# Arizona SB 1616: county water augmentation authorities; bonds

Arizona SB 1616, county water augmentation authorities; bonds, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Thomas "T.J." Shope (Republican); status failed (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1616-57th-1st-regular
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Arizona SB 1616
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: county water augmentation authorities; bonds
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-03
- Last action: unknown
- Sponsor: Thomas "T.J." Shope (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: attorney general notification, authority to issue bonds, bonds, county water augmentation authorities, definitions, findings, hearing, loan repayment, provisions of bond, repeal, sale, scope of resolution, wastewater treatment, water supply fees, waters - title 45
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Thomas "T.J." Shope (Republican), Senate

## Actions (2)

- undated: undefined: None (Senate)
- undated: undefined: None (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1616P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522828)

## Related bills

- SB 1740: 2025-2026; environment (signed)
- HB 2015: EORP; CORP; funded ratio (signed)
- SB 1735: 2025-2026; general appropriations act (signed)
- SB 1741: 2025-2026; health care (signed)
- SB 1744: 2025-2026; K-12 education (signed)
- SB 1743: 2025-2026; human services (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1616P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522828)

## Related
- [SB 1740: 2025-2026; environment](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1740-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2015: EORP; CORP; funded ratio](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2015-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1735: 2025-2026; general appropriations act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1735-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1741: 2025-2026; health care](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1741-57th-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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1616-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-12).