private property rights; due process

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on the exact steps for due process, leaving this aspect unclear.

Private Property Rights Protection

This bill adds a new section to Arizona's laws requiring the state and local governments not to adopt laws or policies that limit private property rights without following proper legal procedures.

What This Bill Does

• Adds a new rule in the state’s laws about protecting private property rights.
• Requires the government and local areas to not make rules that limit what people can do with their own land without following fair legal steps.

Who It Names or Affects

• People who own private property in Arizona
• The state and local governments of Arizona

Terms To Know

Due Process

A fair and just procedure that must be followed before the government can take away someone's rights or property.

Political Subdivision

This means local governments like cities, towns, or counties within a state.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not explain what specific steps must be followed for due process.
• It is unclear how this new rule will affect existing laws and policies about private property rights.

Official Summary Text

HB2776 - private property rights; due process

Current Bill Text

HB2776 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
private property rights; due process

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2776

Introduced by

Representative
Powell

AN
ACT

amending title 33, chapter 23, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 33-2502; relating to private
property rights.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

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

Section 1. Title 33, chapter 23, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 33-2502, to read:

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33-2502.

Laws restricting private property rights prohibited

This state and a political subdivision of this
state may not adopt a law or implement a policy that deliberately or
inadvertently infringes or restricts private property rights without due
process.
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