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• House Bill 1926 modernizes the Property Code for Property Owners Associations.
• However, the Property Code lacks clear alignment for property owners' associations and condominium unit
• House Bill 1926 aligns Property Owners' Associations (POAs) and Condominium Owners' Associations (COAs
• House Bill 1926 makes participation more accessible for property owners.
• owned or maintained by the property owners' association. on property owned in common by the members

Bills: HB431 , HB648 , HB 1006 , HB1926 , HB2037 , HB2468 , HB2788 , HB2791 , HB3255 , HB3260

Committee: House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

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• So current law in general zoning changes can be initiated by the city or the property owner. happens,
• notifications have to be mailed to property owners affected by the change and those within 200 feet.
• But today, if just 20% of the adjacent property owners protest, that could be... be one person.
• And we believe it strikes a careful balance between protecting the rights of property owners directly
• That being whenever a city council or a property owner proposes a zoning change to help combat that a

Bills: SB434 , SB844 , SB898 , SB1177 , SB1214 , SB1454 , SB1920 , SB1927 , SB1935 , SB1965 , SB2010 , SB2046 , SB2068 , SB2073 , SB2183 , SB2260 , SB3034 , SB907

Committee: Senate Local Government

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• This bill will notify property owners that escrow has been opened on their property.
• The Department of Real Estate will notify the property owners and give them the opportunity to dispute
• This bill, if passed and signed into law, will create a real difference in protecting property owners
• owners, not just homeowners, as anybody with property, ahead of time.
• property owners are impacted.

Summary: The committee heard HB 2842, a deed-fraud prevention bill that would create an early alert system for property owners when escrow is opened on their property. The sponsor and several witnesses, including a victim, an Attorney General investigator, and the Department of Real Estate commissioner, described widespread deed fraud and said the bill would provide proactive notice before a fraudulent transfer is completed. The committee adopted the Blackman amendment shifting the reporting entity from DIFI to the State Real Estate Department, then passed the bill with a due pass recommendation by a 7-0 vote. Members then considered HB 2667, which would require recipients of state first-time homebuyer or down payment assistance programs to be Arizona residents for two years and to occupy the home as a primary residence for two years, while barring out-of-state investors from using the homes as rentals. The sponsor said the bill was intended to help younger Arizonans and keep assistance focused on residents invested in the state. Opponents and other members raised concerns that the bill could conflict with existing federal and lender requirements and could reduce participation in local down payment programs; after discussion, the committee passed the bill 4-3. HB 2020 was heard next and would reduce certain school-disruption offenses to a class 1 misdemeanor for minors and narrow the definition of interference with an educational institution. The sponsor and a parent described a case in which a student was charged too harshly after a school altercation, while a public commenter urged case-by-case discretion and warned against saddling children with felonies. The committee passed the bill 4-3. The committee also advanced HB 2793, which streamlines annexation procedures for single-owner annexations and updates notice rules, including electronic newspaper publication. After adopting two amendments, members passed it 4-3. HB 2327, which allows eligible individuals to restrict public access to certain identifying information held by county recorders, assessors, and treasurers, passed unanimously. HB 2858, creating a 1% Arizona-bidder preference in certain state procurement ties, also passed unanimously after amendment. HB 2660, which adds procedural protections and oversight for health profession licensing board actions, passed 4-2 after testimony from the sponsor and a physician who said board actions had chilled speech and due process. Finally, HB 2063, appropriating $1.5 million for the Independent Correctional Oversight Office, passed unanimously after strong support from oversight advocates and former corrections stakeholders, and HB 2681, extending civil-service appeal deadlines from 10 calendar days to 10 business days, also passed unanimously. The committee then discussed HB 2812, which would raise the sick-leave payout cap for retiring state employees from $30,000 to $57,000; witnesses supported the increase and members began discussing a possible amendment to allow retirees to transfer the payout into a health savings arrangement, but the transcript ends before final action on that bill.

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• the connection costs are typically covered by the property owner.
• capacity to serve the property.
• Any costs associated with the connection are the responsibility of the property owner.
• If a municipal utility declines a property owner's application for connection, but the owner believes
• There is no limit on the scale and type of user for the requesting property.

