HB2615, the “Ham Radio” bill, was “reconsidered” by the House today and passed by a vote of 37 For, 20 Against, and 3 not voting.  HB2615 will now move to the Senate for consideration.

Although HB2153 appeared on the Senate Judiciary Committee’s agenda for Monday March 29, the chair of the Judiciary Committee announced, during the hearing, that HB2153 was assigned to the Senate Government Committee.    HB2153 does not yet appear on the April 1, 2010 agenda of the Senate Government Committee.

Although not heard in committee Monday March 29, there were HB2153 Proposed Judiciary Committee Amendments prepared for the hearing.

As of Friday March 26, 2010, there are fifteen (15) significant condominium and planned community related bills pending at the Arizona Legislature.  The Bills and their status are as follows:

HB2153 House Engrossed Version  has been re-assigned to the Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Chuck Gray, and is scheduled to be heard at 1:30 pm on Monday March 29, 2010 in Senate Hearing Room 1.

While HB2153 is supposedly about “parking on public streets” the bill does not use the words “parking” or “vehicle.”  HB2153 has a number of flaws:

1. There is no philosophical reason or justification for why the ability of a planned community to exert “authority” over an area “dedicated to a governmental entity” is bad after the developer is done but is acceptable before.  If exercising authority over property owned by or dedicated to a governmental entity is bad, isn’t it bad all the time? 
2. If the bill is really about parking, then enforcement of a parking prohibition in a planned community’s governing documents is the enforcement of a contractual provision and does not, in its enforcement, exert any “authority” over the roadway itself. 

If a statute negating a contractual provision in CC&Rs that makes it improper for your neighbor to park his boat or RV in front of your house bothers you, speak up in opposition to HB2153 with the Senate members of the assigned committee, and with your senator who may not be on the assigned committee.

HB2615 was voted on in the House today.  The House voted 24 “FOR”, 30 “AGAINST”, and 6 not voting.

HB2345 House Engrossed Version will be heard in the Senate Government Institutions Committee on Thursday March 25, 2010 at 9 am in Senate Hearing Room 1.

Senator John Nelson, the chairman of the Senate committee that was set to hear HB2153 on Monday March 22 has decided not to hear the bill on Monday March 22, 2010.

As of Friday March 19, 2010, there are fifteen (15) significant condominium and planned community related bills pending at the Arizona Legislature.  The Bills and their status are as follows:

HB2153 House Engrossed Version  has been assigned to the Senate Natural Resources, Infrastructure and Public Debt Committee.  A hearing on HB2153 is currently scheduled for Monday March 22, 2010 at 1:30 in Senate Hearing Room 109.

While HB2153 is supposedly about “parking on public streets” the bill does not use the words “parking” or “vehicle.”  HB2153 has a number of flaws:

1. There is no philosophical reason or justification for why the ability of a planned community to exert “authority” over an area “dedicated to a governmental entity” is bad after the developer is done but is acceptable before.  If exercising authority over property owned by or dedicated to a governmental entity is bad, isn’t it bad all the time? 
2. If the bill is really about parking, then enforcement of a parking prohibition in a planned community’s governing documents is the enforcement of a contractual provision and does not, in its enforcement, exert any “authority” over the roadway itself. 

If a statute negating a contractual provision in CC&Rs that makes it improper for your neighbor to park his boat or RV in front of your house bothers you, speak up in opposition to HB2153 with the Senate members of the assigned committee, and with your senator who may not be on the assigned committee.

HB2768 House Engrossed Version (already passed the House), by a vote of 6-1-1 was given a “do pass” recommendcation to the full Senate by the Senate Commerce and Economic Development Committee at 1:30 pm on Tuesday March 16, 2010 in Senate Hearing Room 1.