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
Arizona Power Authority Wed, 08/21/2019
Arizona Property Tax Oversight Commission Tue, 05/15/2018
Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency (ARRA) and Radiation Regulatory Hearing Board (Board) Fri, 01/04/2019
Arizona Regulatory Board of Physician Assistants Sun, 09/15/2019
Arizona State Board of Pharmacy Mon, 09/09/2019
Arizona State Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts Commission Fri, 09/02/2016
Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records Mon, 08/26/2019
Arizona State Parks Board Thu, 09/26/2019
Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) Sun, 08/11/2019
Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and Blind (ASDB) Sun, 08/11/2019
Arizona State Veterinary Medical Examining Board (Board) Tue, 09/17/2019
Arizona Uniform Laws Commission Wed, 09/12/2018
Arizona Water Commission Wed, 06/01/2016
Attorney General’s Office Mon, 12/01/2014
Auditor General, Office of the Wed, 01/02/2019
Automobile Theft Authority (ATA) Mon, 08/12/2019
Biomedical Research Commission - Repealed Fri, 06/29/2018
Board of Athletic Training Sun, 09/15/2019
Board of Behavioral Health Examiners Mon, 09/16/2019
Board of Examiners in Basic Sciences (Repealed 1968) Sat, 05/23/2020
Board of Fingerprinting (Board) Fri, 01/04/2019
Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers Sat, 08/17/2019
Board of Homeopathic and Integrated Medicine Examiners Sun, 09/15/2019
Board of Library Examiners Sun, 09/29/2019
Board of Massage Therapy Mon, 09/16/2019
Board of Medical Student Loans Wed, 09/12/2018
Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners Sun, 09/15/2019
Board of Physical Therapy Sun, 09/15/2019
Board of Podiatry Examiners Sun, 09/15/2019
Board of Psychologist Examiners Mon, 09/16/2019
Board of Respiratory Care Examiners Sun, 09/15/2019
Boiler Advisory Board Fri, 09/02/2016
Bureau of Criminal Identification (1929-1956) Fri, 07/10/2020
Central Arizona Water Conservation District (CAWCD) Mon, 12/01/2014
Civil Rights Advisory Board (Board) Tue, 05/15/2018
Clean Elections Commission Mon, 12/01/2014
Clinical Laboratories Sat, 09/21/2019
Colorado River Boundary Commission (Commission) Sun, 05/01/2016
Colorado River Boundary Markers Division Sun, 05/01/2016
Commission for Postsecondary Education (Commission) Thu, 08/22/2019
Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing Wed, 06/01/2016
Corrections Officer Retirement Plan (CORP) Mon, 08/27/2018
Cotton Research and Protection Council (Council) Tue, 09/01/2015
Department of Child Safety Thu, 08/15/2019
Department of Emergency and Military Affairs Fri, 09/02/2016
Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Fri, 08/16/2019
Department of Fire, Building and Life Safety (Repealed 2016) Fri, 09/02/2016
Department of Juvenile Corrections Mon, 02/01/2016
Department of Liquor Licenses and Control Thu, 04/09/2020
Department of Public Safety Mon, 03/30/2020