The House Natural Resources, Energy and Water Committee recorded roll calls and due‑pass recommendations for several bills at its March 20 meeting. Below are the agenda items with outcomes as recorded on the floor:
SB13‑36 (State Land Department continuation)
- Motion: Move that Senate Bill 13‑36 be returned with a due‑pass recommendation.
- Result: Passed; recorded vote showed 5 ayes, 4 nays, 1 absent (committee continued agency through 07/01/2030 and required certain rulemakings and oversight requirements).
SB14‑45 (On‑site bacteriological testing for small municipalities)
- Motion: Adopt Griffin Amendment (03/19/2026, 12:51PM) and move SB14‑45 as amended for a due‑pass recommendation.
- Result: Amendment adopted; SB14‑45, as amended, returned with a due‑pass recommendation (recorded tally: 6 ayes, 4 nays, 1 absent). The amendment removed a proposed prohibition limiting sampling frequency.
SB11‑37 (Large project coordination / one‑call modernization)
- Motion: Move SB11‑37 as amended for due‑pass recommendation (Taylor amendment adopted earlier in the process).
- Result: Passed with unanimous support in committee (recorded in the transcript as 10 ayes, 0 nays on the due‑pass recommendation).
SB12‑87 (IGFR withdrawal allowance in AMAs)
- Motion: Move SB12‑87 be returned with a due‑pass recommendation.
- Result: Passed (recorded vote: 9 ayes, 1 nay).
SB13‑35 (AWBA reporting and Ag‑to‑Urban strike amendment)
- Motion: Adopt Griffin strike‑everything amendment (03/20/2026 11:20AM) and move SB13‑35 as amended for due‑pass recommendation.
- Result: Amendment adopted; SB13‑35 as amended was returned with a due‑pass recommendation (recorded tally: 5 ayes, 4 nays).
SB16‑77 (Salt‑cedar mitigation appropriation)
- Motion: Move SB16‑77 be returned with a due‑pass recommendation.
- Result: Passed; recorded vote: 9 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent. The bill would appropriate $3,000,000 for mitigation work along the Lower Gila River corridor.
The committee held some votes earlier in the meeting until two members returned from Senate business, then proceeded with roll calls and returned the bills above with due‑pass recommendations.