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 bill summary does not specify the exact amount of funding appropriated.

Mexican Wolf Management Committee; Funding

This bill establishes a committee to develop plans for managing Mexican wolves if they are delisted from federal protection, and it provides funding for the Arizona Game and Fish Commission.

What This Bill Does

Creates a committee with members from sportsmen, cattlemen, and wildlife conservationists to plan how to manage Mexican wolves if they are taken off the endangered species list.
Requires the committee to develop methods to control wolf populations through hunting opportunities for sportsmen, protect livestock, and provide compensation for ranchers who have helped maintain wolf populations.
Directs the committee to create programs that use humane ways to prevent conflicts between people and wolves.

Who It Names or Affects

The Arizona Game and Fish Commission
Sportsmen, cattlemen, and wildlife conservationists in Arizona

Terms To Know

Endangered Species Act: A federal law that protects animals and plants that are at risk of disappearing forever.
Delisted: When a species is removed from the list of endangered or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how much money will be given to the Arizona Game and Fish Commission.
It only sets up plans for managing Mexican wolves if they are delisted, but it doesn't say what happens if they stay on the endangered species list.

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

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HB2160 - 572R - I Ver

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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.