endangered species act; urging reform
This Arizona legislative memorial (HCM 2006) urges federal agencies and Congress to reform the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Migratory Bird Conservation Act. It requests that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Forest Service reduce regulatory burdens on ranchers and prevent lease cancellations on federally managed grazing lands due to ESA implementation. The memorial specifically cites concerns about ranchers being unfairly evicted from grazing lands and seeks to align federal policy with "long-standing agricultural practices" in Arizona. As a non-binding memorial, it does not directly change laws but formally requests federal action to address these specific impacts on rural ranching communities.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2026
Last action Apr 20, 2026
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Introduced Version
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House Engrossed Version (02/26/2026)
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Apr 16, 2026
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The bill text was reformatted from a standard introduced version to a House Engrossed version, which includes a new header identifying it as a concurrent memorial and adds a page break instruction. The substantive policy language, including the specific requests to reform the Endangered Species Act and the Migratory Bird Conservation Act, remains identical to the original version.
TECHNICAL
The document header was updated to reflect the 'House Engrossed' status and included a new title line 'HCM2006 - 572R - H Ver'.
A specific instruction to begin the text of the bill on the next page was inserted.
The body text was restructured with paragraph breaks and bullet points (represented by special characters) for readability, but the legal content and wording of the memorial remain unchanged.
Floor votes · House Feb 26, 2026
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Apr 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED
upper
Apr 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
Mar 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Feb 23, 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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