# Arizona SB 1281: federal government; land acquisition; consent

Arizona SB 1281, federal government; land acquisition; consent, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by David C. Farnsworth (Republican); status vetoed, last action 2026-06-19 (Vetoed by Governor) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arizona SB 1281
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session
- Title: federal government; land acquisition; consent
- Status: vetoed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-22
- Last action: 2026-06-19, Vetoed by Governor
- Sponsor: David C. Farnsworth (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: applicability, catalog, consent, counties - title 11, covered federal designation, definition, exception, federal government, heading change, joint resolution, land acquisition, legislative findings, litigation, national monuments, notification, prohibition, public lands - title 37, recording of deed, short title (h), tax base protection act, united states land acquisition
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (68 yes, 46 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: David C. Farnsworth (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-11 | House | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 32 | 25 |   |
| 2026-03-16 | House | Rules: C&P | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-11 | House | Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections: DP | pass | 4 | 3 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 16 | 11 |   |
| 2026-02-16 | Senate | Rules: PFC | pass | 5 | 4 |   |
| 2026-02-09 | Senate | Federalism-Archived and Renamed Federalism and Family Law as of 03/10/2026: DPA | pass | 4 | 3 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-06-19: Vetoed by Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-11: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2026-04-02: Committee of the Whole: do pass (House)
- 2026-03-16: Rules: C&P (House)
- 2026-03-11: Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections: DP (House)
- 2026-03-05: House Second Reading (House)
- 2026-03-04: House First Reading (House)
- 2026-02-25: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Rules: PFC (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Federalism-Archived and Renamed Federalism and Family Law as of 03/10/2026: DPA (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Senate Second Reading (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Senate First Reading (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1281P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/534374)
- Senate Engrossed Version (02/25/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1281S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/538882)

## Related bills

- SB 1198: Arizona beef council; continuation (signed)
- SB 1189: campaign spending; personal security (signed)
- SB 1215: firefighters; occupational disease; cancers (signed)
- HB 2780: judicial foreclosure; excess proceeds sale (signed)
- HB 2786: TPT; exemption; textbook rental (signed)
- HB 2477: Arizona's education savings plan; revisions (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1281P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/534374)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (02/25/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1281S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (02/25/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/538882)

## Related
- [SB 1198: Arizona beef council; continuation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1198-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1189: campaign spending; personal security](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1189-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1215: firefighters; occupational disease; cancers](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1215-57th-2nd-regular)
- [HB 2780: judicial foreclosure; excess proceeds sale](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2780-57th-2nd-regular)
- [HB 2786: TPT; exemption; textbook rental](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2786-57th-2nd-regular)
- [HB 2477: Arizona's education savings plan; revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2477-57th-2nd-regular)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1281-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-04).