Arizona SB 1241: TPT exemption; charity golf tournament

Bill Text

SB1241 - 572R - S Ver 

 Senate Engrossed

 municipalities; 
 counties; private permitting providers

 State of Arizona

 Senate

 Fifty-seventh Legislature

 Second Regular Session

 2026

 SENATE BILL 1241

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 local planning.

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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_STATUTE9-461.21. Private permitting providers; building permits; certificates of 
completion; liability insurance; code and fee publication; registration; 
nuisance removal; prohibition; powers; definitions

A. For any single-trade 
residential construction project, the property owner or the property owner's 
contractor or agent may elect to use a private permitting provider to conduct a 
building plan review or inspection without approval from the municipality.

B. On completion of a building plan 
review for a single-trade residential construction project, if a private 
permitting provider has determined that the building plan complies with 
applicable building codes, the private permitting provider shall issue a 
private permit.� The private permitting provider shall submit a copy of the 
private permit to the municipality within forty-eight hours after issuing 
the private permit.� The municipality may not require the private permitting 
provider to submit the building plan to the municipality for review.� The 
municipality shall accept and track the private permit in the same manner as a 
building permit that is issued by the municipality.

C. On completion of an inspection of 
a single-trade residential construction project, if a private permitting 
provider determines that the single-trade residential construction 
project complies with the building permit application and all applicable 
building codes, the private permitting provider shall issue a private 
certificate of completion.� The private permitting provider may use 
photographs, recorded videos or live video streams to conduct the inspection.� 
The private permitting provider shall submit a copy of the private certificate 
of completion to the municipality within forty-eight hours after issuing 
the private certificate of completion.� The municipality shall accept and track 
the private certificate of completion in the same manner as a certificate of 
completion that is issued by the municipality.

D. A municipality may not impose any 
fees related to the review or processing of a private permit or private 
certificate of completion that is issued by a private permitting provider other 
than reasonable recording fees.

E. A municipality may not take any 
discriminatory action against the property owner or the property owner's 
contractor or agent for using a private permitting provider.

F. A private permitting provider may 
use software that is designed to automate the required review and building 
permit or certificate of completion process without the performance of an 
additional manual review by the private permitting provider.

G. A private permitting provider 
shall maintain applicable professional liability insurance in the amount 
established by the private permitting provider's registration or certification 
regulations.

H. A municipality shall post on the 
municipality's website all building codes and permitting fee schedules.� If a 
municipality does not post all building codes and permitting fee schedules on 
the municipality's website, a private permitting provider may rely on 
applicable International model building safety codes to determine code 
compliance and conduct an inspection.� A municipality that has not posted all 
building codes and permitting fee schedules on the municipality's website may 
not charge a permitting fee for a single-trade residential construction 
project that is permitted or inspected pursuant to this section.

I. A municipality may maintain a 
registration process to verify that a private 
permitting provider meets the requirements of this section.� If a municipality 
maintains a registration process pursuant to this subsection, the municipality 
shall post on the municipality's website a list of private permitting providers 
that are registered through the municipality's registration process. If a municipality maintains a registration process, 
a private permitting provider that is included 
in the municipality's posted list of registered private permitting providers or 
that is registered through another municipality or county 
shall be available to perform a 
building plan review or inspection.

J. Notwithstanding 
subsection I of this section, a municipality that has abated or removed a 
nuisance that was the subject of a building plan review or