Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona SB1620: Arizona space commission; board; membership
Status: Chaptered, June 22, 2026
SB1620 - (NOW: utility relocation notification)
What the bill says
An act Amending section 9-461.17, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to telecommunicati0n utilities.
From the chaptered text, July 1, 2026:
AN ACT Amending section 9-461.17, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to telecommunicati0n utilities. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Section 1. Section 9-461.17, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE9-461.17. Telecommunications utility relocation; cost reimbursement; definitions A. To the fullest extent allowed by law, If any construction project in any municipality that is undertaken individually or jointly by an intergovernmental contract and that is funded in whole or in part by voter-approved municipal bond proceeds requires that a telecommunications utility adjust or otherwise relocate the telecommunications utility's facilities, the municipality shall reimburse the telecommunications utility, or cause the telecommunications utility to be reimbursed, for the telecommunications utility's relocation costs incurred on facilities located within the municipal boundaries. B. If the telecommunications utility has existing land rights, the municipality shall provide at the municipality's expense the telecommunications utility with equal land rights in the new location of the relocated facilities. If the telecommunications utility's existing facilities are located in the right-of-way under a permit, the municipality shall provide at the municipality's expense the telecommunications utility with rights in the new location of the relocated facilities equivalent to the telecommunications utility's existing rights under the permit. C. A telecommunications utility shall submit a verified itemized claim to the municipality for reimbursement of relocation costs within one hundred eighty days after each …
Sponsors
- David Gowan (R, SD-019) · primary sponsor
- Janae Shamp (R, SD-029)
Latest actions
- : Chapter 235
- : Governor Signed
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : Passed
- : House third reading passed (48 votes)
- : Transmitted to Senate
- : Passed
- : House Committee of the Whole
- : do pass amended
- : Government: do pass amended/strike-everything
Votes
- FINAL Passed (June 12, 2026): 27 yea, 2 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (April 14, 2026): 48 yea, 7 nay, passed
- RULES C&P (March 30, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- GOV DPA/SE (March 25, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (February 26, 2026): 24 yea, 3 nay, passed
- MABS DP (February 16, 2026): 5 yea, 1 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB1620?
- SB1620 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): Arizona space commission; board; membership.
- What does SB1620 do?
- In its own words: An act Amending section 9-461.17, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to telecommunicati0n utilities.
- What is the status of SB1620?
- Chaptered as of June 22, 2026. Latest action: Chapter 235 (June 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1620?
- David Gowan (R, SD-019), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB1620?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/85253/?SessionId=130
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