ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

Senate: NR DP 7-0-1-0 | Third Read 23-6-1-0-0

House: LARA DPA 4-3-1-0 | Third Read 50-5-5-0-0

Final Read: 27-1-2-0-0 | Chapter: 218

☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note

SB 1198: Arizona beef council; continuation

NOW: beef council; veterinary board; continuation

Sponsor: Senator Dunn, LD 25

Signed by the Governor

Overview

Continues Arizona State Veterinary Medical Examining Board (Board) and the Arizona Beef Council (Council) for eight years. Additionally continues the Arizona State Land Department (ASLD) for one year.

History

The Board regulates the profession of veterinary medicine in Arizona. The Board licenses and regulates veterinarians, veterinarian medical premises and crematories and certifies and regulates veterinary technicians. The Board also reviews complaints made against licensees and conducts investigations.

The Board consists of nine members appointed by the Governor to four-year terms. Five members are licensed veterinarians, one is a certified veterinary technician and three are public members. One public member represents the livestock industry (A.R.S. § 32-2202 et. seq.).

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 produced, processed or manufactured in this state. 

The ASLD manages state lands, which includes state trust lands and lands otherwise owned by Arizona.  Management, sale and lease of state land are outlined in statute and the Arizona Constitution (A.R.S. §§ 37-101, 37-102, 37-281, 37-232, 37-240)(Constitution of Arizona, Article 10).

Provisions

Arizona State Land Department

1.   Continues the ASLD until July 1, 2027. (Sec. 2)

2.   Repeals the ASLD on January 1, 2028. (Sec. 2)

3.   Contains a legislative purpose statement for the ASLD. (Sec. 5)

4.   Prohibits the Joint Legislative Audit Committee (JLAC) from directing the Auditor General to conduct a performance audit for the ASLD. (Sec. 3)

5.   Repeals the prohibition on JLAC on January 1, 2028. (Sec. 3)

Arizona State Veterinary Medical Examining Board

6.   Continues the Board until July 1, 2034. (Sec. 2)

7.   Repeals the Board on January 1, 2035. (Sec. 2)

8.   Contains a legislative purpose statement for the Board. (Sec. 4)

Arizona Beef Council

9.   Continues the Council until July 1, 2034. (Sec. 2)

10.  Repeals the Council on January 1, 2035. (Sec. 2)

11.  Contains a legislative purpose statement for the Council. (Sec. 6)

Miscellaneous

12.  Makes the legislation retroactive to July 1, 2026. (Sec. 5)

13.  Revises the short title to reflect adopted amendments.

 

 

 

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Initials CW/RS                      SB 1198

7/6/2026          Page 0 Signed by the Governor

 

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