state tree; residential planning

HB2769 - state tree; residential planning

Housing

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Khyl Powell
Last action: 2026-01-22
Official status: House second read
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official text does not specify which species is the state tree, only citing section 41-856.

HB2769: State Tree Use in Residential Planning

This law stops cities and counties from making rules that block the use of Arizona's state tree in residential housing projects.

What This Bill Does

Adds a new rule to city laws (Section 9-461.21) about land planning.
Adds a matching rule to county laws (Section 11-810.02) about land planning.
Prohibits cities and counties from banning or restricting the state tree in residential housing developments through land use rules, ordinances, codes, or permit conditions.

Who It Names or Affects

Cities (municipalities) that create land use rules
Counties that manage planning and ordinances

Terms To Know

State tree: The official tree for Arizona, defined in state law section 41-856.
Residential housing development: An area where homes or apartments are being built for people to live in.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not list the specific name of the state tree, only referring to it by its legal section number.
This law applies only to residential housing and may not cover commercial or public land use rules.
The effective date for when this rule starts is not listed in the provided text.

Bill History

2026-01-22 House
House second read
2026-01-21 House
House Rules: None
2026-01-21 House
House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs: None
2026-01-21 House
House first read

Official Summary Text

HB2769 - state tree; residential planning

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

HB2769 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
state tree; residential planning

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2769

Introduced by

Representative
Powell

AN
ACT

amending title
9, chapter 4, article 6, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 9-461.21;
amending title 11, chapter 6, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding
section 11-810.02; relating to municipal and county planning.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

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

Section 1. Title 9, chapter 4, article 6,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 9-461.21, to read:

START_STATUTE
9-461.21.

Residential planning; state tree

Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality
may not adopt a land use regulation or general or specific plan PROVISION,
enforce any ordinance, code or regulation OR impose as a condition for
approving a building or use permit any regulation that prohibits or restricts
the use or placement of the state tree as prescribed in section 41-856 in
a residential housing development.
END_STATUTE

Sec. 2. Title 11, chapter 6, article 1, Arizona
Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 11-810.02, to read:

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11-810.02.

Residential planning; state tree

Notwithstanding any other law, a county may not
adopt a land use regulation or general or specific plan PROVISION, enforce any
ordinance, code or regulation OR impose as a condition for approving a building
or use permit any regulation that prohibits or restricts the use or placement
of the state tree as prescribed in section 41-856 in a residential
housing development.
END_STATUTE