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State Agency Histories

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This list of Administrative Histories briefly chronicles the history and changes within agencies, boards and commissions of the Arizona state government.

Each administrative history includes:

  • The legal authority
  • Function
  • History
  • Sources where this information was located

For more information on Arizona state government history or on the entries in this collection, contact Research Library, or 602-926-3870.

List Provided by:

The State of Arizona Research Library
ARIZONA STATE LIBRARY, ARCHIVES AND PUBLIC RECORDS
A Division of the Arizona Secretary of State
Holly Henley, State Librarian

Title Revision Date
Accountancy, Board of Sun, 08/30/2020
Acupuncture Board of Examiners Tue, 08/23/2022
Agricultural Employment Relations Board Mon, 12/01/2014
Anatomy Board Wed, 09/30/2020
Archaeology Advisory Commission Fri, 09/02/2016
Arizona Advisory Council on Aging Fri, 08/28/2020
Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station – University of Arizona Mon, 12/01/2014
Arizona Apprenticeship Council Mon, 12/01/2014
Arizona Beef Council (Council) Mon, 06/01/2015
Arizona Board of Executive Clemency (Board) Fri, 08/16/2019
Arizona Board of Osteopathic Examiners in Medicine and Surgery (Board) Wed, 08/31/2022
Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) Sun, 08/21/2022
Arizona Children’s Colony Board Mon, 12/01/2014
Arizona Commerce Authority Fri, 09/30/2022
Arizona Commission of African-American Affairs Fri, 09/27/2019
Arizona Commission of Agriculture and Horticulture (1909-1991) Mon, 12/01/2014
Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs (1953-2016) Fri, 09/02/2016
Arizona Commission on the Arts Mon, 12/01/2014
Arizona Corporation Commission Mon, 12/01/2014
Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC) Fri, 09/30/2022
Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA) Fri, 09/30/2022
Arizona Department of Agriculture Fri, 09/30/2022
Arizona Department of Commerce Wed, 08/15/2018
Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry Fri, 09/30/2022
Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) Fri, 09/30/2022
Arizona Department of Education (ADE) Wed, 09/02/2020
Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs (DEMA) Fri, 09/30/2022
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) Thu, 09/09/2021
Arizona Department of Financial Institutions Mon, 08/12/2019
Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management Tue, 08/23/2022
Arizona Department of Gaming (Department) Sun, 08/29/2021
Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) Fri, 09/30/2022
Arizona Department of Homeland Security Fri, 09/30/2022
Arizona Department of Housing (Department) & Arizona Housing Finance Authority (Authority) Fri, 09/30/2022
Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions Mon, 08/30/2021
Arizona Department of Racing (1982-2015) Fri, 09/02/2016
Arizona Department of Revenue Fri, 09/30/2022
Arizona Department of Water Resources Fri, 09/30/2022
Arizona Department of Weights and Measures (DWM) Thu, 10/01/2015
Arizona Emergency Response Commission Mon, 09/30/2019
Arizona Exposition and State Fair Board (Board) Tue, 09/01/2015
Arizona Fallen Firefighter Memorial Committee Sun, 07/15/2018
Arizona Geological Survey Fri, 09/30/2022
Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System Fri, 09/30/2022
Arizona Historical Society Wed, 09/12/2018
Arizona Inspector of Apiaries Mon, 12/01/2014
Arizona Legislative Council Fri, 09/30/2022
Arizona Medical Board Sun, 09/26/2021
Arizona Navigable Stream Adjudication Commission (ANSAC) Mon, 07/15/2019
Arizona Office of Tourism (AOT) Fri, 09/30/2022