2021 Arizona Legislative Update – House Bill Request Deadline

This session, there a couple of bills currently on our radar that may directly impact Arizona HOAs.

 

HOA Priority Bills:

 

House Bill 2030

HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATIONS; FIRST RESPONDER FLAGS

Status: 2/4 – From House gov-elect with amend #4094.

 

House Bill 2052

HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATIONS: POLITICAL; COMMUNITY ACTIVITY

Status: 2/4 – House COW approved. Passed House 59-0; ready for Senate.

 

House Bill 2619

HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATIONS; DECLARATION AMENDMENT; MAJORITY

Status: 1/28 – Referred to House gov-elect

 

House Bill 2711

ANTENNA USE; PRIVATE PROPERTY

If an antenna is installed on property within the exclusive use or control of the antenna user, whether the user has a direct or indirect ownership or leasehold interest in the property, an “authority” (defined elsewhere in statute) is prohibited from unreasonably delaying or preventing installation, maintenance or use of the antenna, unreasonably increasing the cost of installation, maintenance or use of the antenna, and preventing reception of acceptable signal quality. Applies to antennas that are not larger than one meter in diameter and installed on private property.

Status: 2/1 – Referred to House committee

 

House Bill 2715

RESIDENTIAL PICKETING; OFFENSE

A person commits residential picketing, a class 3 (lowest) misdemeanor, if the person intentionally engages in picketing or otherwise demonstrates near the residence of an individual if the actions are such that a reasonable person would find the acts harassing, annoying, or alarming.

Status: 2/2 – Referred to House Judicial committee

 

Senate Bill 1644

HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATIONS; DECLARATION; BYLAWS; AMENDMENTS

A condo association declaration may be amended by a vote of the unit owners to which more than 50 percent of the votes are allocated, decreased from at least 67 percent of the votes. The declaration is no longer allowed to require a larger majority. A homeowners’ association declaration may be amended by an affirmative vote or written consent of a majority of the owners or eligible voters, instead of by the number of owners or eligible voters specified in the declaration. For a condo association or homeowners’ association, an amendment to the declaration of that takes any of a list of specified actions requires the approval of owners of 75 percent of all lots, or the declaration may provide otherwise. A vote to approve an amendment to the declaration may take place at a meeting or without a meeting. Establishes requirements for notice of a vote. More.

Status: 2/3 – Referred to Senate Government committee

 

Senate Bill 1722

POLITICAL SIGNS; CONDOMINIUMS; PLANNED COMMUNITIES

Modifies the time periods during which condominium associations and homeowners’ associations cannot prohibit the display of political signs.

Status: 2/3 – Referred to Senate Government committee

 

Senate Bill 1785

PROPERTY; FIREARMS CLAUSES; AGREEMENTS; PROHIBITION

Rental agreements are prohibited from providing that the tenant agrees not to carry, possess, transport or store on the premises a firearm, a part of a firearm or firearm ammunition that is authorized under state or federal law. Applies to the tenant, the tenant’s guest, the tenant’s dwelling and any parking area or other area open for use by the tenant. Condo associations and homeowners’ associations cannot prohibit an owner, member, tenant or guest from carrying, possessing, transporting or storing a firearm, a part of a firearm or firearm ammunition that is authorized under state or federal law in any dwelling, office, parking lot or common element.

Status: 2/3 – Referred to Senate Judicial committee