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HB2030 - Cities; towns; water service; audit
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. Gail Griffin (R) |
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Municipalities with a population of more than 240,000 that has a designation of assured water supply and is located within an initial active water management area are required to hire an independent auditor to conduct a full rate audit and cost-of-service study of the municipalities water and sewer service if the city meets the requirements outlined in the bill. Requirements include having entered into a contract or subcontract with the Central Arizona Project; participated in an intentional created surplus program; received federal monies for voluntary conservation measures for the Colorado River; sold long-term storage credits using effluent generated within the municipalities water service area. Outlines the requirements of the audit and cost-of-service study. Requires the municipalities to submit a copy of their auditor’s reports to the governor, legislature and secretary of state. This section will expire on January 1, 2027. AS PASSED HOUSE. |
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Ch. 114, Laws 2024 (HB2080 - Elections; municipal vacancies; primary)
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. Laurin Hendrix (R) |
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Provides that if the person holding an office is appointed at the time of the primary, their term of office ends when an elected candidate takes the oath of office and that the candidate that receives a majority of votes at the primary election shall be declared elected to that office upon canvass and certification of results and on taking the oath of office. Sets criteria for candidates running for a new term of office and seating procedures for candidates. AS SIGNED BY GOVERNOR. |
HB2096 - Cottage homes; construction; requirements; exemptions (Tiny homes; construction; requirements; exemptions)
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. Barbara Parker (R) |
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Stipulates that zoning requirements may not extend beyond existing provisions governing the use of gray water and the users of gray water, provided each is in compliance with existing law. Prohibits any ordinance that prevents, restricts or regulates the use or occupation of land, including improvements, related to gray water that is in compliance with existing gray water rules, regulations and statutes. Amends permitting exclusions to include gray water system development, repairs and improvements not exceeding $500 in cost. Permits the use and discharge of gray water (defined) at a private residence provided total gray water is 400 gallons per day or less, originates from the residence it is used and contained within the property boundary for gardening, landscape and composting, avoids human contact, the surface application does not does touch food plants, or contain hazardous chemicals or water used to wash diapers, is managed to minimize standing surface water and utilizes best practices to improve soil and filtration conditions, possesses a shutdown mechanism in the event of malfunction, restricts access to gray water holding tanks, is not situated in a floodway, maintains a vertical separation of at least five feet from the point of application and the groundwater table, has clearly indicated piping and only uses graywater on the surface via flood or drip distribution mechanisms. Prohibits a county, city, town or political subdivision to require a permit or notice if a private landowner uses or discharges gray water in compliance with those stipulations and from requiring a private residence to connect to an on-site wastewater facility (defined) or outside sewage system if graywater use meets those requirements and all toilets at the residence are composting toilets (defined) and kitchen sinks do not have an active garbage disposal. Prohibits a county, city, town or political subdivision from prohibiting a person from installing a composting toilet provided the property is located on an unincorporated area that allows for residential construction, the property is two acres or larger and is not directly adjacent to a city or town.
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HB2120 - Law enforcement; defunding; prohibition
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. David Marshall, Sr. (R) |
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Prohibits a city or town from reducing the annual operating budget for any law enforcement agency below the prior year’s level of funding and stipulates that if a city or town does reduce the funding level in that manner, the Arizona State Treasurer shall withhold state shared funds equal to the amount of the reduction until the funds have been restored except for payments for debt-service, bonds or other long-term obligations incurred before the funding reduction. Exempts municipalities that lack the funds to cover the cost of the prior year’s level of funding if other departments' or agencies' annual operating budgets are reduced in an amount greater than or equal to the reduction of the law enforcement budget. Exempts municipalities that have not experiences population growth. Exempts municipalities that approved a temporary increase for a onetime expense or capital outlay if the budget is restored to the same amount as before. Effective January 1, 2025. AS PASSED HOUSE. |
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HB2125 - Annexation; notice; approval
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. Austin Smith (R) |
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Directs the cost of mailing a notice of annexation to the chairperson of the Board of Supervisors of the county in which the territory being annexed is located be assumed by the governing body of the city or town initiating the annexation. Increased the percentage of required value and persons needed to circulate a petition and record it in the Office of the County Recorder from 50 percent to 60%. Stipulates that property owners, whether they sign a petition or not, are calculated in the sixty percent of value and persons needed for the petition. AS VETOED BY GOVERNOR. In her veto message, the Governor stated that this legislation would favor the voices of some Arizonans over others, and create an unfair power imbalance in our communities. |
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HB2132 - Municipal land sales; public notice
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. Gail Griffin (R) |
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Places restrictions on a town or city selling property worth more than $1,500,000 and less than $15,000,000, including mandating at least one public hearing after publishing an invitation for bids at least 30 days before scheduled approval of a purchase agreement. Requires the Notice of the public hearing to include a description of the property proposed for sale and the reasons for the sale, and information on how to submit written and verbal public comment. Requires a vote by members of the governing body and the adoption of a resolution approving the sale and the terms of the sale to be published on the town or city website upon completion of the sale. Mandates that any real property sold under this provision must be sold at the appraised value of the property or higher. Allows the sale or disposal of an airport following Arizona law governing the sale of public property. AS PASSED HOUSE. |
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HB2162 - Municipal general plan; adoption
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. Selina Bliss (R) |
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Requires a new general plan for municipalities that have more than 2,500 but less than 10,000 people, whose population growth exceeded an average of 2% per year for the ten year period prior to the most recent United States decennial census, and any city with more than 10,000 persons, be presented to voters at the next scheduled municipal election, or at a special election at least 120 days after the governing body adopted the plan. Permits a governing body of a municipality that has more than 2,500 but less than 10,000 people whose population rate did not exceed an average of two percent for the ten year period prior to the most recent United States decennial census to formulate a new general plan but requires that plan to be presented to voters at the next municipal election or at a special election at least 120 days after the adoption of the plan. If the plan is rejected by voters, the governing body must resubmit or revise the proposed plan and present it to voters in the next scheduled municipal election or at a special election at least 120 days after readoption. AS PASSED HOUSE. |
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Ch. 202, Laws 2024 (HB2185 - Liquor; policies; procedures)
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. Matt Gress (R) |
