SB 1223 Continues to Progress through Legislature

Senate Bill 1223, a bill that would allow the Arizona Game and Fish Commission to set future license structure and fees directly through a streamlined, customer-focused process, continues to move its way through the Arizona Legislature.

The state Senate voted on March 6 to pass the bill by a 26-2 vote.

The bill then moved over to the Arizona House of Representatives, where on March 11 it passed out of the Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee by a unanimous 8-0 vote.

“We are pleased at the bipartisan support the bill has received,” said Kurt Davis, a member of the Arizona Game and Fish Commission. “House members from both sides of the aisle acknowledged the commission’s and department’s proactivity in seeking the flexibility to provide more value to customers.”

Legislators also acknowledged the support from a broad spectrum of sportsmen’s organizations. Twenty-four sportsmen’s groups have formally come out in favor of the bill.

SB 1223 is intended to allow the Game and Fish Department the flexibility to operate more like a business and better react to changing market conditions and customer needs in a timely manner.

For more information on SB 1223, visit www.azgfd.gov/LicenseSimplification.

Arizona Game and Fish Department

The Arizona Game and Fish Department is a state agency of Arizona, headquartered in Phoenix. The agency is tasked with conserving, enhancing, and restoring Arizona's diverse wildlife resources and habitats through aggressive protection and management programs. It also provides wildlife resources and safe watercraft and off-highway vehicle recreation for the enjoyment of, appreciation by, and use by present and future generations.