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League of Arizona Cities and Towns

Feb 14, 2025

Compromise in the works on banning tax on food

Republicans in the Legislature are bouncing back a vetoed proposal from 2023 that would cut “essential” food items from being taxed by cities, but a potential amendment to the measure may gain the support of cities and towns.

Jan 27, 2025

‘Starter home’ bill to be heard in committee

A sweeping proposal for more affordable houses that Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed last year is back with only minor changes. 

Jul 3, 2024

Affordable housing bills pass – 3 signed, 1 vetoed

After a major bipartisan housing legislation package fell through in the 2023 legislative session, affordable housing advocates were hoping the 2024 session would prove different. 

May 22, 2024

Hobbs signs bipartisan housing bills

Gov. Katie Hobbs signed two housing bills Tuesday that supporters say will increase affordable housing options for Arizona residents.

May 20, 2024

Gov. Hobbs getting pressure to veto housing bills

Cities and neighborhood groups are urging Gov. Katie Hobbs to veto a bipartisan measure that pre-empts city authority to regulate construction of backyard casitas.

May 16, 2024

House sends housing bills to Gov. Hobbs

Older neighborhoods of single-family homes near the downtowns of large Arizona cities could see major makeovers into more dense developments of duplexes, triplexes and even fourplexes and townhomes under a zoning reform measure headed to Gov. Katie Hobbs’ desk.

May 9, 2024

Housing bills get Senate approval despite short-term rental provision

The Arizona state Senate passed a bipartisan housing bill Wednesday that some critics say will lead to the expansion of short-term rental use in the state. 

Apr 30, 2024

Housing bill near, lawmaker says

Lawmakers aligned with both housing advocates and homebuilders are close to striking a deal with cities on a proposal designed to help address Arizona’s housing shortage.

Mar 22, 2024

After Hobbs’ veto, other housing bills are moving

While Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a bipartisan housing measure this week, several other housing bills that she said she supports are moving through the Legislature.  

Gov. Katie Hobbs at lecturn at press conference
Mar 18, 2024

Hobbs vetoes bipartisan housing legislation

Citing concerns that a bipartisan housing bill could have unintended consequences, Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed the legislation that supporters say would have led to more affordable homes being built. 

Mar 7, 2024

Bill aimed to make housing affordable on Hobbs’ desk

The House already has given its blessing to what's been dubbed the "Arizona Starter Homes Act.'' And that sends the measure to Hobbs.

Feb 8, 2024

Bill would allow commercial buildings refurbished into housing

A bipartisan housing bill is moving through the state legislature that would allow commercial properties to be redeveloped into housing units without a rezoning application. 

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