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Permits the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses (ADLL) to issue specialized event licenses with the approval of the President of a University under the jurisdiction of the Arizona Board of Regents (ABR) for events held on university property. Permits the ADLL to issue special event licenses for wine festivals, craft distillery festivals and microbreweries. Exempts restaurant licensees that meet the criteria of this legislation from limits on off-sale use for spiritous liquor sales. Defines leasing and leasing addendum requirements between a bar or liquor store licensee and a restaurant licensee. Establishes requirements for extended premises permissions and application requirements, including required approvals and modification approvals. Permits the presence of purchased spiritous liquor by the purchaser at all licensed events. Allows an applicant for a liquor license and bar licenses to consolidate the application and apply for both at the same time. Repeals the requirement that samples must be restricted to a sampling area. AS SIGNED BY GOVERNOR. |
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HB2275 - Settlement agreements; report; approval
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Rep. David Marshall, Sr. (R) |
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Requires a county, city or town to submit a “settlement agreement report” (defined) to the legislature and Attorney General describing the settlement terms when the agreement costs more than $500,000 to implement at least 90 days before entering into the agreement. Requires a city or town to submit a “settlement agreement” (define) larger than $1,000,000 to the Governor for approval before the agreement is considered legally binding, and, if the Governor approves the agreement, the city or town must submit the agreement to the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, which may recommend that the agreement be finalized or amended. Requires a city or town to notify the General Counsel of the Senate and House of Representatives upon initiation of any settlement agreement negotiations and update the General Counsels of developments in the negotiation process. Require the Attorney General to submit a settlement agreement report to the legislature describing the terms of the settlement at least 90 days before entering into the agreement. AS VETOED BY GOVERNOR. n her veto message, the Governor stated that this legislation is unnecessary and undermines the separation of powers doctrine in state government, ultimately harming the best interest of Arizona's taxpayers. |
Ch. 141, Laws 2024 (HB2297 - Commercial buildings; adaptive reuse (Adaptive reuse; commercial buildings; zoning))
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. Leo Biasiucci (R) |
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Requires by January 1, 2025, municipalities with 150,000 or more persons to allow “multifamily residential development” (defined) or “adaptive reuse” (defined) development of any commercial, office or mixed-use building on not more than 10% of existing commercial, office or mixed-use buildings without requiring a conditional use permit, a planned unit development application, a rezoning application or other discretionary municipal review. Allows a municipality to designate areas excluded from this requirement and limits modification of these designations to once every 10 years. Prohibits any requirement that exceeds the listed allowed requirements. Prohibits parking space requirements that exceed standard multifamily residential or adaptive reuse requirements. Prohibits withholding of a demolition permit under listed circumstances. Exempts certain land areas. (More) AS SIGNED BY GOVERNOR. |
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HB2309 - GPLET; agreement posting; abatement period
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. Travis Grantham (R) |
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Requires a government lessor to include a lease or an abstract of a lease in its public database or post its development agreements on the website of the county, city, or town where the government improvement property is located, and include all development agreements that are subject to excise tax. Reduces the time a city or town may abate this tax from 8 to 4 years. Stipulates that these requirements apply to agreements entered into after January 1, 2024.AS VETOED BY GOVERNOR. In her veto message, the Governor stated that this bill contains provisions that would have harmful consequences for economic development efforts. |
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Ch. 192, Laws 2024 (HB2325 - Backyard fowl; regulation; prohibition)
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. Kevin Payne (R) |
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Prohibits counties and municipalities from adopting any law, ordinance, or other regulation that prohibits a resident of a single-family detached residence that is one-half acre or less in size from keeping up to six “fowl” (Defined) in the backyard of the property. Counties and municipalities are allowed to establish specified regulations on fowl, including restricting the number of fowl, the location and dimensions of a living enclosure for the fowl, and prohibiting a resident from keeping male fowl, including roosters. Stipulates that this legislation preempts all local laws, ordinances, and charter provisions that run contrary to the intent of this legislation. AS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR. |
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Ch. 33, Laws 2024 (HB2380 - TPT; municipalities; audits; guidelines)
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. Neal Carter (R) |
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Permits the Arizona Department of Revenue (ADR) to deny a request by a city or town to audit a
taxpayer if that taxpayer is engaged in business in more than one city or town. Stipulates that any intergovernmental contract or agreement to provide a uniform method of administration, collection, audit and licensing of transaction privilege and affiliated excise taxes must include the criteria under which the ADR can deny an audit. Prohibits a city or town from auditing a taxpayer that is engaged in business in more than one city or town if the ADR denies an audit request either has made. Requires the ADR to establish and publish uniform audit guidelines.AS SIGNED BY GOVERNOR. |
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HB2384 - Development requests; expedited processing
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Rep. David Livingston (R) |
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Requires a county or municipality to approve a “request” (defined) submitted by an “applicant” (defined) for development in the municipality within 60 days after receipt of the request and if a response does not happen in that time frame, the request is deemed approved. Requires the municipality if it denies the request to state in writing the reasoning for the denial and if the request is deemed “incomplete,” (defined) the municipality is required to state why it is considered incomplete within 15 days after it receives the request. Upon sending notification that the request is incomplete, the 60 day timeframe is restarted. The effective date is January 1, 2025. AS PASSED HOUSE. |
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HB2417 - Arizona commerce authority; continuation
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. David Livingston (R) |
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The statutory life of the Arizona Commerce Authority is extended four years to January 1, 2028. Retroactive to July 1, 2024. AS PASSED HOUSE. |
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HB2470 - Planned communities; authority; public roadways
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Rep. Cory McGarr (R) |
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Stipulates that if a government entity accepts a transfer of ownership of community roadways of a planned community the association, then relinquishes authority to regulate that roadway. Removes the approval process for relinquishing the roadway(s,) including meeting requirements and deadlines, voting requirements, public recording requirements and the exclusion of one-way and privately owned roadways included in the transfer. |
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HB2471 - Rulemaking; legislative approval
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. Cory McGarr (R) |
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Permits the legislature to reject a Governor’s Regulatory Review Council approved rule by concurrent resolution and if that happens, the rule is void. AS PASSED HOUSE. |
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HB2570 - Planning; home design; restrictions; prohibition
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. Leo Biasiucci (R) |
