urban growth boundaries; prohibition
This bill prohibits cities, counties, and state agencies from creating or enforcing any urban growth boundaries that restrict new development, housing options, or public services outside designated areas. It declares such boundaries void in local ordinances, rules, or state contracts, citing Arizona voters' 1998 and 2000 rejections of similar policies. The law aims to prevent policies that could reduce housing affordability by limiting land availability for development, referencing studies from other states. It requires a three-fourths legislative vote to take effect.
Bill status
failed
2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Failed
Mar 2026
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2026
Last action Mar 3, 2026
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What changed between versions
Introduced Version
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House Engrossed Version (03/03/2026)
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MINOR
The bill was reformatted from a standard introduced draft to a House Engrossed version, which includes specific formatting markers (START_STATUTE/END_STATUTE) required for the official statute book. The substantive legal text, including the prohibition on urban growth boundaries for cities, counties, and the state, remains unchanged.
Scope change
No change in the scope or applicability of the bill; it still prohibits urban growth boundaries for cities, towns, counties, and state agencies.
TECHNICAL
The document structure was updated to include official 'House Engrossed' headers, page numbering, and specific statutory formatting tags (START_STATUTE/END_STATUTE) used for printing the final laws.
Floor votes · House Mar 3, 2026
How they voted
27–29
Failed · 4 other
Total votes 60
Mar 3, 2026
D
Democratic27
88% Nay
R
Republican33
81% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Mar 3, 2026
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (27-29-4)
house
Mar 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
James Taylor
RRepublican
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