---
type: "Bill"
title: "groundwater permits; technical correction"
description: "groundwater permits; technical correction"
jurisdiction: "us/states/az"
legislature: "Arizona Legislature"
session: "55th-1st-regular"
identifier: "HB 2691"
citation: "Arizona HB 2691 (55th-1st-regular)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY", "GROUNDWATER PERMITS", "TECHNICAL CORRECTION", "THE ENVIRONMENT - TITLE 49", "WATER QUALITY CONTROL", "WATERS - TITLE 45", "WOTUS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gail Griffin"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 14
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-02-04"
last_action: "2021-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/342b3ae2-bff2-42b9-90d4-8a05af5e6dd4"
source_url: "https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/75403?SessionId=123"
source_hash: "deadbb1354a10f12a14b1968e67ddf59548d0d12e50c2307b51a0282431b86ac"
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 HB 2691 (55th-1st-regular) — groundwater permits; technical correction

## 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/55leg/1R/laws/0325.htm)
2. **HOUSE - Amended by NREW - passed as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/486302)
3. **HOUSE - Floor Amend to NREW - Griffin - passed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/486301)
4. **HOUSE - Natural Resources, Energy & Water** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/1R/proposed/H.2691GRIFFIN2.DOCX.htm)
5. **HOUSE - Natural Resources, Energy & Water - Strike Everything** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/1R/adopted/H.2691NATURAL RESOURCES ENERGY  WATER.DOCX.htm)
6. **House Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/1R/bills/HB2691H.htm)
7. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/1R/bills/HB2691P.htm)
8. **SENATE - Engel flr amend (ref Bill) failed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/1R/proposed/S.2691ENGEL0816.docx.htm)
9. **SENATE - Natural Resources, Energy and Water** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/1R/proposed/S.2691ENGEL.DOCX.htm)

## Votes

- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Retained on the Calendar — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Passed — **16–14** (pass) · upper
- Retained on the Calendar — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- retained — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Passed — **31–29** (pass) · lower
- do pass — **0–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gail Griffin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-04** House First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** House Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-02-16** DPA/SE `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-03** DPA `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-03** PASSED `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-03** Transmit to Senate
- **2021-03-04** Senate First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-08** Senate Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-03-10** DP `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-05** DP `passage`
- **2021-04-28** PASSED `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-28** Transmit to House
- **2021-04-29** Transmit to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-05** 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/342b3ae2-bff2-42b9-90d4-8a05af5e6dd4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arizona legislature records).