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Prevents a municipality from interfering with a home buyer’s right to choose the features, amenities, structure, floor plan and interior and exterior design of a home; and from requiring the formation of a homeowners’ association, a condominium association or any other association or a shared feature or amenity that would require a homeowners’ association, a condominium association or any other association to maintain or operate the feature or amenity, unless necessary for stormwater management. Prevents a municipality from requiring screening, walls or fences, or private streets. Notwithstanding any other law, prevents any municipality from adopting or enforcing any code, ordinance, regulation, standard, stipulation or other requirement establishing, directly or indirectly, for new developments that are five or more acres in size that will be platted and located in an area zoned for single-family homes, minimum lot sizes that are greater than 1,500 square feet except a municipality may enforce adopted minimum lot sizes greater than 1,500 square feet where multiple lots smaller than five acres with existing dwelling units exist. Further, a municipality may not establish maximum or minimum lot sizes for a single-family home or accessory structures, minimum building setbacks for a single-family home greater than five feet from the side lot lines and 10 feet from the front and rear lot lines, or design architectural or aesthetic elements for a single-family home except for those located in historical districts or are of historical significance. This legislation does not supersede applicable building codes, fire codes or health and safety provisions and it applies to developments constructed after the effective date of this legislation and applies to developments constructed after the effective date in a municipality of more than 70,000 persons. Contains a statement of legislative intent. Is entitled the “Arizona Starter Homes Act.” AS VETOED BY GOVERNOR. In her veto message, the Governor stated that this legislation is a step too far that would put Arizonans at the center of a housing reform experiment with unclear outcomes, lacks the necessary nuance for statewide reform and possesses unintended consequences, including the United States Department of Defense opposing the legislation over concerns pertaining to near-base population density and infrastructure burden and Accident Potential Zones, and over 40 mayors and city council members from both political parties opposing the legislation over infrastructure impact, water consumption, land use planning and affordability issues. |
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HB2584 - Residential building materials; requirements; prohibition
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. John Gillette (R) |
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Prohibits a municipality from adopting or enforcing any code, ordinance, standard, stipulation or other legal requirement that prohibits or limits, directly or indirectly, using or installing a building product or material in the construction, renovation, maintenance or other alteration of a residential building if the building product or material is approved for use by the municipality’s building code and the material or action in question meets that code. Prohibits a municipality from subjecting a “prefabricated residential building” (defined), material or component to additional or different requirements from other residential buildings except as required by federal law. Prohibits a municipality from regulating design aesthetics for a single-family residential building except for within historic districts, as defined by law. Stipulates that this legislation does not supersede applicable building, fire, dark sky, safety, public health or safety codes. AS PASSED SENATE.
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HB2593 - Public records; time frame
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. Michael Carbone (R) |
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An entity that is subject to a public records request is required to provide, after receiving a request for the records, a notification that includes specified information, including the expected date the request will be processed. An entity that willfully or intentionally refuses to comply with public records request laws or otherwise acts in bad faith is subject to a civil penalty of $500 to $5,000 for each occurrence. Stipulates that a civil penalty awarded pursuant to this legislation does not preclude an award for any other penalty and costs, including attorney fees and legal costs pursuant to state law. AS PASSED HOUSE. |
Ch. 151, Laws 2024 (HB2648 - Condominiums; planned communities; lien; assessment (Motor vehicle manufacturers; TPT; exemption))
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. Teresa Martinez (R) |
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Establishes a “common expense” (defined) lien on a unit for an assessment levied against that unit from the time the assessment becomes due and permits foreclosure if the “unit owner” (defined) is delinquent in payment of monies secured by the common expense. Requires the association board to exercise all reasonable efforts to communicate with the owner, negotiate reasonable payment and to implement relevant and applicable collection remedies before initiating foreclosure. Stipulates that delinquent member expenses are not common expense liens and that associations have a lien for delinquent member expenses. Excludes delinquent assessments as part of payment distribution to cover unpaid assessments, charges for late payment if authorized in association documents and costs incurred or applied by the association regarding unpaid assessments, if awarded by a court. Removes the date commence stipulation for providing unit owners a statement of account for complexes with less than 50 units. Prohibits an association from transferring ownership or control of debt for common or member expenses. AS SIGNED BY GOVERNOR. |
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Ch. 196, Laws 2024 (HB2720 - Accessory dwelling units; requirements.)
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. Michael Carbone (R) |
| Summary: |
Sets the requirements and prohibitions for a municipality with a population of more than 75,000 regarding any lot or parcel where a single-family dwelling is allowed. Prohibits the setting of restrictions for an “accessory dwelling unit” (defined) that are more restrictive than those for single-family dwellings within the same zoning area including requiring improvements to public streets as a condition of allowing an accessory dwelling unit, except as necessary to reconstruct or repair a public street that is disturbed as a result of the construction of an accessory dwelling unit, or requiring a restrictive covenant concerning an accessory dwelling unit on a lot or parcel zoned for residential use by a single-family dwelling. Prohibits a municipality from requiring an accessory dwelling unit to comply with a commercial building code, or contain a fire sprinkler, but allows restrictive covenants concerning accessory dwelling units entered into between private parties. Prohibits a municipality from conditioning a permit, license or use of an accessory dwelling unit on adopting or implementing a restrictive covenant between private parties. Provides that if a municipality fails to adopt these development regulations by January 1, 2025, accessory dwelling units will be allowed on all lots or parcels zoned for residential use in the municipality without limits. Permits a municipality to regulate vacation or short-term rentals under certain conditions. (More) AS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR. |
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Ch. 197, Laws 2024 (HB2721 - Municipal zoning; middle housing)
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. Michael Carbone (R) |
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Requires a city or town with 75,000 or more people to authorize and incorporate the development of multi-plex homes and townhomes as a permitted use on specific lots and defines the criteria for the qualified lots. Prohibits a city or town from discouraging the development of “middle housing” (defined) by listed means. Permits a municipality governing body to allow single-family dwellings in areas not required by this Act and lists exemptions to this law. Declares that middle housing will be allowed without limitations on all lots zoned for single-family residential use if the city or town does not adopt middle housing regulations by January 1, 2026, and that this law does not impact the terms of any development agreement that exists prior to or on the effective date. (More.) AS SIGNED BY GOVERNOR. |
HB2734 - Public hearings; voting (Affordable housing; parking requirements; prohibition)
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. Analise Ortiz (D) |
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Limits a public hearing on any residential rezoning ordinance to not more than two hearings. AS PASSED HOUSE. |
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HCR2023 - Property tax; refund; nuisance enforcement.
