# Arizona SB 1353: municipal development; permits; review

Arizona SB 1353, municipal development; permits; review, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by David Gowan (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-07 (Final Reading: Passed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1353-57th-1st-regular
- As of: 2026-10-27
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Arizona SB 1353
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: municipal development; permits; review
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2025-05-07, Final Reading: Passed
- Sponsor: David Gowan (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: appeals, applicability, building permits, cities and towns - title 9, compliance, consequence, definition, exemption, failure to comply with time frame, immunity, inspections, licensing time frames, municipal building permits, municipal development, permits, review, third-party review
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 7 (102 yes, 33 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 4

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Applicants get clearer municipal license rules: benefit, low. Municipalities must publish license review time frames and consider deadlines set in state law. These rules cover licenses for residential lots, including pools, walls, subdivisions, and planned communities; some licenses issued within 7 working days and permits that expire within 21 working days r…
- Small subdivisions get faster reviews: benefit, low. Municipalities can speed up or waive preliminary-plat steps for subdivisions with 10 or fewer lots, tracts, or parcels, if each is a size the municipality allows. They can also reduce some infrastructure standards in proportion to the project’s impact. Dust-controlled access and drainage improvemen…
- Delayed home permits get outside review: mixed, low. In municipalities with at least 30,000 people, applicants for single-family home permits can use a qualified third-party reviewer if the municipality does not act within 15 working days. The review does not cover hillside or federally required floodplain reviews, and applicants pay its fees and cos…
- Required subdivision work can delay move-ins: mixed, low. Municipalities can withhold an occupancy certificate until required subdivision streets, utilities, drainage, and other improvements are installed. This can help ensure homes have required infrastructure, but it can delay when residents move in.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: David Gowan (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | CONCUR: Passed | fail |   |   |   |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | FINAL: Passed | pass | 23 | 3 |   |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 44 | 14 |   |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | C&P | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-25 | Senate | DPA | pass | 6 | 3 |   |
| 2025-03-17 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 17 | 10 |   |
| 2025-02-05 | Senate | DPA | pass | 4 | 3 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2025-05-07: Final Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-05-07: Concurrence: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-05-07: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: undefined: C&P (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: undefined: DPA (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Additional Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Committee of the Whole: retained (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: undefined: PFC (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: undefined: DPA (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/laws/0187.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/530423)
- House Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1353H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/529384)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1353P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522166)
- Senate Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1353S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/526744)

## Related bills

- SB 1281: adjutant general; duties (signed)
- HB 2015: EORP; CORP; funded ratio (signed)
- HB 2077: ASRS; long-term disability (signed)
- HB 2034: ASRS; supplemental employee deferral plan (signed)
- HB 2036: ASRS; temporary personnel service (signed)
- HB 2035: ASRS; termination incentive programs (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/laws/0187.htm)
- [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/530423)
- [House Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1353H.htm)
- [House Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/529384)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1353P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522166)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1353S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/526744)

## Related
- [SB 1281: adjutant general; duties](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1281-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2015: EORP; CORP; funded ratio](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2015-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2077: ASRS; long-term disability](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2077-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2034: ASRS; supplemental employee deferral plan](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2034-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2036: ASRS; temporary personnel service](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2036-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2035: ASRS; termination incentive programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2035-57th-1st-regular)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1353-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-27).