters - title 45
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (46 yes, 6 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 6

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Border sewage cleanup gets state funding: benefit, low. In fiscal year 2026-2027, the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality may use up to $6.531 million from the underground storage tank revolving fund. The money can pay department costs and help address sewage discharge in Naco and other Arizona border areas.
- Water agencies get legal and office funding: benefit, low. In fiscal year 2026-2027, the Arizona Navigable Stream Adjudication Commission may use Arizona Water Banking Fund money appropriated to it for legal fees. The Arizona Water Protection Fund Commission may grant the Department of Water Resources up to $336,000 from its unused fund balance for adminis…
- Area A drivers keep current test fees: cost, low. In fiscal year 2026-2027, emissions test fees in Area A stay at the level in effect on June 30, 2025. The law does not state the fee amount.
- Water quality cleanup funding is capped: cost, low. The state general fund may provide no more than $15 million to the Water Quality Assurance Revolving Fund in fiscal year 2026-2027. The law does not require the state to provide the full amount or specify the effect on cleanup work.
- Arizona water statute stays in effect: mixed, low. The law keeps A.R.S. § 45-118 in effect through March 31, 2031. The available text does not explain what the statute requires or who it affects.
- Pinal groundwater fees fund local projects: mixed, low. No Arizona water banking fee is charged in the Pinal area for this purpose during 2020 through 2030. The state may separately charge up to $2.50 per acre-foot each year for groundwater withdrawn there, through December 31, 2030. That fee funds well construction and repairs and related water infrast…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: David Livingston (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Julie Willoughby (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Carbone (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Neal Carter (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Steve Montenegro (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-11 | Senate | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 23 | 5 |   |
| 2026-06-10 | House | Appropriations: DP | pass | 15 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026-06-10 | House | Rules: C&P | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 2026-06-13: Signed by Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-11: Senate First Reading (Senate)
- 2026-06-11: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-06-11: Miscellaneous Motion: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-06-11: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2026-06-11: Committee of the Whole: do pass (House)
- 2026-06-10: House Second Reading (House)
- 2026-06-10: Rules: C&P (House)
- 2026-06-10: Appropriations: DP (House)
- 2026-06-09: House First Reading (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0131.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/543912)
- House Engrossed Version (06/11/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB4159H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/543718)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB4159P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/543528)

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- HB 2397: homeowners' associations; property covenants; disclosures (signed)
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## Sources
- [Chaptered Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0131.htm)
- [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/543912)
- [House Engrossed Version (06/11/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB4159H.htm)
- [House Engrossed Version (06/11/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/543718)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB4159P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/543528)

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- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB4159-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-04).