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. Ben Toma (R) |
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The 2024 general election ballot is to carry the question to amend Title 42, Chapter 17 by adding Article 9, to allow a property owner to apply for a primary property tax refund for taxes paid to a city, town or county if the receiving entity adopts a pattern or policies declining to enforce existing laws, ordinances or other legislation prohibiting illegal camping, obstructing public thoroughfares, loitering, panhandling, public urination or defecation, public consumption of alcoholic beverages or possession of illegal substances, or maintains a public nuisance, and the property in question is reduced in fair market value because of those actions, or the property owner incurs expenses because of said actions. The amount of any refund shall be the reduction in fair market value because of the entity’s actions or the expenses incurred by the property owner that were reasonably necessary to mitigate the issue, or both. Further, this ballot is to carry the question of whether the State Treasurer shall withhold payments to the city, town or county in question the amount of refunds claimed under this section until the entire amount of the refund is collected and if the city, town or county elect to challenge the refund allowed under this section, each shall bear the burden of proof to demonstrate its actions are lawful or that the refund amount is unreasonable. The statute repeals itself on January 1, 2036. (More) AS PASSED HOUSE. |
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HCR2040 - Public monies; prohibited expenditures
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. Austin Smith (R) |
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The 2024 general election ballot is to carry the question of whether to amend the ARS to regulate public monies expenditures by prohibiting expending public funds on anything that promotes, advocates, plans for, or becomes a member of an organization that promotes, advocates or plans for reducing the consumption or production of meat or dairy products, animal-based protein with insect or synthetic protein, reducing or replacing motor vehicle travel with walking, biking or public transit, reducing or limiting travel by airplane, limiting the number of articles of clothing a person may buy or own, reusing water that has touched human feces as a municipal source of drinking water, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, tracking consumption based emissions, limiting the increase of global temperature, producing or adopting a climate action plan, replacing private ownership, furthering Marxist ideologies, including stakeholder capitalism, or implementing mass surveillance systems to monitor motor vehicle travel, and to clarify who may bring an action against violations of this resolution. AS PASSED HOUSE. |
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SB1003 - Prohibition; photo radar
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. Wendy Rogers (R) |
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Prohibits the use of “photo enforcement systems” (defined) by law enforcement and local authorities to enforce traffic laws. Contains a legislative intent clause. AS PASSED SENATE. |
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SB1005 - Public monies; ideology training; prohibition
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. Jake Hoffman (R) |
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Prohibits a public entity from requiring an employee to participate in “diversity, equity and inclusion” (DEI) programs (defined), spending public funds on DEI contracts, programs, technology, supplies, services, or employment, and promoting any DEI oriented theories as that public entity’s official position. Allows for employees forced to do any of the above to bring an action against the public entity. AS PASSED SENATE. |
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SB1010 - Vehicle mileage; tracking; tax; prohibitions
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. Jake Hoffman (R) |
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Prohibits a city, town, county or political subdivision from considering or establishing Vehicles Miles Travel Reduction goals for use with state projects; or track or maintain a record of personal vehicle miles of travel records (via odometer readings, cameras, or any other means of recording) of any person; or impose any mileage fee or tax on miles traveled by an individual in a motor vehicle. |
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SB1013 - Government investments; products; fiduciaries; plans
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. Jake Hoffman (R) |
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Requires the State Treasurer to post a current list of state investments and investment managers by name on the State Treasurer’s website. Mandates that all investments be made in the interest of the taxpayer based on “pecuniary factors” (defined) as a “fiduciary” (defined), prohibits “unnecessary investment risks” or promoting of “nonpecuniary” (defined) benefits or social goals. Outlines rules guiding voting on shares, including that it is prohibited to grant proxy voting authority to someone outside of the government entity unless that person follows government guidelines to act based on pecuniary factors. AS PASSED SENATE |
Ch. 45, Laws 2024 (SB1030 - Body scanners; correctional facilities (Correctional facilities; body scanners))
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. Thomas "T.J." Shope (R) |
| Summary: |
Adds a city or town correctional facility to the list of entities that can request x-rays be done on an inmate, or can perform a body scan using low-dose ionizing radiation on an inmate. AS SIGNED BY GOVERNOR. |
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Ch. 46, Laws 2024 (SB1054 - State construction project delivery methods)
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. Frank Carroll (R) |
| Summary: |
Modifies existing language concerning commence dates for rules governing transportation-related construction projects to December 31, 2030. AS SIGNED BY GOVERNOR. |
SB1056 - Groundwater replenishment; areas; member lands (Municipalities; counties; fee increases; vote)
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. Warren Petersen (R) |
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Permits a municipal provider that submits an application for a new designation of Assured Water Supply, pursuant to state law for the Pinal Active Management Area, that relies on a Member Service Area Agreement for all parcels of member land in the Area, to retain a replenishment obligation. For those parcels of member land that do retain a replenishment agreement, requires the district to replenish groundwater in an amount equal to the obligation applicable to that parcel of member of land. Requires a municipal provider to notify the district and the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) when that provider’s service area contains member land and the provider applies for that land to be enrolled in the municipal provider’s service area, after an Assured Water Supply designation has been designated. Defines how municipal providers shall handle replenishment designations upon the designation of Assured Water Supply and reporting requirements if the municipal provider assumes parcel replenishment obligations of member lands pursuant to state law. Defines how groundwater allowances are to be used when a parcel replenishment obligation is assumed, and other reporting requirements and requires the ADWR to modify rules to adapt to this legislation by January 2, 2025. AS PASSED HOUSE. |
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SB1112 - Planning; home design; restrictions; prohibition.
