game and fish commission; membership.
HB 2162 amends Arizona's law governing the Game and Fish Commission membership. It requires that no more than three commissioners belong to the same political party, no two commissioners can live in the same county, and at least one must be a cattleman or rancher. The bill also specifies that commissioners serve five-year terms and outlines procedures for removal, compensation, and meeting requirements. This procedural change directly affects the composition and operations of the five-member Game and Fish Commission, which oversees state wildlife management.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2026
Last action Mar 4, 2026
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House Engrossed Version (02/25/2026)
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Feb 25, 2026
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The bill text was reformatted from a standard introduced version to a clean, house-engrossed version, removing draft headers and page markers. The substantive legal language regarding the Game and Fish Commission's composition, appointment rules, and meeting requirements remains unchanged.
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Removed draft metadata, including pre-file dates, reference titles, and page numbers, while retaining the core statutory text.
Floor votes · House Feb 25, 2026
How they voted
31–22
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 60
Feb 25, 2026
D
Democratic27
81% Nay
R
Republican33
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
1
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lupe Diaz
RRepublican
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