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SB1198 - 572R - Senate Fact Sheet
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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Seventh
Legislature, Second Regular Session
AMENDED #2
FACT SHEET FOR
S.B. 1198
Arizona beef
council; continuation
(
NOW: beef council; veterinary board; continuation
)
Purpose
Continues the Arizona
Beef Council (Council) and the Arizona State Veterinary Medical Examining Board
(Board) for eight years.
Background
Laws
1970, Chapter 87
established the Council to provide the cattle industry
with authority to establish a self-financed program to help market, develop,
maintain and expand the state, national and foreign markets for beef and beef products.
The Council consists of nine members that include: 1) three producers of range
cattle; 2) three cattle feeders; and 3) three dairymen. Members are appointed
by the Governor to serve a three-year term without compensation but are
entitled to reimbursement for subsistence and travel. The primary duty of the
Council is to enhance the demand for and profitability of beef through
state-level marketing, scientific research, consumer education and industry
information programs (A.R.S. ��
3-1232
and
3-1233
).
The Board
consists of nine members that include: 1) five licensed veterinarians who have
an established practice location in Arizona or are employed by a university or
political subdivision and have resided and practiced in Arizona for at least
five years immediately preceding appointment, with no more than three
veterinarians having attended the same veterinary college; 2) two
non-veterinarian members that represent the general public; 3) one
non-veterinarian member that represents the livestock industry; and 4) one
certified veterinary technician who has held the designation for at least five
years, is currently employed in the veterinary field in Arizona and has
practiced and resided in Arizona for at least five years immediately preceding
appointment. Members are appointed by the Governor to serve four-year terms.
The primary duty of the Board is to protect the public from unlawful,
incompetent, unqualified, impaired or unprofessional practitioners of
veterinary medicine through licensure and regulation of the profession in
Arizona (A.R.S. ��
32-2202
and
32-2207
)
The Senate
Natural Resources Committee of Reference (COR) held
a
public meetings on
Tuesday, January 13, 2026, to review and consider the Council's responses to
the statutorily outlined sunset review factors and Tuesday, January 20, 2026,
to review the Auditor General's performance audit and sunset review reports on
the Board. The COR recommended that the Council and Board be continued for
eight years until July 1, 2034. The Council and Board terminate on July 1,
2026, unless continued by the Legislature (A.R.S. � �
41-3026.02
;
41-3026.02
;
and
41-3026.05
).
There is no
anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this
legislation.
Provisions
1.
Continues, retroactive to July 1, 2026, the Council and Board for eight years
until July 1, 2034.
2.
Repeals the Council and Board on January 1, 2035.
3.
Contains purpose statements.
4.
Becomes effective on the general effective date, with a retroactive
provision as noted.
Amendments Adopted by the
House of Representatives
1.
Continues, retroactive to July 1, 2026, the Board for eight years until
July 1, 2034.
2.
Continues, retroactive to July 1, 2026, the ASLD for one year until July
1, 2027.
3.
Repeals the Board on January 1, 2035.
4.
Repeals the ASLD on January 1, 2028.
5.
Prohibits JLBC from directing the Auditor General to conduct a
performance audit on the ASLD.
6.
Repeals the prescribed performance audit prohibition on January 1, 2028.
7.
Adds purpose statements.
Amendments Adopted by the
House of Representatives #2
1.
Removes the one-year ASLD continuation.
2.
Removes the moratorium on JLAC directing the Auditor General to conduct
a performance audit on the ASLD.
3.
Removes a purpose statement relating to the ASLD.
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Chapter 0218 - 572R - H Ver of SB1198
House Engrossed
Senate Bill
Arizona
beef council; continuation
(now:� beef council;
veterinary board; continuation)
State of Arizona
Senate
Fifty-seventh Legislature
Second Regular Session
2026
CHAPTER 218
SENATE BILL 1198
AN
ACT
repealing sections 41-3026.02 and
41-3026.03, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 41, chapter 27, article 2,
Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding sections 41-3034.02 and 41-3034.03;
relating to state agencies.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1.
Repeal
Sections 41-3026.02 and 41-3026.03,
Arizona Revised Statutes,
are repealed.
Sec. 2. Title 41, chapter 27, article 2,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding sections 41-3034.02 and 41-3034.03,
to read:
START_STATUTE
41-3034.02.
Arizona state veterinary medical examining board; termination
July 1, 2034
A.
The
Arizona state veterinary medical examining board terminates on July 1, 2034.
B. Title 32, chapter 21 and this
section are repealed on January 1, 2035.
END_STATUTE
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
state veterinary medical examining board to promote the safe and professional
practice of veterinary medicine.
Sec. 4.
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. 5.
Retroactivity
Sections 1 and 2 of this act apply
retroactively to from and after July 1, 2026.
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR JUNE 22, 2026.
FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE JUNE 22, 2026.