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. Sonny Borrelli (R) |
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Prevents a municipality from interfering with a home buyer's right to choose the features, amenities, structure, floor plan and interior and exterior design of a home; and from requiring the formation of a homeowners' association, a condominium association or any other association or a shared feature or amenity that would require a homeowners' association, a condominium association or any other association to maintain or operate the feature or amenity, unless necessary for stormwater management. Prevents a municipality from requiring screening, walls or fences, or private streets. Notwithstanding any other law, prevents any municipality designated as an urban area by the census bureau with a population greater than 50,000 may not regulate maximum or minimum lot sizes on which a single-family home may be located; minimum square footage or dimensions for a single-family home; maximum or minimum lot coverage for a single-family home and any accessory structures; minimum building setbacks greater than five feet for a single-family home; design, architectural or aesthetic elements for a single-family home. The provisions do not supersede applicable building codes, fire codes or public health and safety regulations. |
SB1120 - Occupational regulations; complaints (Consumer fraud; unlawful practices)
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. Justine Wadsack (R) |
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Allows an occupational association that has disciplinary authority over its members to investigate complaints and take disciplinary or enforcement action resulting from a complaint only if the complainant has a substantial nexus with the person who is subject to the complaint, and allows an agency to investigate a complaint and take disciplinary or enforcement action resulting from a complaint only if the complainant has a substantial nexus with the person subject to the complaint.. AS PASSED SENATE |
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SB1123 - Critical infrastructure; prohibited agreements
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. Wendy Rogers (R) |
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Prohibits a business or governmental entity in the state from entering into an agreement involving “critical infrastructure” (defined) with a “company” (defined) if under the agreement, the company, directly or indirectly, could access or control critical infrastructure unless required for product warranty or support, or if the company is owned or controlled by the governments of China, Iran, North Korea or Russia, or that is headquartered in China, Iran, North Korea or Russia. Permits exceptions if the United States Committee on Foreign Investment or its successor committee determines there are no unresolved national security concerns regarding the company or the transaction that provided access to the USA, or if the citizens described above are also citizens of the United States. Permits the Governor to designate a country as a critical infrastructure threat in the state in coordination with the Arizona Department of Public Safety. AS PASSED SENATE. |
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SB1124 - Social media platforms; standards; notification
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. Wendy Rogers (R) |
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A ““social media platform” (defined) may “deplatform” (defined) a candidate” beginning on the date of the candidate’s qualification for office and ending either on the “date of the election” or the date the candidate ceases to be a candidate per the Communications Decency Act of 1996. Permits the Secretary of State to impose a civil penalty on a social media platform that deplatforms a candidate of $250,000 per statewide race and $25,000 per any other office. Requires a social media platform to publish the standards, including detailed definitions, that the platform uses to determine its censor and deplatform policies. Stipulates that an employee that violates this bill may be subject to removal from state service, reduction in grade, debarment from state employment for not more than five years, suspension, reprimand, or a civil penalty up to $1,000. Permits a social media platform employee to engage in lawful actions, including deplatforming an account, even if they are a candidate, within the official authority of their position if they are exercising a legitimate law enforcement function related to combatting child pornography, human trafficking or illegal transporting of or transacting in controlled substances or safeguarding or preventing the unlawful dissemination of properly classified state security information. AS PASSED SENATE. |
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SB1128 - State agencies; payments; cryptocurrency
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. Wendy Rogers (R) |
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State agencies are authorized to accept “cryptocurrency” (defined) as a payment method for taxes, fees, fines, civil penalties, financial obligations, and special assessments by entering into an agreement with a “cryptocurrency service provider” (defined) to provide a method to accept cryptocurrency as a payment for any amount due to that agency or the state. Requirements for the agreement are listed. Effective January 1, 2025. AS PASSED SENATE. |
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SB1189 - Political subdivisions; gun shows; preemption
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. Justine Wadsack (R) |
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Disallows Political subdivisions from prohibiting a gun show from occurring in the political subdivision or enacting or enforcing any ordinance, rule or policy that primarily affects gun shows and effectively prohibited a gun show from occurring in the political subdivision. AS VETOED BY GOVERNOR. In her veto message, the Governor stated that this bill needlessly restricts the authority of political subdivisions to make decisions about how to keep their communities safe. |
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SB1195 - Public monies; prohibited uses
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Sen. Anthony Kern (R) |
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Prohibits a “public entity” (defined) from expending public funds on anything that promotes, advocates, plans for, or becomes a member of an organization that promotes, advocates or plans for reducing the consumption or production of meat or dairy products, animal-based protein with insect or synthetic protein, reducing or replacing motor vehicle travel with walking, biking or public transit, reducing or limiting travel by airplane, limiting the number of articles of clothing a person may buy or own, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, tracking consumption based emissions, limiting the increase of global temperature, producing or adopting a climate action plan, replacing private ownership with shared or rented goods to promote a circular economy, furthering Marxist ideologies, including stakeholder capitalism, or implementing mass surveillance systems to monitor motor vehicle travel. Allows the Arizona Department of Transportation to use cameras to monitor motor vehicle travel on state and interstate highways. Stipulates that any qualified elector of the state has standing to bring a suit in court of law against any public entity that violates this law, to remedy the violation via jury or bench trial, and if successful, the court shall permanently enjoin the actions found to violate this legislation and shall award reasonable costs and attorney fees to the plaintiff. AS PASSED BY SENATE. |
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SB1207 - Attorney fees; defendant; acquittal
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Sen. Wendy Rogers (R) |
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Permits a defendant acquitted on merits who hired a private attorney to be awarded reasonable attorney fees and costs. |
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SB1213 - Income tax; credit; labor costs
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Sen. Wendy Rogers (R) |
