---
type: "Bill"
title: "state land auctions; electronic means"
description: "state land auctions; electronic means"
jurisdiction: "us/states/az"
legislature: "Arizona Legislature"
session: "56th-2nd-regular"
identifier: "SB 1079"
citation: "Arizona SB 1079 (56th-2nd-regular)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sine Kerr"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 18
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-01-16"
last_action: "2024-06-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0ba90e98-e77e-4e56-9115-01931a734b08"
source_url: "https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/80507?SessionId=128"
source_hash: "7cf9a746dbe3529a7dc402f5e906f8b362afeaa5d3ce8682484a69062bc693eb"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-az"]
---

# Arizona SB 1079 (56th-2nd-regular) — state land auctions; electronic means

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chaptered Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/56leg/2r/laws/0228.pdf)
2. **HOUSE - Floor Amend to Bill - Montenegro - passed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/519352)
3. **House Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/56leg/2r/bills/sb1079h.pdf)
4. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/56leg/2r/bills/sb1079p.pdf)
5. **SENATE - Natural Resources, Energy and Water** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/56leg/2r/adopted/s.1079nrew.pdf)
6. **SENATE - Rules** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/56leg/2r/adopted/s.1079rules.pdf)
7. **Senate Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/56leg/2r/bills/sb1079s.pdf)

## Votes

- Passed — **31–26** (pass) · lower
- Passed — **27–1** (pass) · upper
- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Passed — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- Passed — **0–0** (pass) · upper
- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Passed — **28–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sine Kerr — primary (person)
- David Gowan — cosponsor (person)
- Eva Diaz — cosponsor (person)
- Frank Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- Marcelino Quiñonez — cosponsor (person)
- Priya Sundareshan — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Montenegro — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy M Dunn — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-01-16** Senate First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-01-17** Senate Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-02-15** DPA `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-04** DPA `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-05** PASSED `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-05** Transmit to House
- **2024-03-12** House First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2024-03-13** House Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-18** DP `committee-passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Placed on Consent Calendar
- **2024-04-24** PASSED `passage`
- **2024-04-24** DPA `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-15** PASSED `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-15** Transmit to Senate
- **2024-06-15** PASSED `passage`
- **2024-06-15** PASSED `passage`
- **2024-06-15** Transmit to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-06-21** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0ba90e98-e77e-4e56-9115-01931a734b08`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arizona legislature records).