Mexican wolf; management committee; appropriation

HB2160 - Mexican wolf; management committee; appropriation

Agriculture Budget

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Lupe Diaz
Last action: 2026-01-14
Official status: House second read
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official text leaves a blank space where the dollar amount should be in Section 2.

HB2160: Creating a Committee to Plan Mexican Wolf Management

This bill creates a nine-member committee to develop a management plan for Mexican wolves if they are removed from the endangered species list.

What This Bill Does

Establishes the Mexican Wolf Management Plan Development Committee with nine members appointed by the Arizona Game and Fish Commission.
Requires the committee to create a plan that includes new hunting opportunities, protections for livestock, compensation for ranchers, and nonlethal methods to prevent wolf conflicts if wolves are delisted.
Mandates that the committee submit a report on its work and recommendations by December 31, 2027.
Allows the Arizona Game and Fish Commission to provide staff support, meeting rooms, buildings, and research help to the new committee.

Who It Names or Affects

The Arizona Game and Fish Commission
Sportsmen, cattlemen, and wildlife conservationists who serve on the committee

Terms To Know

Delisted: Removed from a list of protected species under federal law.
Appropriation: Money set aside by the government for a specific purpose, though this bill does not specify an amount yet.

Limits and Unknowns

The exact dollar amount of money being provided is blank in the official text.
The plan only applies if Mexican wolves are removed from the endangered species list in the future.
This law ends on June 30, 2028.

Bill History

2026-01-14 House
House second read
2026-01-13 House
House Rules: None
2026-01-13 House
House Appropriations: None
2026-01-13 House
House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs: None
2026-01-13 House
House first read

Official Summary Text

HB2160 - Mexican wolf; management committee; appropriation

Current Bill Text

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REFERENCE TITLE:
Mexican wolf; management committee; appropriation

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2160

Introduced by

Representative
Diaz

AN
ACT

establishing the Mexican Wolf Management
plan development committee; appropriating monies.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

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

Section 1.
Mexican wolf
management plan development committee; membership; duties; report; delayed
repeal

A. The Mexican wolf
management plan development committee is established consisting of the
following members appointed by the Arizona game and fish commission:

1. Three public members who
are sportsmen selected from a list of five names submitted jointly by the
president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives.

2. Three public members who
are cattlemen selected from a list of five names submitted jointly by the
president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives.

3. Three public members who
are wildlife conservationists selected from a list of five names submitted
jointly by the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of
representatives.

B. The committee shall
develop a plan for effectively managing Mexican wolves if Mexican wolves were
to be delisted from the endangered species act. The plan shall
include:

1. Methods to effectively
manage Mexican wolf populations by creating new hunting opportunities for
sportsmen.

2. Protections for existing
livestock and methods to adequately compensate ranchers for the ranchers' past
roles in sustaining Mexican wolf populations.

3. Development of programs
and incentives for humane and nonlethal control and deterrence of Mexican
wolves to prevent conflict and takings.

C. On or before December
31, 2027, the committee shall submit a report regarding the committee's
activities and recommendations for legislative action to the Arizona game and
fish commission, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of
representatives and provide a copy of this report to the secretary of state.

D. The committee may use
and the Arizona game and fish commission shall provide to the committee
administrative support services, including coordinating meetings and using the
commission's meeting rooms, buildings and staff to conduct research and draft
the report required by subsection C of this section.

E. This section is repealed
from and after June 30, 2028.

Sec. 2.
Appropriation; Arizona game and fish commission

The sum of $___________ is
appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the
Arizona game and fish commission for the purposes of this act.