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Requires the State Treasurer, on notice from the Department of Revenue, to withhold from a city or town an amount equal to one-twelfth of the total amount of tax credits claimed per state law for the prior tax year by taxpayers up to $5,000,000 and to deposit the amount withheld into the state general fund. Prohibits the State Treasurer from withholding any amount the city or town certifies is needed to maintain debt service or payment obligations that were issued or incurred by a Pledge of Distribution pursuant to this legislation. Permits, for the taxable year beginning January 1, 2025, a credit against the taxes imposed by this legislation for a portion of the taxpayer’s increased hourly labor costs that result from paying a “local minimum wage” (defined) that is more than the “state minimum wage” (defined). Sets the requirements to qualify for a credit and permits a credit carryover up to five consecutive taxable years against those years’ tax liability. Defines the criteria that allows co-owners of a business, including partners and shareholders to claim a share of the credit. Requires the Arizona Department of Revenue (ADR) to notify the State Treasurer of the towns or cities in which a taxpayer that claimed a credit works and the total amount to withhold from the Urban Revenue Sharing Distribution per state law over the course of the fiscal year to reimburse the state for the amount of tax credits claimed per this legislation. Defines the credit against a portion of increased labor costs per this legislation, the criteria for it to apply to a business as well as the requirements to claim it, the calculations to use to derive the credit total, the notification procedures required of the State Treasurer in regards to alerting towns and cities of what to withhold from the Urban Revenue Sharing Distribution per state law. (More) AS PASSED SENATE. |
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Ch. 2, Laws 2024 (SB1285 - Local candidates; petitions; electronic signatures)
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Sen. Jake Hoffman (R) |
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Increases from 100% to 110% the percentage of the minimum required nomination petition signatures that may be collected using Arizona’s online signature collection system, beginning in 2025. This section applies only to candidates for city or town elected office, county office and the office of precinct committeeman. Establishes business hours and timelines for election identification verification purposes for regular and provisional ballots. Prohibits an election official from rejecting petitions or signatures based solely on the date of the primary election and other specified date ranges. Contains an emergency clause. AS SIGNED BY GOVERNOR. |
SB1288 - Logic and accuracy; testing (Electronic ballot adjudication; prohibition)
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. Jake Hoffman (R) |
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The county board of supervisors and officer in charge of elections are prohibited from using an electronic vote adjudication. Defines ballot and poll book testing procedures and processes for documenting errors, correcting them, and certifying results, including the actions of election officials and the Accuracy Board. Defines felony classifications for actions related to tampering, opening or breaking seals on tested devices. AS PASSED HOUSE. |
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SB1292 - Maricopa county; division; new counties
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. Jake Hoffman (R) |
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Divides Maricopa County into four counties by modifying the Maricopa County boundaries and adding three new counties: Hohokam County, Mogollon County, and O'odham County. Maricopa County operations will continue in their existing form through a transition period of up to three years after the effective date of this legislation. The boards of supervisors of Hohokam, Mogollon, and O'odham Counties will be elected at a special election held within 120 days after the effective date of this legislation. Currently elected Maricopa County Supervisors continue in their capacity for the remainder of their term in whichever county their supervisory district is located. The elected boards of supervisors in the three new counties will determine an application process for municipalities to apply to be the county seat, which will be determined at a special election to be held within 120 days from the election of the boards of supervisors. The four counties are authorized to enter into a ten-year shared use agreement for the use of existing shared capital assets. The four counties are required to enter into an intergovernmental agreement for the continued operation of community colleges for at least ten years after the effective date of this legislation. Effective January 1, 2024. |
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SB1361 - Sober living homes
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Sen. Frank Carroll (R) |
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Requires a municipality with a zoning ordinance that restricts distance between “sober living homes” (defined) or enacts building or fire code requirements for the operation of such to establish a procedure to deviate from the requirement upon permission, as a reasonable accommodation under the Fair Housing Act. Prohibits a municipality from reclassifying a single family home under a local building or fire code solely because the home is the subject of a sober living home. Modifies requirements of the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) relating to the licensing, oversight, inspection, compliance verification, and regulation of sober living homes (defined). Establishes prohibitions for Behavioral Health Professionals pertaining to referring patients for or having them accepted in a sober living home and makes violation of those prohibitions a class 3, 4, or 6 felony depending on the value amount associated with the referral or acceptance. Requires the sober living home to verify and prove compliance with local ordinances and rules and stipulates the data that must be present in an application or license. Increases the cap on civil penalties. Requires ADHS to deny an application or request for change if a person has violated sober living home regulations and allows immediate suspension or revocation of the license, or a notice to cease and desist operations. Prescribes penalties for operating a sober living home without a valid license or to exceed the range of services authorized by a license. Outlines procedures, penalties and burden of proof for violations as well as employee requirements to work in a sober living home. ADHS from contracting with any owner, operator, administrator or association of sober living homes. The effective date of this legislation is six months after passage. (More) AS PASSED HOUSE. |
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Ch. 237, Laws 2024 (SB1370 - Youth businesses; licenses; tax; exemption)
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Sen. Shawnna Bolick (R) |
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Prohibits a country or municipality from requiring any type of license or permit for a business that is operated by a person under the age of 18 and operated only occasionally. Exempts a person who is under 19, has not graduated from high school and is engaging in or continuing with a business in the state from obtaining a Transaction Privilege Tax license or remitting the tax if the gross proceeds or income derived from the business is not more than $10,000 for the calendar year. AS SIGNED BY GOVERNOR. |
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SB1415 - Accessory dwelling units; requirements
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Sen. Anna Hernandez (D) |
