# Arizona HB 2716: vacant; abandoned property; inspection; maintenance

Arizona HB 2716, vacant; abandoned property; inspection; maintenance, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session House bill sponsored by Betty J Villegas (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-02-18 (Government: DP); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2716-57th-2nd-regular
- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Arizona HB 2716
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session
- Title: vacant; abandoned property; inspection; maintenance
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-21
- Last action: 2026-02-18, Government: DP
- Sponsor: Betty J Villegas (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Subjects: abandoned property, cities and towns - title 9, inspections, maintenance, municipal authority, vacant
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (5 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Betty J Villegas (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Aaron Márquez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Anna Abeytia (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Brian Garcia (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Christopher Mathis (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Elda Luna-Nájera (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Junelle Cavero (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lorena Austin (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mariana Sandoval (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nancy Gutierrez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Oscar De Los Santos (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sarah Liguori (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Stephanie Simacek (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Stephanie Stahl Hamilton (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-18 | House | Government: DP | pass | 5 | 1 | 1 |

## Actions (5)

- 2026-02-18: Government: DP (House)
- 2026-01-22: House Second Reading (House)
- 2026-01-21: House First Reading (House)
- undated: Rules: None (House)
- undated: Regulatory Oversight: None (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2716P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/533871)

## Related bills

- HB 2786: TPT; exemption; textbook rental (signed)
- HB 2780: judicial foreclosure; excess proceeds sale (signed)
- HB 2477: Arizona's education savings plan; revisions (signed)
- HB 2406: department of veterans' services; study (signed)
- HB 2397: homeowners' associations; property covenants; disclosures (signed)
- HB 2104: agricultural property; classification; inspection (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2716P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/533871)

## Related
- [HB 2786: TPT; exemption; textbook rental](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2786-57th-2nd-regular)
- [HB 2780: judicial foreclosure; excess proceeds sale](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2780-57th-2nd-regular)
- [HB 2477: Arizona's education savings plan; revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2477-57th-2nd-regular)
- [HB 2406: department of veterans' services; study](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2406-57th-2nd-regular)
- [HB 2397: homeowners' associations; property covenants; disclosures](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2397-57th-2nd-regular)
- [HB 2104: agricultural property; classification; inspection](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2104-57th-2nd-regular)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2716-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-04).