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HB2149 • 2026

Arizona beef council; continuation.

HB2149 - Arizona beef council; continuation.

Taxes
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Gail Griffin
Last action
2026-01-13
Official status
House second read
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Continuation of the Arizona Beef Council

This bill continues the Arizona Beef Council as a self-financed program until it ends on July 1, 2034.

What This Bill Does

  • Repeals section 41-3026.03 of state statutes.
  • Adds a new law stating that the Arizona Beef Council terminates on July 1, 2034.
  • Schedules the repeal of Title 3, Chapter 11, Article 2 and this new section on January 1, 2035.
  • Continues the council as a self-financed program to help market beef products produced in Arizona.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Arizona Beef Council
  • Producers who produce, process, or manufacture beef and beef products in Arizona

Terms To Know

Repeal
To officially cancel a law so it is no longer active.
Self-financed program
A group that pays for its own work using money from fees or sales, not general tax funds.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill text does not list a specific effective date.
  • Sections of the act apply retroactively to July 1, 2026.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-13 House

    House second read

  2. 2026-01-12 House

    House Rules: None

  3. 2026-01-12 House

    House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs: None

  4. 2026-01-12 House

    House first read

Official Summary Text

HB2149 - Arizona beef council; continuation.

Current Bill Text

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REFERENCE TITLE:
Arizona beef council; continuation.

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2149

Introduced by

Representative
Griffin

AN
ACT

repealing section 41-3026.03, Arizona
Revised Statutes; amending title 41, chapter 27, article 2, Arizona Revised
Statutes, by adding section 41
-
3034.03; relating to the Arizona beef
council.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.
Repeal

Section 41-3026.03, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is repealed.

Sec. 2. Title 41, chapter 27, article 2,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-3034.03, to read:

START_STATUTE
41-3034.03.

Arizona beef council; termination July 1, 2034

A. The Arizona beef council
terminates on July 1, 2034.

B. Title 3, chapter 11, article 2 and
this section are repealed on January 1, 2035.
END_STATUTE

Sec. 3.
Purpose

Pursuant to section 41�2955,
subsection B, Arizona Revised Statutes, the legislature continues the Arizona
beef council as a self-financed program to help market, develop, maintain
and expand the state, national and foreign markets for beef and beef products
produced, processed or manufactured in this state.

Sec. 4.
Retroactivity

Sections 1 and 2 of this act apply
retroactively to from and after July 1, 2026.