Bills: S0936 , S1724 , S1014 , S1498

Committee: Senate Regulated Industries

Summary: The Committee on Regulated Industries heard and advanced four bills. First, members took up SB 1724 on utility services, adopting a late-filed delete-everything amendment by Senator Martin. The amended bill would require annual customer meetings for certain municipal utility customers outside city limits, cap use of gross utility revenues for general government purposes, require excess funds to be reinvested or returned, reduce the outside-city surcharge and rate differential caps, and phase out certain surcharges tied to existing bond covenants. The Florida League of Cities raised implementation concerns about the July 1, 2026 effective date and the need for time to complete rate studies and budget adjustments. The committee then reported the bill favorably. Members also heard SB 936 on temporary door locking devices, which would define and authorize such devices, direct the Florida Building Commission to add standards to the building code, and require their use to be incorporated into safety plans, drills, and training. With no opposition or debate, the bill was reported favorably. The committee next considered SB 1014, which would prohibit municipalities from refusing water and wastewater service solely because a property owner will not annex, if the property is near a municipal main line, not already served by another utility, and the utility has capacity. An amendment narrowed the distance trigger to one-half mile and clarified the main-line requirement. The Florida League of Cities opposed the bill as amended, citing concerns about impacts on annexation policy, potential duplication of services, and possible subsidy of outside customers, but the committee still reported the bill favorably. Finally, the committee heard SB 1498 on community associations. A strike-all amendment made technical changes to turnover inspection and electronic voting provisions and added two major policy changes: requiring associations to provide records to law enforcement and prosecutors, with a misdemeanor penalty for willful noncompliance, and prohibiting certain developer-controlled mandatory club fee arrangements that generate perpetual profit beyond proportional expenses. Testimony in support came from homeowners describing alleged governance abuses and mandatory fee schemes in their communities, while the Community Associations Institute supported the amendment. The committee reported CS for SB 1498 favorably. At the end of the meeting, Senators Bracey Davis and Calatayud asked to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on selected bills.

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• It's owner-occupied residential property for eight months. That's where we're given the tax relief.
• it's o owner occupied residential property<00:05:38.080><c> for</c><00:05:38.320><c> eight</c><00:05
• Um, what that data looks like next year if we're still gathering owner-occupied properties, I—we have
• They do it one time and then it stays owner-occupied until that property sells.
• occupied until until that it stays owner occupied until until that property<00:29:40.880><c> sells.

Bills: SF0110 , SF0044 , SF0046

Committee: House Revenue

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• </c> legislation to protect property owners. legislation to protect property owners.
• </c><01:20:15.600><c> owners</c> give advanced notice to property owners give advanced notice to property
• </c> property with the consent of the owner property with the consent of the owner of<01:41:43.840><c
• </c> protecting the property owners. protecting the property owners.

Summary: The committee first approved the June 10, 2025 minutes, then took up House Bill 198, Angela’s Law, sponsored by Representative Samara Heavrin. The bill would add a new aggravating circumstance in death-penalty cases when an offender abuses the corpse of a kidnapping or murder victim by engaging in deviate sexual intercourse, sexual intercourse, or sexual contact. Representative Heavrin and the victim’s parents described the underlying case and argued the current law does not adequately account for postmortem sexual abuse, leaving the offender parole-eligible despite the family’s view that the conduct warranted harsher punishment. Several members expressed sympathy and support, and one member suggested the proposal should be drafted carefully so it would apply broadly enough to cover co-conspirators or multiple offenders. No vote on the bill was taken in the portion provided. The committee then heard an informational presentation on KRS Chapter 202C from Judge Lisa Payne Jones and Shauna Mitchell of the Kentucky Judicial Commission on Mental Health. They explained that Chapter 202C, enacted in 2021 to close a gap in the civil-commitment statutes, applies to respondents found incompetent to stand trial who are charged with qualifying serious offenses such as capital offenses, certain Class A and Class B felonies causing death or serious injury, rape in the first degree, or sodomy in the first degree. The process begins with a Commonwealth’s petition, followed by a prompt evidentiary hearing, appointment of a guardian ad litem, and then a commitment hearing if the offense is proven. The presenters outlined the procedural standards and recent statutory changes. At the evidentiary hearing, the Commonwealth must prove the charged offense by a preponderance of the evidence before a judge, with the respondent able to present defenses; if the Commonwealth fails, the respondent must be released. If the case proceeds, the commitment hearing requires proof beyond a reasonable doubt of at least one involuntary-commitment criterion, and the hearing may be before a jury if requested. They noted that a 2024 amendment changed the commitment criteria from requiring all four factors to only one, and added language about recent criminal behavior and prior involuntary hospitalizations under Chapters 202A or 202B. If commitment is ordered, the respondent is placed in a designated forensic psychiatric facility, currently KCPC.

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• </c><00:13:35.920><c> owners</c> during negotiations with property owners during negotiations with property
• say that the property owner would not accept delivery.
• by the state or by the property owner themself?
• </c> what is right by the property owner. what is right by the property owner.
• </c> property owner. property owner.

