state landscaping; Arizona compost; requirements

Plain English Breakdown

The official text does not specify an effective date, only that it passed the legislature and reached final enrollment as of January 27, 2026.

HB2819: Requirements for Using Arizona-Made Compost in State Landscaping

This law requires specific state agencies to buy compost made in Arizona for their landscaping projects if it meets certain quality, delivery time, and price rules.

What This Bill Does

• Requires the Department of Administration, Department of Transportation, or Arizona State Parks Board to use compost produced in Arizona when doing landscaping work on land they own or manage, if available.
• Defines 'compost' as biologically stable organic material made through controlled aerobic decomposition that is suitable for soil amendment.
• Sets rules for when local compost counts as available based on where it is sold, quality standards, delivery time, and price compared to out-of-state options.
• Allows agencies to buy out-of-state compost only if Arizona-made options cannot be delivered in a commercially reasonable time or cost more than 20% above the cheapest non-local option.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Department of Administration
• The Department of Transportation
• The Arizona State Parks Board

Terms To Know

Compost

Biologically stable organic material produced through controlled aerobic decomposition that is suitable for use as a soil amendment.

Soil amendment

A substance added to the ground, such as compost, to improve soil conditions.

Limits and Unknowns

• The law only applies if compost made in Arizona is actually available based on quality standards, delivery time within a commercially reasonable frame, and price.
• Agencies can still buy out-of-state compost if local options cost more than 20% higher or cannot be delivered soon enough.

Official Summary Text

HB2819 - state landscaping; Arizona compost; requirements

Current Bill Text

HB2819 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
state landscaping; Arizona compost; requirements

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2819

Introduced by

Representative
Cavero

AN
ACT

Amending title 41, chapter 4, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-710.04; relating to land
management.

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

Section 1. Title 41, chapter 4, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-710.04, to read:

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41-710.04.

Compost use; landscaping; land management; requirements;
definition

A. If The department of
administration, the department of transportation or the arizona state parks
board wishes to use soil amendments for landscaping or land management on land
that is owned or managed by the department of administration, the department of
transportation or the Arizona state parks board, the department of
administration, the department of transportation or the Arizona state parks
board shall use compost that is produced in this state, if AVAILABLe.

B. Compost is considered to be
available if the COMPOST meets all of the following requirements:

1. is produced at a facility that is
located in this state and is offered for sale in this state.

2. meets the quality standards
required by the project specifications, the procurement policies of the
department of administration, the department of transportation or the Arizona
state parks board or any applicable state or federal requirements.

3. can be delivered to the project
site within a commercially reasonable time frame.

4. is offered at a price that is not
more than twenty percent higher than the lowest cost of a comparable compost
that is not produced in this state.

C. For the purposes of this section,
"compost" includes the biologically stable organic material that is
produced through the controlled aerobic decomposition of organic matter and
that is suitable for use as a soil amendment.
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