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AZ HB2551

AZ HB2551
Office of resiliency; climate change


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Introduced
01/26/2026
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

Bill Summary

AN ACT AMENDING TITLE 40, CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 1, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTION 40-207; Amending title 41, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-112; repealing title 49, chapter 1, article 6, Arizona Revised Statutes; RELATING to the environment.

AI Summary

This bill establishes an Office of Resiliency within the governor's office, tasked with addressing the threat of climate change to Arizona's water and natural resources, advising the governor on related policies, and developing a resiliency plan to protect the state's population and systems from climate change risks. The bill also mandates that by January 1, 2035, electric distribution utilities must generate at least fifty percent of their electricity from renewable energy resources, which are defined as self-replenishing energy sources like solar, wind, geothermal, hydropower, and biofuel. Additionally, the bill repeals an existing article related to the environment, suggesting a restructuring of how environmental matters are handled.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

House read second time (on 01/27/2026)

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