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• And in my experience, senators, these property owners and platforms are very responsive.
• They want to protect their business, their property value, and their owner reviews, just like I want
• The act is to be construed to preserve personal property rights and to promote property owner access
• If we're talking about government regulation on the individual specific property owner, that's where
• These property owners want to take good care of their property.

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• of the residents and the property.
• ,</c><00:41:58.560><c> they</c> and titled as personal property, they and titled as personal property
• </c> legally uh treated as personal property legally uh treated as personal property as<00:43:05.280>
• </c> the park owner rights. the park owner rights. &gt;&gt; Representative<01:10:23.360><c> Johnson.
• </c> Uh that is a very valuable property. Uh that is a very valuable property.

Bills: HF4234 , HF484 , HF483 , HF2614

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

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• This bill would effectively strip away the private property rights of mobile home park owners looking
• This bill would effectively strip away the private property rights of mobile home park owners looking
• owners.
• And the people that were the most vulnerable... ...the property owners, and the people that were the
• We are telling a private property owner, we're putting conditions onto a private property owner that

Committee: Senate Judiciary

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• ><00:15:09.040><c> on</c><00:15:09.360><c> projects</c> property owner and um time on projects property
• </c><00:44:24.400><c> as</c><00:44:24.560><c> well</c> owner and property owner rights as well owner
• and property owner rights as well as<00:44:24.880><c> trying</c><00:44:25.119><c> to</c><00:44:25.280
• And so my concern is definitely for the turtles, but also for the private property owners.
• I mean, so their their property owners.

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources

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• The tenants are not obligated to purchase the property and project owners are required to take certain
• steps, including clearing the title, Property and project owners are required to take certain steps,
• But the owners are making these decisions, and the owners are responsible for this follow-through.
• is not interested in purchasing the property.
• take or condemn their homes unless they are in good standing, while property owners continually defy

Bills: HB1542 , HB2527

Committee: House Housing

Keywords: senior housing, independent living, 55 and older, older adults, elderly, retirement housing, retirement community, resident rights, tenant protections, consumer protection act, unfair or deceptive practices, housing discrimination, assisted living distinction, Department of Commerce, Washington RCW, housing provider, community living, security cameras, resident meetings, anonymous complaints

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• c> the</c><00:04:55.360><c> property</c><00:04:55.600><c> owner</c> authorized agents of the property
• owner authorized agents of the property owner who<00:04:56.240><c> submits</c><00:04:56.639><c> a</c
• </c><00:08:03.599><c> owner</c> not clear and and and the property owner not clear and and and the property
• </c><00:14:48.959><c> owners</c> Minnesota I and other property owners Minnesota I and other property

Committee: Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention

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• As you know, properties rely on federal grants to be renewed.
• owners like the first who showed up last time.
• So are we going to penalize the owner, which might be a third-generation owner of that park, and handicap
• They really do not keep up with the properties either.
• So maybe perhaps the owner, and I think the nice owner I talked to, let's talk about this.

Committee: Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention

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• This is when property owners have to pay a property assessment.
• . who are commercial property owners.
• Often just 25 or 50 property owners is all that's necessary to sign to bring several hundreds of property
• And like I said, it was brought to us by the surrounding properties. property owners because they were
• It remains in place until that debt is serviced by the property owners. How many property owners?

Bills: HB164 , HB164 , HB411 , HB627 , HB 1226 , HB1677 , HB1865 , HB1997 , HB2985 , HB3462 , HB4188 , HB4685 , HB4840 , HB5370 , HB5424 , HB5466 , HB5509 , HB5660 , HB5673

Committee: House Intergovernmental Affairs

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• So this alert system that would be part of the assessor's office now allows property owners to opt in
• Property owner consent is required late in the process, after a town has already invested significant
• We don't want to put that upfront cost up to find out that the property owners were not in support.
• During that time, we had one particular owner of several properties, a speculator.
• The properties did have occupants. He was a negligent property owner as far as maintenance.

