By Justin Mathews | Pinal Post
The San Tan Valley Town Council voted unanimously on Jan. 21, 2026, to oppose House Bill 2273 in its current form and direct staff to seek amendments. The bill would distribute approximately $45 million in Pinal County transportation tax revenues without including any projects in San Tan Valley. Council members also voted to oppose a second bill, HB 2106, unless it is amended to include San Tan Valley.
Town Manager Brent Billingsley called the discovery of HB 2273 “a big surprise” when it dropped earlier in the week. He immediately notified council members and worked with Town Attorney Allen Quist to add the issue to the meeting agenda.
“What you see in House Bill 2273 is a list of 12 different entities and projects throughout Pinal County that make up that remaining amount,” Billingsley explained. “The one thing that isn’t there is a project in San Tan Valley, an entity that makes up about a fifth of the population of Pinal County, has a third of the total lane miles of roads in Pinal County, and obviously a lot of the traffic and congestion that exists in Pinal County.”
