HB2712 • 2026

residential tenant evictions; court report

HB2712 - residential tenant evictions; court report

Housing

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Betty J Villegas, Anna Abeytia, Cesar Aguilar, Lorena Austin, Junelle Cavero, Janeen Connolly, Patty Contreras, Quantá Crews, Oscar De Los Santos, Brian Garcia, Nancy Gutierrez, Sarah Liguori, Elda Luna-Nájera, Aaron Márquez, Christopher Mathis, Mae Peshlakai, Mariana Sandoval, Stephanie Simacek, Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, Stacey Travers
Last action: 2026-01-21
Official status: House second read
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official status indicates the bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, but no effective date is listed in the provided metadata.

HB2712: Court Reports on Residential Evictions

This bill requires Arizona courts to create a report for eviction cases where the landlord wins.

What This Bill Does

Requires courts to compile a report when they rule in favor of a landlord during an eviction or forcible entry and detainer action.
Mandates that each report lists the city, town, and county where the legal action took place.
States that reports must include the specific reason for the eviction or legal action.
Requires these court reports to be available to the public.

Who It Names or Affects

Courts handling residential landlord and tenant cases
Landlords who win an eviction judgment

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify a deadline by which courts must finish compiling these reports.
The text does not explain how or where the public can access the copies of the reports.

Bill History

2026-01-21 House
House second read
2026-01-20 House
House Rules: None
2026-01-20 House
House Commerce: None
2026-01-20 House
House first read

Official Summary Text

HB2712 - residential tenant evictions; court report

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HB2712 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
residential tenant evictions; court report

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2712

Introduced by

Representatives
Villegas: Abeytia, Aguilar, Austin, Cavero, Connolly, Contreras P, Crews, De
Los Santos, Garcia, Gutierrez, Liguori, Luna-N�jera, M�rquez, Mathis,
Peshlakai, Sandoval, Simacek, Stahl Hamilton, Travers

AN
ACT

amending title 33, chapter 10, article 4,
Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 33-1379.01; relating to the Arizona
residential landlord and tenant act.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 33, chapter 10, article 4,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 33-1379.01, to read:

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33-1379.01.

Evictions; forcible entry and detainer; court report

In any action for eviction pursuant to section
33-1368 or 33-1377 or pursuant to a forcible entry and detainer action, if the
court enters a judgment in favor of the landlord, the court shall compile a
report of the eviction or forcible entry and detainer action.� The report must:

1. Be categorized by the city or town
and the county in which the eviction or the forcible entry and detainer action
occurred.

2. Include the reason for the
eviction or forcible entry and detainer action.�

3. be available to the public.
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