This session, there a couple of bills currently on our radar that may directly impact Arizona HOAs.
HOA Priority Bills:
HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATIONS; FIRST RESPONDER FLAGS
Status: 2/18 – Referred to Senate government committee
HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATIONS: POLITICAL; COMMUNITY ACTIVITY
Status: 2/18 – Referred to Senate government committee
SHORT-TERM RENTALS; ENFORCEMENT; PENALTIES
Status: 2/11 – From House gov-elect with amend #4195.
ANTENNA USE; PRIVATE PROPERTY
Status: 2/24 – House COW approved with amendment #4291 and floor amendment #4471.
RESIDENTIAL PICKETING; OFFENSE
Status: 2/24 – House COW approved
CIVIL LIABILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH PANDEMIC
Status: 2/24 – Passed Senate 18-12, ready for House
POLITICAL SIGNS; CONDOMINIUMS; PLANNED COMMUNITIES .
Status: 2/23 – From Senate Rules, okay
VACATION RENTALS; SHORT-TERM RENTALS; ENFORCEMENT
Modifies the list of regulations that counties and municipalities are authorized to impose on vacation rentals or short-terms rentals to include restricting the occupancy of a vacation rental or short-term rental to 2 adults per bedroom, up to 4 bedrooms, plus 2 additional adults per 1,000 square feet of livable space in excess of 3,000 square feet of livable space, and requiring the owner of a vacation rental or short-term rental to maintain liability insurance appropriate to cover the rental in the aggregate of at least $500,000 or to advertise and offer each vacation rental or short-term rental through a hosting platform that provides equal or greater coverage. Counties and municipalities are authorized to impose civil penalties for each day a property is in violation of specified provisions. Modifies civil penalties for online lodging operators that fail to comply with applicable transaction privilege tax requirements.
Status: 2/25 – Retained on Senate COW calendar
Dead Bills:
(please note that a “dead” status is subject to change)
POLITICAL SIGNS; SIZE REQUIREMENTS
Status: 2/4 – Referred to House gov-elect
HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATIONS; DECLARATION; BYLAWS; AMENDMENTS
Status: 2/3 – Referred to Senate Government committee
PROPERTY; FIREARMS CLAUSES; AGREEMENTS; PROHIBITION
Status: 2/3 – Referred to Senate Judicial committee
HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATIONS; DECLARATION AMENDMENT; MAJORITY
Status: 1/28 – Referred to House gov-elect