What is a Green Amendment?
Green Amendments are self executing provisions added to the bill of rights section of a constitution that recognize and protect the rights of all people, including future generations, to pure water, clean air, a stable climate, and healthy environments.
What’s Happening in Arizona?
Arizona is fortunate to have a proactive champion looking to advance a Green Amendment. In 2025 and 2026 that champion is AZ Senator Lauren Kuby. Senator Kuby is proposing strong Green Amendment language that is focused on the interests and needs of Arizona communities.
What is needed now is grassroots engagement and support to help spread the word and to secure community engagement. If you are interested in being a part of the effort, or have any questions, please get in touch with us.
The History of Arizona’s Green Amendment effort
It was on January 27, 2022, when AZ Senator Juan Mendez first proposed a constitutional Green Amendment be added to the state constitution. Joining Senator Mendez in support have been state Senators Quezada Marton and Raquel Teran, and state Representatives Richard Andrade, Andrea Dalessandro, Melody Hernandez, Sarah Liguori, Athena Salman, and Christian Solorio.
Every year since the Arizona Green Amendment has been re-proposed. And while the amendment has never progressed far in the constitutional amendment process, the fact that it remains alive with constant re-proposal demonstrates there is energy for constitutional environmental rights in the state. It’s just about finding the right moment to advance it.
While the amendment has been progressing slowly, it got some amazing press attention, demonstrating there is interest in constitutional environmental rights protection for the people of Arizona.
