appropriation; Colorado River litigation fund
HB 2116 appropriates $1 million from Arizona's general fund for fiscal year 2026-2027 to the Colorado River litigation fund established under Arizona law. This funding directly supports the state's ongoing legal efforts regarding Colorado River water rights disputes. The bill provides dedicated financial resources for litigation costs without altering the scope or strategy of the legal proceedings.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 30, 2025
Last action Mar 10, 2026
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Introduced Version
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House Engrossed Version (02/02/2026)
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Feb 2, 2026
MINOR
The bill has been reformatted from its introduced version to the House Engrossed version, primarily involving the addition of standard legislative headers, titles, and page breaks. The substantive policy content, including the $1,000,000 appropriation from the state general fund for the 2026-2027 fiscal year and the legal authority for the Colorado River litigation fund, remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL
The document structure was updated to include standard engrossed formatting, such as the official bill title, session details, and page numbering, while the core text of the act was preserved.
Floor votes · House Feb 2, 2026
How they voted
56–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 60
Feb 2, 2026
D
Democratic27
92% Yea
R
Republican33
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gail Griffin
RRepublican
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