---
type: "Bill"
title: "mine inspector; geological survey; authority"
description: "mine inspector; geological survey; authority"
jurisdiction: "us/states/az"
legislature: "Arizona Legislature"
session: "56th-2nd-regular"
identifier: "HB 2685"
citation: "Arizona HB 2685 (56th-2nd-regular)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Selina Bliss"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 16
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-01-29"
last_action: "2024-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9e3ed672-26bb-491d-b59e-63e766252b46"
source_url: "https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/80843?SessionId=128"
source_hash: "95b3e2c64990a8fd422d5baa79d650e65dd4bebee39f31cbccd7cc017589fe9d"
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 2685 (56th-2nd-regular) — mine inspector; geological survey; authority

## 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/0187.pdf)
2. **House Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/56leg/2r/bills/hb2685h.pdf)
3. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/56leg/2r/bills/hb2685p.pdf)
4. **SENATE - Natural Resources, Energy and Water** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/56leg/2r/adopted/s.2685nrew.pdf)
5. **SENATE - Rules** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/56leg/2r/adopted/s.2685rules.pdf)
6. **Senate Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/56leg/2r/bills/hb2685s.pdf)

## Votes

- Passed — **57–0** (pass) · lower
- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Passed — **57–0** (pass) · lower
- Passed — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- Passed — **24–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Selina Bliss — primary (person)
- Ken Bennett — cosponsor (person)
- Quang H Nguyen — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-29** House First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2024-01-30** House Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-02-06** DP `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-12** House Placed on Consent Calendar
- **2024-02-20** PASSED `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-20** Transmit to Senate
- **2024-02-26** Senate First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-02-27** Senate Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-21** DPA `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-03** DPA `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-24** PASSED `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-24** Transmit to House
- **2024-05-01** PASSED `passage`
- **2024-05-01** PASSED `passage`
- **2024-05-01** Transmit to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** 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/9e3ed672-26bb-491d-b59e-63e766252b46`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arizona legislature records).