game and fish commission; membership
HB 2083 amends Arizona's Game and Fish Commission membership rules. It requires the governor to appoint five commission members who must include at least one cattleman or rancher, with no more than three from the same political party and no two members from the same county. The bill also specifies that members serve five-year terms, receive compensation from the game and fish fund, and must attend at least quarterly meetings. This bill directly affects how the commission is structured and who can serve on it, without changing wildlife management policies.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2025
Last action Apr 17, 2025
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What changed between versions
Introduced Version
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House Engrossed Version
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1 edit
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Feb 20, 2025
MINOR
This bill reformatted the text of HB 2083 from its introduced version to the House engrossed version. The substantive policy content regarding the Game and Fish Commission's membership, appointment, removal, compensation, and meeting requirements remains unchanged. The changes are primarily formatting, layout, and markup adjustments rather than policy modifications.
TECHNICAL
Removed prefiling information and introductory text, added House engrossed version headers and formatting markers, and restructured the bill text layout while keeping all substantive legal content identical.
Floor votes · House Feb 20, 2025
How they voted
36–22
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 60
Feb 20, 2025
D
Democratic27
81% Nay
R
Republican33
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Apr 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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