# Arizona SB 1473: assisted living homes; occupancy; zoning

Arizona SB 1473, assisted living homes; occupancy; zoning, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by John Kavanagh (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-07 (Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arizona SB 1473
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session
- Title: assisted living homes; occupancy; zoning
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-29
- Last action: 2026-04-07, Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: John Kavanagh (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: applicability, assisted living facilities, assisted living homes, cities and towns - title 9, counties - title 11, definitions, municipal and county zoning, occupancy, occupancy cap, relief, severability (h), statewide preemption, zoning, zoning regulations
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (86 yes, 18 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Fewer local barriers for assisted living homes: benefit, low. Arizona cities and counties cannot cap an assisted living home's occupancy below 10 residents. They cannot block a home with 10 or fewer residents from residential-zoned property, or require a variance, permit, accommodation, or rezoning solely because of its resident count or assisted-living use.…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: John Kavanagh (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-31 | House | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 49 | 7 |   |
| 2026-03-23 | House | Rules: C&P | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-18 | House | Government: DP | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 16 | 11 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency: DPA | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2026-04-07: Signed by Governor (Governor)
- 2026-03-31: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2026-03-23: Rules: C&P (House)
- 2026-03-18: Government: DP (House)
- 2026-03-03: House Second Reading (House)
- 2026-03-02: House First Reading (House)
- 2026-02-25: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Rules: PFC (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency: DPA (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Senate Second Reading (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Senate First Reading (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0019.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/542146)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1473P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/535001)
- Senate Engrossed Version (02/25/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1473S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/538909)

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- SB 1189: campaign spending; personal security (signed)
- SB 1198: Arizona beef council; continuation (signed)
- HB 2780: judicial foreclosure; excess proceeds sale (signed)
- HB 2786: TPT; exemption; textbook rental (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0019.htm)
- [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/542146)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1473P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/535001)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (02/25/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1473S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (02/25/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/538909)

## Related
- [SB 1336: state land department; continuation; oversight](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1336-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1215: firefighters; occupational disease; cancers](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1215-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1189: campaign spending; personal security](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1189-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1198: Arizona beef council; continuation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1198-57th-2nd-regular)
- [HB 2780: judicial foreclosure; excess proceeds sale](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2780-57th-2nd-regular)
- [HB 2786: TPT; exemption; textbook rental](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2786-57th-2nd-regular)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1473-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-04).