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Legislative session leaves Prescott watching budget, local-control fights
Summary
Lobbyists for Prescott summarized a prolonged Arizona legislative session on June 24, reporting wins on accessory-dwelling-unit language, defeat of a statewide lot-size preemption bill, protection for the city's food-tax revenue, and possible state funding for the Prescott Airport; budget negotiations and a potential shutdown remain unresolved.
Alexis Fassdorff of State 48 Public Affairs and Nick Ponder of High Ground Public Affairs told the Prescott City Council on June 24 that the Arizona Legislature remained in an extended session and that several high-priority items affecting Prescott were still unsettled.
Fassdorff said a 2024 accessory-dwelling-unit law had been amended this year to clarify that the expansion allowed last year applies only to communities with populations of 75,000 and above, a change she said preserved local control for smaller cities such as Prescott. She also reported that a bill to compel uniform minimum lot sizes across municipalities (referred to in the presentation as Senate Bill 1229) was…
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