HB 2875 Arizona House · 57th Legislature - Second Regular Session

local regulation; prohibition; unmanned aircraft

HB 2875 preempts local governments in Arizona from regulating drones (unmanned aircraft) by prohibiting cities, towns, and counties from creating rules about drone ownership or operation. It directly affects local governments by invalidating any existing or future local ordinances on drone use, except for limited exceptions: regulating public drones owned by the government, model aircraft (recreational drones) in parks (with specific availability conditions), and residential takeoff/landing zones within 150 feet. The bill defines key terms like "model aircraft" (recreational drones flown visually) and "public unmanned aircraft" (government-operated drones) to clarify these exceptions. This is a state-level policy change that centralizes drone regulation under state authority, preventing local fragmentation of rules.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Jun 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

Signed into Law

Jun 2026

Introduced Jan 22, 2026 Signed Jun 4, 2026

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What changed between versions

Senate Engrossed Version (04/07/2026) → Chaptered Version · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was formally enacted into law after receiving Governor approval on June 4, 2026, and was filed with the Secretary of State on June 5, 2026. The document title changed from a draft 'Senate Engrossed Version' to a 'Chaptered Version,' indicating the legislative process is complete. No substantive policy changes, definitions, or operational requirements were altered in the text provided.

TECHNICAL

Removed draft headers and the 'Senate Engrossed Version' date, replacing them with official chaptering information.

Added the Governor's approval date (June 4, 2026) and the Secretary of State filing date (June 5, 2026) to finalize the bill as law.

Changed the document title from 'HB2875' to 'Chapter 116' to reflect its official status as an enacted statute.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 7, 2026 · House Mar 4, 2026

How they voted

29–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 30

Apr 7, 2026

D Democratic13

13 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican17

16 Yea 1

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

Jun 4, 2026

Signed into law

Signed by Governor

executive

Jun 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

PASSED

lower

Apr 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

PASSED

lower

Apr 7, 2026

Upper · Passed

PASSED

upper

Apr 7, 2026

Upper · Passed

DPA

upper

Mar 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

DPA

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

PASSED

lower

Mar 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

DPA

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors