HB 2933 Arizona House · 57th Legislature - Second Regular Session

groundwater transportation fee; counties; fund

HB 2933 establishes a tiered annual fee for entities transporting groundwater out of a county where it was withdrawn. The fee ranges from $3 to $30 per acre-foot based on total volume transported (e.g., $3 for 0-1 million acre-feet, $30 for over 5 million), adjusted yearly using GDP inflation. Collected fees become general county funds deposited into the county’s general fund. The bill also allows credits against fees for property tax increases from remote municipal land, donated land with groundwater restrictions, or intergovernmental agreements. This primarily affects agricultural or municipal entities moving groundwater across county lines.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 4, 2026 Last action Mar 9, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced Version → House Engrossed Version (02/23/2026) · 3 edits · Feb 23, 2026

MINOR

The bill was reformatted from a standard legislative draft to an official 'House Engrossed' version, indicating it has passed the House and is ready for the next stage of the legislative process. The substantive policy text regarding groundwater fees and water well grants remains unchanged, though the formatting of the fee schedule table was slightly altered.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's content remains unchanged; the change is purely in the document's official status and formatting.

TECHNICAL

The document header was updated to reflect the official 'House Engrossed' status with a new bill number (HB2933 - 572R - H Ver) and session details, replacing the preliminary 'Introduced Version' header.

The formatting of the groundwater fee schedule table in Section 45-556 was adjusted, with the 'Net Groundwater Transported' column labels split onto separate lines and the dollar amounts aligned differently, but the fee amounts and thresholds remain identical.

Minor text cleanup occurred, such as removing the word 'SUBBASIN' in Section 45-556 where it appeared to be an accidental repetition or placeholder, and standardizing capitalization in the fee table headers.

Floor votes · House Feb 23, 2026

How they voted

57–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 60

Feb 23, 2026

D Democratic27

25 Yea 2

92% Yea

R Republican33

32 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Feb 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

PASSED

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor