forgivable financial assistance; cesspool remediation
HB 2096 creates a program for Arizona counties to receive **forgivable financial assistance** from the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority to remediate cesspools posing risks to water quality, groundwater, or public health. It directly affects counties with high-risk cesspools, prioritizing projects in groundwater vulnerability zones, near surface waters, or in low-to-moderate income communities. Key provisions include: forgivable principal (no repayment required) for replacing cesspools with approved on-site systems or sewer connections, no voter approval needed for this assistance (unlike standard loans), and mandatory coordination with the Department of Environmental Quality. Counties must use funds exclusively for eliminating existing cesspools and cannot apply income-based eligibility to abandoned properties. The bill is proposed legislation (prefiled in 2025) and not yet enacted.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Dec 29, 2025
Signed Jun 4, 2026
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The bill text was updated from an 'Introduced Version' to a 'House Engrossed Version,' indicating it has passed initial committee review and received amendments. The document header was updated to reflect the House version, and the bill title was reorganized for clarity, but no substantive policy changes regarding funding, eligibility, or requirements were made in this specific diff.
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The bill header was updated to reflect the 'House Engrossed Version' dated February 17, 2026, replacing the 'Prefiled' status.
The bill title was restructured to place the subject matter ('forgivable financial assistance; cesspool remediation') above the state name for formatting clarity.
The original sponsor's name (Representative Griffin) and the 'Introduced by' section were removed, which is standard procedure when a bill is renumbered or re-introduced after committee action.
Floor votes · Senate May 18, 2026 · House Feb 17, 2026
How they voted
23–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 30
May 18, 2026
D
Democratic13
76% Yea
R
Republican17
76% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
8
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Jun 4, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
May 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED
upper
May 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
DPA
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
Jan 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gail Griffin
RRepublican
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