ArizonaCities and counties could not require journeyman licenses from state-licensed contractors
State law would be the only source of licensing rules for contractors, and cities, towns, and counties could not require them to get a local journeyman license.
What it does
Contractor licensing would be a statewide matter. Cities, towns, and counties could not add their own licensing rules for contractors or require a journeyman license.
Argument forOne statewide set of licensing rules could spare contractors from getting separate local licenses, tests, and fees in each city or county where they work.
Argument againstCities and counties could lose the ability to set local training or testing standards for trades they think matter for local safety.
More detail
Cities, towns, and counties could not add their own licensing rules for people covered by the state contractor licensing law, and could not require them to get a journeyman license. This applies to every city, town, and county, and to people subject to licensure under title 32, chapter 10 of state law, which the bill's section titles describe as contractors. The bill calls contractor licensure a matter of statewide concern. Licensure means any training, education, test, certification, registration, or license required to work in an occupation, plus any licensing fee.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Jun 19Vetoed by Governor Katie HobbsLatest
- Jun 12Transmit to GovernorTo Governor
- Jun 11PASSEDMajor
- Vote recorded Passed. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Passed. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 11PASSEDMajor
- Jun 9Transmit to Senate
- Vote recorded Passed. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 9PASSEDMajor
- May 5DPAMajor
- Vote recorded do pass amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Passed. Result: pass.Lower
- May 5PASSEDPassed House
- Mar 30House Placed on Consent Calendar
- Mar 24DPMinor
- Mar 9House Second ReadingMinor
- Mar 5House First Reading.Minor
- Feb 27Transmit to House
- Feb 26PASSEDPassed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18DPMinor
- Feb 9Senate Second ReadingMinor
- Feb 5Senate First ReadingIntroduced
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