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SB1772 • 2026

state agencies; tribal liaison

SB1772 - state agencies; tribal liaison

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Sally Ann Gonzales
Last action
2026-02-09
Official status
Senate second read
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Tribal Liaison for State Agencies

This bill requires the governor to ensure that all state agencies hire a tribal liaison from a federally recognized Indian tribe located in Arizona.

What This Bill Does

  • Adds a new law requiring the governor to ensure each state agency hires a tribal liaison.
  • The tribal liaison must be from a federally recognized Indian tribe located in Arizona.
  • The tribal liaison's job is to represent and improve communication between the state agency and tribal communities.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Governor of Arizona
  • State agencies in Arizona
  • Federally recognized Indian tribes in Arizona

Terms To Know

Tribal Liaison
A person from a federally recognized Indian tribe who works with state agencies to improve communication and representation for tribal communities.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how the tribal liaisons will be chosen or what their duties will be beyond representing and facilitating communications.
  • It is unclear if this law will affect all current state agency operations immediately after it passes.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-09 Senate

    Senate second read

  2. 2026-02-05 Senate

    Senate Rules: None

  3. 2026-02-05 Senate

    Senate Government: None

  4. 2026-02-05 Senate

    Senate first read

Official Summary Text

SB1772 - state agencies; tribal liaison

Current Bill Text

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state agencies; tribal liaison

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SB 1772

Introduced by

Senator
Gonzales

AN
ACT

amending title 41, chapter 1, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-112; relating to the governor.

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

Section 1. Title 41, chapter 1, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-112, to read:

START_STATUTE
41-112.

State agencies; tribal liaison

The governor shall require all state agencies to
employ a tribal liaison from a federally recognized Indian tribe located in
this state to represent and facilitate communications between each state agency
and tribal communities in this state.
END_STATUTE