Arizona SB 1819: vertiports; design; zoning

Bill Text

SB1819 - 572R - I Ver 

 REFERENCE TITLE: vertiports; design; zoning

 State of Arizona

 Senate

 Fifty-seventh Legislature

 Second Regular Session

 2026

 SB 1819

 Introduced by 

 Senator 
 Farnsworth

AN 
ACT

Amending SECTION 28-8602, Arizona Revised 
Statutes; relating to vertiports.

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

Section 1. Section 28-8602, Arizona Revised 
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE28-8602. Vertiport and 
electric aviation planning

A. Beginning September 1, 2026, the department 
shall:

1. Through consultation with political subdivisions 
of this state that own or control a public airport, commercial air carriers, 
the federal aviation administration and any other relevant stakeholders, develop 
a statewide plan or update the statewide aviation plan to include public 
vertiports and electric aircraft charging stations and the infrastructure needs 
of advanced air mobility.

2. Designate a person who has expertise in advanced 
air mobility within the department as a resource for local and regional 
jurisdictions that are developing or implementing advanced air mobility, 
including an electric powered lift aircraft and electric aircraft. The 
person shall establish working relationships with political subdivisions of 
this state that own or control a public airport, commercial air carriers, the 
federal aviation administration, the United States department of transportation 
and any other relevant stakeholders.

B. A political subdivision of this state, in 
compliance with applicable federal laws, including those laws that apply to the 
federal aviation administration's and the United States department of 
transportation's safety standards and after the approval of the 
vertiport layout plan by the federal AVIATION administration, may 
establish the location of public and private vertiports, the 
location of electric aircraft charging stations and the infrastructure 
needs of advanced air mobility.

c. Each public vertiport and public 
electric aircraft charging station and any separate project for infrastructure 
needs of advanced air mobility shall be open for public bid with no preference 
or weight given to an existing public vertiport owner or operator.END_STATUTE