Committee: House House Government Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee heard a series of bills and resolutions, many of them on property, local government, and memorial topics. HB 2079, authorizing a memorial for journalist Don Bolles at Wesley Bolin Plaza, passed unanimously after sponsor testimony about the 50th anniversary of his assassination and the memorial’s no-cost nature. HB 2080, as amended, advanced 7-0 on deed and title fraud prevention measures, including photo ID requirements, notarization and deed-filing safeguards, an assessor alert program, and a felony penalty for knowingly submitting false or forged real-property claims. HB 464, which moves the petition process for municipal improvement districts earlier in the process, passed 5-2 after testimony from Camp Verde, the Yavapai Apache Nation, developers, and the League of Arizona Cities and Towns; opponents argued it could force property owners into infrastructure they do not want, while supporters said it improves transparency and financing certainty. HB 2048, a proposed constitutional referral to withhold pay from state elected officials if the budget is not enacted by April 30, passed 4-3, with supporters saying it would create accountability and opponents saying broader process reforms are needed first. The committee also heard HB 2324, which would allow municipalities with their own fire codes to petition for county-owned buildings inside city limits to be exempt from separate state fire code inspections when conditions are met. County and state fire officials supported the concept, saying it would resolve conflicting statutes and formalize intergovernmental agreements, and the bill passed 7-0. HB 4087, authorizing a memorial plaque for former legislator Barbara Leff, also passed unanimously, with the sponsor noting her service in both chambers and her work on veterans and health care issues. HB 2239, creating a child care grant program and infrastructure fund for underserved and low-income communities, drew extensive testimony from rural parents, child care advocates, and early childhood experts describing child care deserts, workforce losses, and safety concerns with unregulated care. Supporters said the bill would fund the facilities and infrastructure needed to expand regulated child care, especially in rural Arizona; the committee approved it 5-1 with one member present and one not voting. Members also discussed HB 2375, a historic-preservation-related middle housing bill, but the transcript cuts off before final action is shown; testimony reflected a sharp divide between preservation advocates supporting exemptions for historic districts and housing advocates warning the bill could worsen exclusion and housing shortages.

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• UNDERLYING PROPERTY OWNER THAT WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO SELL OR FINANCE THAT PROPERTY UNDER THIS BILL
• And we see time and time again, owners of these properties sometimes having that property fall into disrepair
• AND, WE SEE TIME AND TIME AGAIN, OWNERS OF THESE PROPERTIES, SOMETIMES HAVING THAT PROPERTY FALL INTO
• That property owner hopefully will invest that money into the property in order to maintain it as a manufactured
• OWNER, IN RETURN FOR DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS, THAT PROPERTY OWNER HOPEFULLY WILL INVEST THAT MONEY INTO THE

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several guest introductions, including students from Brooklyn and St. John’s University, followed by adoption of the resolution calendar with exceptions for two items. The chamber then took up a series of previously adopted resolutions recognizing Black Maternal Health Week, Workplace Violence Prevention Month, the one-year anniversary of the Jet Set nightclub tragedy in the Dominican Republic, New York Constitution Day, and the Month of the Military Child. Senators speaking on the maternal health resolution emphasized racial disparities in maternal mortality and the need for culturally competent care; the workplace violence resolution highlighted hospital safety programs; the Jet Set resolution was adopted in memory of the victims; and the Constitution Day speech reviewed New York’s delayed but eventual support for independence in 1776. The military child resolution stressed the sacrifices of military families and support for children of service members. All of these resolutions were adopted, and the resolutions were opened to co-sponsorship. The Senate then moved through the third reading calendar, passing several bills and laying others aside. Measures passed included bills on public health, environmental conservation, executive law, public authorities, and consumer protection. One notable debate involved a bill to require transparency from private arbitration organizations handling consumer cases; supporters argued it would provide basic public data and guard against conflicts of interest, while opponents said it would burden a useful dispute-resolution process and intrude on privacy. The bill passed after debate. Another debated bill would phase out number 4 heating oil statewide; supporters said cleaner alternatives exist and the fuel is harmful to public health, while opponents raised cost and transition concerns, especially for colder regions. That bill also passed. The chamber also considered a bill to create a rebate program for battery-powered landscaping equipment, funded through utility-related mechanisms administered by NYSERDA. Supporters said it would reduce air and noise pollution and help companies transition, while opponents argued ratepayers should not subsidize landscaping equipment. The bill passed after being restored to the non-controversial calendar. Finally, the Senate began discussion of a housing-related bill aimed at preserving manufactured home parks by enabling nonprofits or municipalities to acquire development rights and keep the land dedicated to that use, with the sponsor explaining that the goal is to protect affordable housing and help residents remain in their homes.

