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Open meetings

5 items, most far-reaching first.

Affects specific groups 3

People who testify or submit written comments at public hearings on city or town zoning ordinances must declare whether they were paid to do so, and board of adjustment members and zoning hearing officers must disclose ties to entities appearing before them and are disqualified if they served as a board member or officer of that entity in the past 5 years.

Local governmentsHomeownersBusiness ownersZoningGovernment ethicsOpen meetings HB2837In effect since September 12, 2026

If the state gets at least $5,000,000 in legislative appropriations or federal grants for childhood cancer and rare childhood disease research, a new commission appointed by the health services director will set criteria and review applications for research grants; otherwise, existing fund money goes to in-state nonprofit clinical trials, which no longer must be phase I trials.

Open meetings HB2082In effect since September 12, 2026 (and 2 more dates)

In Arizona planned communities, such as those run by homeowners associations, a meeting may be closed only to consider certain listed private matters without taking action on them.

HomeownersHOA boardsOpen meetingsHousing SB1290In effect since September 12, 2026

Mostly how government works 2

Arizona public bodies may no longer put proposals to impose or raise a tax rate, assessment or fee on a meeting's consent agenda, and matters discussed in a closed executive session that need a final vote must go on the regular agenda.

Local governmentsOpen meetings HB2876In effect since September 12, 2026

Cities, towns and counties may now meet legal notice requirements in their governing laws by posting notices on their own official website and on the website of a newspaper qualified to publish notices, instead of only in print.

Local governmentsOpen meetings SB1167In effect since September 12, 2026