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Requires a municipality with a population of more than 75,000 to allow on any lot or parcel where a single-family dwelling is allowed at least one attached, detached or internal accessory dwelling unit at least one additional accessory dwelling unit for each accessory dwelling unit on the lot or parcel that is a “restricted-affordable dwelling unit” (defined) and an accessory dwelling unit that is 75% of the gross floor area of the single-family dwelling on the same lot or parcel or 1,000 square feet, whichever is less. Sets prohibitions on municipal actions pertaining to detached or internal accessory dwelling units. Prohibits a municipality from requiring an accessory dwelling unit to comply with a commercial building code or contain a fire sprinkler, but permits restrictive covenants concerning accessory dwelling units entered into between private parties. Prohibits a municipality from conditioning a permit, license or use of an accessory dwelling unit on adopting or implementing a restrictive covenant between private parties. Provides that if a municipality fails to adopt these development regulations by January 1, 2025, accessory dwelling units will be allowed on all lots or parcels zoned for residential use in the municipality without limits. AS PASSED SENATE. |
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SB1429 - Candidates; electronic signatures; limit
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Sen. Ken Bennett (R) |
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Permits a statewide and legislative candidate to choose up to 25% more than the full number of required nomination petition signatures or up to an amount equal to 25% more than the full number of required contribution qualification forms, or both, by use of the online signature collection system prescribed by this legislation. Permits a town or city candidate to choose to collect up to 25% more than the minimum number of required nomination petition signatures by use of the online signature collection system. Permits a candidate for United States Senator or Representative to collect up to 25% more than the full number of requires nomination petition signatures by use of the online signature system. This legislation is effective upon an affirmative vote of at least three-fourths of the legislature. |
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SB1472 - Prohibited uses; public monies
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Sen. Anthony Kern (R) |
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Prohibits the use of public funds to promote, support or maintain diversity, equity and inclusion or to engage in political or social activism “this state, a university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona Board of Regents; a community college as defined; a county, city, town or other political subdivision of this state.” AS PASSED SENATE. |
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SB1479 - Fireworks; aerials; licensure; penalties
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Sen. Brian Fernandez (D) |
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Prohibits permissible consumer fireworks to be sold in tents, canopies or membrane structures. Requires that notice of fireworks laws stipulate that permissible fireworks may not be sold to anyone under the age of 18. Authorizes the Arizona Office of the Fire Marshal to seize, remove, or cause to be removed, any unauthorized or illegal fireworks. Stipulates that fireworks that are stored or possessed in violation of this legislation can be removed per order of law enforcement, or the Fire Marshall. Designates that a person who sells, or uses, fireworks in violation of this legislation is subject to a civil penalty of $5,000. Requires a person to annually obtain a license from the office of the State Fire Marshall to sell permissible consumer fireworks as defined by state law. Stipulates the permissible consumer fireworks may only be sold from a temporary consumer fireworks retail stand as defined in NFPA 1124. Requires the State Fire Marshall to establish an annual licensing fee in rule. Prohibits an individual who is required to hold a license to sell fireworks who receives three violations in a 36 month period from attaining a license for five years. Stipulates that a license is not required for persons selling permissible consumer fireworks other than those on a regulated list pursuant to state law, if the selling location complies with NFPA 1124 relating to the storage of consumer fireworks and to the retail sale of consumer fireworks, before selling the permissible fireworks to any consumer. Requires A wholesaler engaged in offering permissible consumer fireworks to permanent or temporary seasonal retailers add wholesale she'll register with the State Fire Marshall using a form prescribed by the State Fire Marshall and the fun paying a fee established by the State Fire Marshall. |
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SB1506 - Municipalities; housing; commercial redevelopment; zoning
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Sen. Janae Shamp (R) |
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Requires a municipality with a population of more than 150,000 and designated as an urban area by the US Census Bureau to adopt regulations allowing at least 75% of the land zoned for commercial, office, retail or parking use also to be permitted as residential or mixed use. Exempts land in the vicinity of a military airport or ancillary military facility or in the vicinity of A Federal Aviation Administration commercially licensed airport or a general aviation or public airport. Allows listed restrictions for new structures, structures being converted to residential use or mixed use through an “adaptive reuse” (defined) project, and “commercial redevelopment areas” (defined). Prohibits codes or other requirements that require a commercial redevelopment “zoning restriction related to density” (defined), screening, walls or fences, or a shared feature or amenity that would require an association to maintain the shared feature or amenity, unless necessary for stormwater management. Provides as a penalty that if a municipality fails to adopt development regulations as required by this section by January 1, 2025, residential housing shall be allowed on all land zoned for office, retail, parking or other commercial use without limitations after January 1, 2025. AS PASSED HOUSE. |
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SB1556 - TPT; administration; remote sellers
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Sen. Ken Bennett (R) |
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Requires the Arizona Department of Revenue (ADR) to allow a remote seller to communicate through the state tax agency where the seller is located, including reporting and remitting taxes owed to Arizona, if that state tax agency extends comity to Arizona for remote sellers. Requires ADR to use a central clearinghouse, if established, to accept tax returns and remittances and to cooperate with other state tax agencies in developing the clearinghouse. Allows ADR to adopt rules and publish forms. Requires ADR to prescribe a Compliant Purchaser Certificate for purchasers that purchase tangible personal property for resale from a remote seller, which allows the purchaser to pay the tax directly to ADR and releases the remote seller from its obligation to collect, remit or pay the tax. Allows ADR to establish criteria for the Certificate. Expands time period through 2025 and beyond (from 2021) for taxes due on a remote seller’s gross proceeds if more than $100,000. Requires that if the gross proceeds threshold was not met in the previous year but is met partway through the current calendar year, the person will obtain a transaction privilege tax license from ADR on January 1 of the next calendar year (previously the first day of the first month 30 days after the threshold is met). Requires that, beginning in 2025, a remote seller who is required to collect and remit taxes may elect to pay a single municipal tax rate instead of the municipal tax rates for in effect for each municipality, and, if so elected, requires the remote seller to notify ADR in advance. Defines the single municipal tax rate as the average rate of municipal taxes imposed in this state during the preceding fiscal year. Requires ADR to administer the single municipal tax rate in the same way it administers other special district transaction privilege taxes. Allows ADR to establish rules and form for the single municipal tax rate. Exempt from rulemaking requirements for one year. |