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• The bill also allows a tax lien holder, in addition to the property owner, to request the court to determine
• What it did was give property owners a mechanism to seek return of some of their equity in the property
• The bill also allows a tax lien holder in addition to the property owner to request the court to determine
• So what it did was give property owners a mechanism to seek return of some of their equity in the property
• owners in the district, who may approve the issuance of bonds, levy secondary property taxes, and approve

Committee: Senate Senate Finance Committee of Reference

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee approved the March 16, 2026 minutes and then heard testimony on several bills, with the chair noting that votes would be taken in batches because members were coming and going. HB 2939 would increase the rural qualified facilities tax credit from $20,000 to $25,000 per job for certain projects with initial investment under $2 billion; Lucid Motors supported it as a rural economic development tool, while Senator Epstein questioned the fiscal note and whether the higher credit would actually attract new investment. HB 2950 would authorize tourism improvement areas funded by voluntary lodging assessments to support marketing and tourism promotion; the Arizona Lodging and Tourism Association and Visit Phoenix backed it as a competitive tool for rural and urban destinations, and committee members focused on whether participation was truly voluntary and how the assessments would be administered. HB 2780 made technical conforming changes to Arizona’s property tax lien foreclosure and excess proceeds sale process, building on a prior law that created a mechanism for delinquent property owners to recover equity; the sponsor and a longtime constituent said the changes would fix timing and credit-bid language so qualified entity sales could work in practice. HB 2502 would let certain elected officials in ASRS retire at normal retirement age without resigning their office, with the employer paying the alternate contribution rate; ASRS said it was neutral, and the sponsor argued the bill would treat elected officials more like other ASRS members. The committee then adopted do-pass recommendations for HB 2502, HB 2780, HB 2950, and HB 2939, with each passing on split votes. The committee also adopted a striker to HB 2140, allowing the State Treasurer to invest up to 10% of state trust and treasury monies in physical gold or silver bullion held in secure U.S. depositories. The sponsor and the Sound Money Defense League argued it would diversify reserves and hedge against market disruption, while opponents said gold is volatile, costly to store, and not something taxpayers need the state to buy. HB 2140 then passed as amended on a 4-2 vote. Finally, the committee heard HB 2398, as amended, which requires commercial liability insurance for watercraft rentals and peer-to-peer boat sharing programs, with supporters saying it addresses uninsured rental boats and law enforcement concerns; the bill passed as amended on a 6-1 vote. The committee also heard HB 2999, a major housing-finance bill creating state affordability infrastructure districts to finance public infrastructure through bonds and assessments; proponents said it would lower housing costs by spreading infrastructure costs over time, while contractors and some senators raised concerns about payment risk, impact-fee treatment, and whether savings would reach homebuyers. After adopting a striker and hearing extensive questions, HB 2999 passed as amended on a 6-1 vote.

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• We cannot continue to do this and ask property owners to pay additional property taxes, which are high
• It punishes responsible owners who maintain properties and follow the rules.
• It punishes responsible owners who maintain properties and follow the rules.
• And it penalizes the small property owners who make up And it penalizes the small property owners who
• I don't know whether you're a property owner. As a property owner, we're struggling right now.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Summary: The Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government held a long public hearing focused mainly on two sets of issues: proposals to amend or repeal the MBTA Communities Act, and bills to allow local rent stabilization. Committee chairs opened by explaining the hearing would be tightly managed because of the very large number of speakers, with testimony limited to two minutes per person and written testimony still accepted by email. Members and witnesses were called in a mix of in-person and virtual order throughout the hearing. On the MBTA Communities Act, several legislators and local officials argued the law is too rigid and should be revised to account for local conditions. Speakers from small, rural, or infrastructure-limited communities such as Hanson, Halifax, Marshfield, Winthrop, Dracut, Carver, Rehoboth, and others said the law’s one-size-fits-all approach does not fit towns with limited water, sewer, transit access, or buildable land. Some filed bills would repeal the law, exempt certain communities, or create appeals processes based on infrastructure, environmental, or historical constraints. Supporters of the law’s changes emphasized local control and the need to avoid forcing development where communities believe it is impractical or inconsistent with town character. A large portion of the hearing was devoted to rent stabilization legislation, especially S. 1447 and related House bills. Supporters included legislators, city councilors, tenant advocates, labor leaders, housing nonprofits, public health organizations, and residents who described sharp rent increases, displacement, homelessness risk, and the strain on working families, seniors, students, and people with disabilities. They argued local-option rent stabilization would let municipalities cap excessive increases and prevent no-fault evictions while preserving flexibility for local conditions. Opponents, including small landlords and property owners, said rent control would discourage investment, worsen housing quality, burden responsible owners, and drive small landlords out of the market. Some witnesses also supported a Cape Cod/Island transfer fee bill and a suburban infrastructure fund, arguing those would provide local revenue for housing or roads. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the hearing.

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• But this is designed to empower property owners to be able to use their properties in a way that they
• But this is designed to empower property owners to be able to use their properties in a way that they
• It allows property owners to use an ADU to house relatives or a tenant.
• owners to fully use their full property rights.
• This bill will give property owners flexibility to use their properties in a way that best fits the needs

Committee: House Business