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Senator Meznard’s amendment ties ADOA feasibility study in HB26‑93 to available funds
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Summary
Senator Meznard won a floor amendment clarifying that a feasibility study the Arizona Department of Administration might perform under House Bill 26‑93 would be required only if funds are available; the finance committee amendment as amended received a do‑pass recommendation.
Senator Meznard secured a floor amendment to House Bill 26‑93 on April 6, clarifying the bill’s language on an ADOA feasibility study. The amendment states that any feasibility work called for in the measure is contingent on available monies, a change proponents said limits unfunded mandates on state agencies.
Meznard, moving the amendment on the floor, explained the effect plainly: “the feasibility study the ADOA has to do, it would be subject, to available monies that they would have to do it.” The Senate adopted the Meznard floor amendment and then approved the finance committee amendment as amended; the bill as amended received a do‑pass recommendation.
The floor record does not specify appropriation amounts, a timeline for any study, or a required report date. The amendment therefore preserves legislative discretion about funding and timing: if the Legislature does not appropriate the necessary money, the ADOA would not be required to undertake the feasibility study.
Next steps: the committee’s recommendation was adopted by the Senate; the bill proceeds through the legislative process for further floor action and assignment to the appropriate committees for final consideration.
Source: Arizona Senate floor proceedings (April 6, 2026).
