Bill Text: AZ SB1524 | 2016 | Fifty-second Legislature 2nd Regular | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Regulatory actions; limitation

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 18-0)

Status: (Passed) 2016-05-12 - Chapter 209 [SB1524 Detail]

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Senate Engrossed

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-second Legislature

Second Regular Session

2016

 

 

SENATE BILL 1524

 

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending Title 9, chapter 7, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 9-841; amending Title 11, chapter 11, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 11-1611; amending section 41‑1002, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to regulatory actions.

 

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

Section 1.  Title 9, chapter 7, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 9-841, to read:

START_STATUTE9-841.  Limitation on regulatory actions; critical or urgent need; goods and services

A.  Unless specifically authorized by statute, ordinance or code a city or town may not take any action that increases the regulatory burdens on a person unless there is a critical or urgent need that has not been addressed by legislation or self‑regulation within the proposed regulated field.

B.  Unless specifically authorized by statute, ordinance or code, a city or town may not impose a regulation on a business that provides a digital platform for individuals to offer goods or services to each other or procure goods or services from each other if that regulation is designed to regulate a business that provides goods or services directly to the customer. END_STATUTE

Sec. 2.  Title 11, chapter 11, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 11-1611, to read:

START_STATUTE11-1611.  Limitation on regulatory actions; critical or urgent need; goods and services

A.  Unless specifically authorized by statute, ordinance or code a county may not take any action that increases the regulatory burdens on a person unless there is a critical or urgent need that has not been addressed by legislation or self‑regulation within the proposed regulated field.

B.  Unless specifically authorized by statute, ordinance or code, a county may not impose a regulation on a business that provides a digital platform for individuals to offer goods or services to each other or procure goods or services from each other if that regulation is designed to regulate a business that provides goods or services directly to the customer. END_STATUTE

Sec. 3.  Section 41-1002, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE41-1002.  Applicability and relation to other law

A.  This article and articles 2 through 5 of this chapter apply to all agencies and all proceedings not expressly exempted.

B.  This chapter creates only procedural rights and imposes only procedural duties.  They are in addition to those created and imposed by other statutes.  To the extent that any other statute would diminish a right created or duty imposed by this chapter, the other statute is superseded by this chapter, unless the other statute expressly provides otherwise.

C.  An agency may grant procedural rights to persons in addition to those conferred by this chapter so long as rights conferred on other persons by any provision of law are not substantially prejudiced.

D.  Unless specifically authorized by statute, an agency shall avoid duplication of other laws that do not enhance regulatory clarity and shall avoid dual permitting to the extent practicable.

E.  Unless specifically authorized by statute, an agency may not take any action that increases the regulatory burdens on a person unless there is a critical or urgent need that has not been addressed by legislation or self‑regulation within the proposed regulated field.

F.  Unless specifically authorized by statute, an agency may not impose a regulation on a business that provides a digital platform for individuals to offer goods or services to each other or procure goods or services from each other if that regulation is designed to regulate a business that provides goods or services directly to the customer.  END_STATUTE

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