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Ch. 240, Laws 2024 (SB1567 - Off-highway vehicles; education requirement)
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Sen. Sine Kerr (R) |
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Defines “motor vehicle” as any self-propelled vehicle and adds any vehicle operated on water to exclusions. Lists prohibitions for a minor under 12 years of age, between 12 and 16 years of age and someone under 18 operating an “off-highway vehicle” (defined) and prescribes penalties for doing so, including for the parents or guardians who allows those individuals to do so. Creates exclusions if the minor is a passenger and certain criteria are met. Requires a valid license to operate an off-highway vehicle per this legislation and prescribes penalties for violations. Requires the Arizona Department of Game and Fish (ADGF) to certify an off-highway vehicle safety education course that includes verification of completion. Requires that on January 1, 2025, proof of completion of that course is required before the Arizona Department of Transportation or ADGF may issue a resident or nonresident off-highway vehicle indicia per state law. Requires sharing of data between the two pertaining to the indices. Requires the ADGF to develop a report summarizing the program, class, implementation, public response and recommendations for legislation to the Governor and legislature by December 1, 2026. Self-repeals on June 1, 2027. AS SIGNED BY GOVERNOR.. |
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SB1612 - Aggressive solicitation; sign requirement
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Sen. Justine Wadsack (R) |
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Requires the state and its political subdivisions to post notification of penalties for aggressive solicitation in areas with frequent violations. |
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SB1665 - Municipal development; permits; review
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Sen. David Gowan (R) |
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Allows, if a municipality does not approve, conditionally approve or deny an “application” (defined) for a residential building permit within 15 working days after the date the application is submitted, any required review of the application may be performed by a qualified third party as defined by state law. Allows, if a municipality does not conduct a required inspection to obtain a certificate of occupancy for a residential dwelling unit within two working days after an inspection request, a qualified third party selected by the applicant as defined by state law may be used. Prohibits a municipality from requesting or requiring an applicant to waive a deadline or other required procedure. Allows a person to appeal to the governing body of the municipality any decision related to the approval, denial, or inspection and sets requirements for that appeal process, including timeframes and deadlines. Provides immunity to a municipality that issues a permit, approval or certificate of occupancy after a third party plan review or inspection. Requires, within ten working days after a request by the applicant, a municipality to meet or discuss with the applicant the request for corrections and provide sufficient information and instruction to allow the applicant to provide the requested corrections. Prohibits, except for an application submitted for a change in zoning, a municipality from denying a license application that is necessary for land development or building construction unless the municipality considers the application withdrawn. Requires a municipality to refund to an applicant all fees charged for reviewing and acting on an application for a license, and to excuse payment of any fees that have not yet been paid under certain defined conditions. Prohibits a municipality from modifying, rescinding, or requesting subsequent modifications to an approved plan unless the changes are needed to address a field condition, or is made at the request of the applicant. (More.) AS PASSED HOUSE. |
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Ch. 203, Laws 2024 (SB1677 - Firefighters; peace officers; PTSD; therapy)
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. David Gowan (R) |
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Requires employers to provide workers’ compensation coverage to firefighters and certified peace officers who have been diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and have an accepted workers’ compensation claim for PTSD. Allows one course of a treatment protocol by Midomafetamine-assisted therapy if deemed reasonably necessary by an independent medical examiner or a psychiatrist and if it follows the treatment guidelines of the Arizona Industrial Commission (AID). Stipulates that the legislation is not effective unless the United States Food and Drug Administration approves the use of Midomafetamine-assisted therapy to treat PTSD by January 1, 2026. Requires the AID to assign reimbursement values in its schedule of fees and publish guidelines on billing and reimbursement practices for Midomafetamine-assisted therapy. AS SIGNED BY GOVERNOR. |
SB1689 - Gaming; boxing; mixed martial arts (Affordable housing tax credits; extension)
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. David Gowan (R) |
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Allows tax credits to a taxpayer for qualified projects, and qualified affordable housing projects, in the amount that the Arizona Department of Revenue (ADR) determines, pursuant to affordable housing tax credit requirements. Requires the ADR allocate $4,000,000 in tax credits for the calendar years of 2002 through 2024, and $8,000,000 in tax credits for the years 2025 through 2031 and stipulates that a credit claimed in 2025 may not be claimed until the federal FY beginning October 1, 2026. Extends selected ARS repeal dates to December 31, 2031 from December 31, 2025. |
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SB1731 - Public meetings; comments; members
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Sen. J.D. Mesnard (R) |
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Allows members of any public body to discuss matters raised during an open call to the public subject to reasonable time, place and manner restrictions, to allow individuals to address the public body on any issue within the jurisdiction of the public body. AS PASSED SENATE. |
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SCR1002 - Prohibit tax; monitoring; vehicle mileage
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Sen. Jake Hoffman (R) |
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The 2024 general election ballot is to carry the question of whether to amend the state constitution to prohibit the imposition of a tax or fee based on vehicle miles traveled and prohibit the creation of any rule or law to monitor or limit the miles traveled in a motor vehicle. |
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SCR1015 - Public monies; prohibited expenditures.
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Sen. Anthony Kern (R) |
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The 2024 general election ballot is to carry the question of whether to amend the ARS to regulate public monies expenditures by prohibiting expending public funds on anything that promotes, advocates, plans for, or becomes a member of an organization that promotes, advocates or plans for reducing the consumption or production of meat or dairy products, animal-based protein with insect or synthetic protein, reducing or replacing motor vehicle travel with walking, biking or public transit, reducing or limiting travel by airplane, limiting the number of articles of clothing a person may buy or own, reusing water that has touched human feces as a municipal source of drinking water, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, tracking consumption based emissions, limiting the increase of global temperature, producing or adopting a climate action plan, replacing private ownership, furthering Marxist ideologies, including stakeholder capitalism, or implementing mass surveillance systems to monitor motor vehicle travel, and to clarify who may bring an action against violations of this resolution. |