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HB2149 • 2026

Arizona beef council; continuation.

HB2149 - Arizona beef council; continuation.

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

The bill summary text does not provide details on the purpose or activities of the council beyond its continuation as a self-financed program.

Arizona Beef Council Continuation Act

This bill continues the Arizona Beef Council until July 1, 2034 by changing some laws about how it operates.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes an old law that was no longer needed.
  • Adds a new law to specify when the Arizona Beef Council will end its work on July 1, 2034.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Arizona Beef Council

Terms To Know

Arizona Revised Statutes
The official laws of the state of Arizona, written down and organized.
Self-financed program
A project that pays for itself through its own activities or sales.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify how much money the council will have.
  • Only says when the council ends, but does not explain what happens after it stops working.

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

Read the full stored bill text 
HB2149 - 572R - I Ver

PREFILED��� JAN 07 2026

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Statutes, is repealed.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.