SB 1167: cities; towns; counties; posting; website - Arizona

Senate Engrossed Version (02/24/2026) → Chaptered Version · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was finalized and approved by the Governor, adding new sections to state laws that allow cities, towns, and counties to satisfy public notice requirements by posting them on their official websites. A key substantive change is that these entities must now also provide copies of these notices to a qualified newspaper at least one business day before publication, ensuring traditional media remains involved. The final version also clarifies that the website posting does not replace the need to publish in a newspaper.

Scope change

The scope of the law was expanded to explicitly require electronic provision of notices to newspapers, whereas the earlier draft only mentioned posting on official websites.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement for cities and counties to electronically provide notice content to a qualified newspaper one full business day before the required posting date.

Added a requirement for cities and counties to post notices on both their official website and the official website of a qualified newspaper.

TECHNICAL

Changed the header from 'Senate Engrossed' to 'Chaptered Version' and added official approval dates in June 2026.

House Engrossed Version (04/20/2026) → Senate Engrossed Version (02/24/2026) · 3 edits · Jun 9, 2026

MINOR

The bill was transitioned from the House to the Senate version, retaining the core requirement that cities, towns, and counties can meet legal notice obligations by posting them on their official websites instead of newspapers. The Senate version simplifies the process by removing the mandate for these entities to electronically provide notices to newspapers and eliminating the requirement to post notices on newspaper websites. This change reduces administrative burdens on local governments while maintaining the option for public notice via official websites.

Scope change

The scope of applicability remains the same for cities, towns, and counties, but the specific procedural requirements for interacting with newspapers were removed.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the requirement for cities, towns, and counties to electronically provide notice text to newspapers and to post notices on newspaper websites.

Changed the posting requirement to only mandate that notices be posted on the official website of the city, town, or county.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill version header from 'House Engrossed' to 'Senate Engrossed' and adjusted the title to reflect the Senate version.

Introduced Version → House Engrossed Version (04/20/2026) · 4 edits · Jun 9, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was reorganized and its substantive requirements were expanded to require both official government websites and local newspapers to publish public notices, rather than allowing officials to use only their own websites. This change ensures broader public access to legal notices by mandating that governments electronically send notice details to qualified newspapers at least one business day before publication.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded from allowing cities, towns, and counties to satisfy notice requirements solely through their official websites to requiring them to also publish notices on the official websites of qualified newspapers.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement for cities and towns to electronically provide notice details to a qualified newspaper at least one full business day before the required notice date.

Added a requirement for counties to electronically provide notice details to a qualified newspaper at least one full business day before the required notice date.

Added a new requirement that cities and towns must post notices on the official website of a newspaper that is qualified to publish notices under the relevant title.

Added a new requirement that counties must post notices on the official website of a newspaper that is qualified to publish notices under the relevant title.

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